Saw him perform this number in 1974 at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. What an awesome performer! Loved his music. Never tire of Freddie King. Wish he was still with us.
Albert king has a laid back style (The Velvet Bulldozer), Freddie is straight funk/boogie (The Texas Cannonball), BB is understated riffs with powerful vocals.
Freddie King.....Lord Have Mercy, the influences that came from this Man. He laid out a platform of Gold that goes straight to many'a Mens and Womens souls good enough to inspire greatness. He didn't die early.... he was just another first to show everybody what it takes to be an Angel of the Blues.
I wanna add 31 extra likes. The performance of this number on the old Rockschool series was the first time I'd heard it. Freddie is a bad, bad man. He squeezes juice outta that Gibson. He's TOTALLY underrated.
Freddie knows the notes and cadence that really pull at your heart and soul, this is incredible to listen to! Rip that Gibson apart Freddie you are the man!
The Cannonball alive and kicking! This is how you perform a boogie. Live at the Vondelpark open air stage, the day after his gig at the Paradiso, Amsterdam. My first blues concert ever and you reckon the house was rocking. RIP Freddie, a great inspiration to so many. (thank you so much for posting)
1:35 G string : bend C to Csharp then D string : A then G then A string : E then back to D string : open string (D) then A string : C hammer Csharp and slide down
The most underrated of the 3 KINGs....Freddy was a bad man with that ax slung across his shoulder..he could knock you down like a cannonball or play notes soft and sweet as honey, and this performance is one of the best ive seen, he must have completely blown those Swedes minds that night
Freddie grooves like a mo'fo'. Man, the attack he gets on the notes, the way he shakes the whole damn guitar with his vibrato, and check the series of bends he does at about 3.35 minutes in. Damn!
This whole show is one of the best sounding of Freddie's band live, I've heard. The interplay between Freddie and Hammond B-3 artist, Deacon Jones is simply Brilliant! I had a blast working with Deac' in the mid-80s if the SF Bay Area, while he was in John Lee Hooker's 'Coast To Coast Blues Band'.
May God richly bless you and give you eternal joy, Mr. King. You were taken FAR too young with a God-given talent taken FAR too fast. Appears God wanted you in heaven to play there...)
Been listening to FK for the first time this week and what really struck me is he is where Clapton also got his singing style. Clapton's voice sounds exactly like FK.
one of the greats who had to stand in the shadow of hendrix, clapton, jimmy page, duane allman, and a few other during the classic rock era. This is what we called boogie rock in the early 70's Clapton did a tribute to Freedie King in 1994. Hendrix liked him a lot.
People always forget about Earl mostly because his contributions aren't seen as important as the other 3 (without taking anything away from him as he was great) but Albert, Freddie and B.B literally shaped the future of blues from the 60s to now and will continue to do so for some time. SRV had really big bends like Albert, Clapton has a sharp attack similar to that of Freddie (can't match Freddie he was just one of a kind) and B.B.'s influence doesn't even need to be stated lol
Wow!! I started buying his CD's about 10 years ago, but it wasn't until I started SEEING him play the guitar last year on different You Tube videos that I really appreciated how great a guitar player he was. And just when I think I can't be more impressed with his guitar playing, I see this blistering performance. I would have loved to have seen Freddie trade licks with another blues guitar legend, Stevie Ray Vaughan. That would have been earth shattering.
I am Dutch, 23 years old, drive a Toyota Supra, got a tatoo of Alter Bridge on my back, grew up with Guns 'N' Roses... But when I drive, I listen to Freddie King! :-D
Lotta H♥art... Luv IT bruv :))) A Royal Boogie...One powerful example of spiritus animato for us Boogie Children :) O Heal Yis See si dah Drummers gotta serious case ov da FUNK on that there American Rogers Kit Hmmm, Absolutely Classic:)
This Just Rocks. I like the tone he's getting. The energy is high. Reminds me of a live recording of AC/DC. One of the Young bro's were out of tune but the song just kept going and the energy kept an even pace.
Seeing this video makes me feel so deeply sorry for myself. I wish I was born much much earlier so that I could grow up listening to this and lookin up to this kind of music! In my generation, stolen music ruled :'(
This right here might just be my crown jewel of crown jewels, keep comin' back to it...Fast Freddie, slingin' the sixer on his strokin' shoulder, the butterfly collars out to the stratosphere, the boys in cool time, that wicked, raw tone he's blastin', his heart&soul in it 100%...RIP to my favorite of the 3 Kings!
Discovered him in 1973 in Paris at the Bataclan (you can see the show recorded here). When I drive listening to that, I have to be careful not to accelerate!
For those chatting about the amp, I think the main thing with Freddie's sound always was his attack, in other words his unique picking style, think he would have sounded like freddie King with any guitar/amp combo
Luv This Vid!!! I had the pleasure of working with Deacon Jones (seen and heard here, on the Hammond B-3), during the late '80s in the SF Bay area. Man...Nothing compares with the feeling of that Leslie cab, kicking it, on stage. To me, this is some of the best concert footage, that illustrates that Freddie King and Deacon were four hands, of the same musical brain.
Enough guitar players do not realize how great this man was.
The very best!!!!
Yeah
This one right here does.
Too many guitar players don’t realise
Yeah we do
This is literally as good as blues guitar gets!
When you flee from the cops this should be playing.
Band Dialed in, fat pocket, Freddie on point, organ player coolest dude on earth. Freddie is legendary.
Saw him perform this number in 1974 at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. What an awesome performer! Loved his music. Never tire of Freddie King. Wish he was still with us.
He was so unique in every way. NOBODY sounds like Freddy, just attacks the strings.
This should be the American National Anthem.
Jeffrey Engel I second that motion.🇺🇸
Blues Band Shuffle (version one) is the name of the song.
Yes Indeed
@@Autistic_train_set Bill Jordan - thanks! I didn't know that.
It is Man. The other is diplomacy.
And this is the
man who taught Eric Clapton to bend a string. He was the man who made blues as we know it. Took Robert Johnson to a new level
everything about the song,recording and video are perfect except if only Freddie's collar was a little bit bigger
The tailor ran out of fabric... what a shame.
You know what they say about a big collar right?
31 people dont know a blues legend when they hear it.Freddie is very underated.
There aren't enough like buttons for this! Amazing.
He left us when he was only 42 years old. Those big names dont usually last long, but they leave a land mark.
Heaven was chock full of blues lead guitarists. Just keeping him warm down here. Besides he had a job to go to .
Freddie King has always been my favorite King of the Blues
+Huy Tran mine too!
+Huy Tran he's the boogie blues king.. nobody touches B.B.!!! Freddie outfunks almost all of em though!
Albert king has a laid back style (The Velvet Bulldozer), Freddie is straight funk/boogie (The Texas Cannonball), BB is understated riffs with powerful vocals.
I always say it like this: Freddie is the king of Boogieblues, Albert is the king of Traditional Blues, and BB is the king of contempoary blues
Freddy always a had hell of a band backing him too.
Now I see where Billy Gibbons got some of his style from. That was just killer!
I was about to write the same thing...
Blues singers "borrow". Its expected.
JDWIII as well. Jus sayin
I’m not sure if you knew this but Dusty Hill the bassist for ZZ Top played with Freddy King for a little bit in the early 70’s
The collar on his shirt is INSANE!
Yet somehow it still only barely fit around his neck
The more collar, the more tone you get. A common rookie mistake is wearing a short collar.
I never get tired of this clip. Never. Inspirational every time I see it.
Freddie King.....Lord Have Mercy, the influences that came from this Man. He laid out a platform of Gold that goes straight to many'a Mens and Womens souls good enough to inspire greatness. He didn't die early.... he was just another first to show everybody what it takes to be an Angel of the Blues.
That drum solo sounded like some hip hop before hip hop was even hoppin
THATS NOT CHARLIE ROBINSON WHO WAS FREDDIE DRUMMER !!! I DONT KNOW THIS GUY, BUT I SURCH FOR SOME INFO ABOUT CHARLIE!!!!!!!!!!??????????
Freddy was bad ass! As a blues player I'm definitly glad to call him one of my guitar heroes!
He's bearing down so hard on those notes it looks like the neck is going to break off. Mercy.
This sort of a performance only comes along now and then - what a gem and thank you for posting!
Great stage presence. Looks like he's really enjoying himself.
If he only had a bigger collar on his shirt! Hahahaha! This is one bad ass song! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's a shirt? I thought it was the wings of his private jet
+Grady Bledsoe Freddie was a badass. His tone could melt fucking cement. R.I.P. Freddie.
+Grady Bledsoe lmfao
+Grady Bledsoe Gotta balance out those side burns
I wanna add 31 extra likes. The performance of this number on the old Rockschool series was the first time I'd heard it. Freddie is a bad, bad man. He squeezes juice outta that Gibson. He's TOTALLY underrated.
"THIS IS BLUES, ARE YOU LISTENING"
ale campo
STOP SCREAMING
@@silviosantapaola2825 LOUD NOISES
Freddie King at the top of his game. The all owe you Freddie!
Freddie knows the notes and cadence that really pull at your heart and soul, this is incredible to listen to! Rip that Gibson apart Freddie you are the man!
Of the fabulous Three Kings, Freddy definitely brought the most fire!
1:52 Even Jesus playing piano with this legend. Groovy.
You should check out Magic Sam. He has a song similar to this called Sam's Boogie which is even better.
WOW , This is what it's all about . My son just put this up to check out , He's 19 yrs old and respects true MUSIC ! Love you CZYZ !
The Cannonball alive and kicking! This is how you perform a boogie. Live at the Vondelpark open air stage, the day after his gig at the Paradiso, Amsterdam. My first blues concert ever and you reckon the house was rocking. RIP Freddie, a great inspiration to so many. (thank you so much for posting)
I stayed at the Flying Pig’s Vondelpark location 2 1/2 decades ago, so this hits close to home.
me encanta...la canción...es como para renacer
The video that inspired me to play the guitar.
Damn! That man is a MASTER! I have yet to be anything less than awe-struck after watching or hearing anything by Freddie King.
1:35
G string : bend C to Csharp
then D string : A then G
then A string : E
then back to D string : open string (D)
then A string : C hammer Csharp and slide down
I must say, this is the greatest video on RUclips. I come watch it at least once a month and it always puts a big grin on my face.
this is frickin awesome! I love the way the band is hanging off his every move waiting for the changes. Love the organ and piano too. Some energy!
Freddie is just wonderful.
Wow, he is a fantastic guitar player with a great voice as well !
Watched about 50 times on repeat! Genius with the guitar 🎸🎼🔥
The most underrated of the 3 KINGs....Freddy was a bad man with that ax slung across his shoulder..he could knock you down like a cannonball or play notes soft and sweet as honey, and this performance is one of the best ive seen, he must have completely blown those Swedes minds that night
Freddie grooves like a mo'fo'. Man, the attack he gets on the notes, the way he shakes the whole damn guitar with his vibrato, and check the series of bends he does at about 3.35 minutes in. Damn!
This whole show is one of the best sounding of Freddie's band live, I've heard.
The interplay between Freddie and Hammond B-3 artist, Deacon Jones is simply Brilliant!
I had a blast working with Deac' in the mid-80s if the SF Bay Area, while he was in John Lee Hooker's 'Coast To Coast Blues Band'.
Id love to hear some more about your experiences man! What you working with brotha?
Davie, did you ever play Jack's with Deacon? I worked there and would get up on his(Deacon's) stage often. Deac, was real good to me.
Deacon jones is from my hometown...his brother was a classical drummer Harold Jones
I have probably listened to this about 50 times. Crazy great. I love how he is just totally enjoying himself.
50 people don't got their mojo workin'
They prolly recognized Magic Sam's boogie.
83 now. Poor bastards.
Ha!
this guy has a killer guitar tone and special touch.
Freddie King was one of the rare talents that made his guitar his bitch. The rest just played their guitar really well.
i actually feel the same way. never put it into words though
i mean he literally made the damn thing scream
That drum solo is killin’!
May God richly bless you and give you eternal joy, Mr. King. You were taken FAR too young with a God-given talent taken FAR too fast. Appears God wanted you in heaven to play there...)
Incredible feeling he has
the king of all the kings!!
Been listening to FK for the first time this week and what really struck me is he is where Clapton also got his singing style. Clapton's voice sounds exactly like FK.
Loved this, still love this, always love this !!! GREAT !!
one of the greats who had to stand in the shadow of hendrix, clapton, jimmy page, duane allman, and a few other during the classic rock era. This is what we called boogie rock in the early 70's Clapton did a tribute to Freedie King in 1994. Hendrix liked him a lot.
Awesome! Give me any King, Freddie, Albert or B.B. !!
People always forget about Earl mostly because his contributions aren't seen as important as the other 3 (without taking anything away from him as he was great) but Albert, Freddie and B.B literally shaped the future of blues from the 60s to now and will continue to do so for some time. SRV had really big bends like Albert, Clapton has a sharp attack similar to that of Freddie (can't match Freddie he was just one of a kind) and B.B.'s influence doesn't even need to be stated lol
Hope thy kam in the Heaven as the Kings.... or in the hell
Proud to be from Texas.
Proud to play guitar.
Because of this guy.
The solo starting at 3:15 just boggles the mind. Epic! Eat your heart out, ZZ Top!
This just blows me away - oh man this guy had the magic.
Deacon Jones organ bandleader RIP
I miss Deacon.
RIP
yeah he really was the best and he tied this line up together like nobody's business. Nobody could have done that job better than Deac.
I watched this video for so many tiome and i'm not bored. That's why I like the blues!
The King's so good Jesus came down to play the piano with him
Wow!! I started buying his CD's about 10 years ago, but it wasn't until I started SEEING him play the guitar last year on different You Tube videos that I really appreciated how great a guitar player he was. And just when I think I can't be more impressed with his guitar playing, I see this blistering performance. I would have loved to have seen Freddie trade licks with another blues guitar legend, Stevie Ray Vaughan. That would have been earth shattering.
Actually, he passed while performing live. You've got here a man literally givin' his heart out for the music. ♥
I am Dutch, 23 years old, drive a Toyota Supra, got a tatoo of Alter Bridge on my back, grew up with Guns 'N' Roses... But when I drive, I listen to Freddie King! :-D
The guy was so big he had to wear his guitar strap on one shoulder!
Still funny even after seven years
@@mtbrider5493 And true!
Absolutely incredible !
Lotta H♥art... Luv IT bruv :))) A Royal Boogie...One powerful example of spiritus animato for us Boogie Children :) O Heal Yis
See si dah Drummers gotta serious case ov da FUNK on that there American Rogers Kit Hmmm, Absolutely Classic:)
My absolute favorite bluesman! a hybred! What an amazing talent in his few years. The best!
that guitar is too young to be involved in that ordeal
Surprised he didn’t break its neck off the body.
I don't know what's more impressive, his guitar playing or the shirt collar that could propel a tanker across the Atlantic if used as a sail...
wow just found him tonight thats as good as hedrix
number 15 greatest Gat players
Words can't describe how awesome this is... I am going to learn to play like this.
THE COLLAR GETS IT OWN MICROPHONE!
I would give absolutely anything if he was still here. ....but Im sure he is eternally happy and smiling. He was / is a precious soul. ♥
BOOGIE CHILIN !!
THIS IS SOUL, THIS IS PASSION, THIS IS MUSIC. thank you, fred....
WOW is not nearly enough to describe this legend and his great blues !!!
wow! What a sound. Hats off.
I just don't think it gets any better than this.
This man is fantastic!!!
Chris Stapleton brought me here. I'm disappointed I'm only now being introduced to Freddie King. This is Gold.
This Just Rocks. I like the tone he's getting. The energy is high. Reminds me of a live recording of AC/DC. One of the Young bro's were out of tune but the song just kept going and the energy kept an even pace.
blues shufflle
I saw this man play in 1976 as a warm up band to Grand Funk Railroad.....Freddie stole the show.....
It ain't the Blues without a B3!
Freddie, you da man.....
No school like old school..
Seeing this video makes me feel so deeply sorry for myself. I wish I was born much much earlier so that I could grow up listening to this and lookin up to this kind of music! In my generation, stolen music ruled :'(
This right here might just be my crown jewel of crown jewels, keep comin' back to it...Fast Freddie, slingin' the sixer on his strokin' shoulder, the butterfly collars out to the stratosphere, the boys in cool time, that wicked, raw tone he's blastin', his heart&soul in it 100%...RIP to my favorite of the 3 Kings!
Freddie was ALWAYS GREAT!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for posting this video. It Rocks!!!!
go baby go... just love it... he owns that stage baby!
Saw him in Boston in 1975... just awesome
these guys were bad ass for real i never get tired of it i agree with ya 100 %
amazing bluesman ! r.i.p Freddie!
One of those bluesmusic "kings" who left a huge legacy for us.
Discovered him in 1973 in Paris at the Bataclan (you can see the show recorded here). When I drive listening to that, I have to be careful not to accelerate!
love watching this guy. it just cracks me up. amazing stuff
Freddy is so cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love this gut bucket blues stuff . Set up that rhythm and
let it all hang out !!!!
Hot damn....Freddie makes me want to be about a thousand times more talented than I am.
For those chatting about the amp, I think the main thing with Freddie's sound always was his attack, in other words his unique picking style, think he would have sounded like freddie King with any guitar/amp combo
Luv This Vid!!!
I had the pleasure of working with Deacon Jones (seen and heard here, on the Hammond B-3), during the late '80s in the SF Bay area. Man...Nothing compares with the feeling of that Leslie cab, kicking it, on stage. To me, this is some of the best concert footage, that illustrates that Freddie King and Deacon were four hands, of the same musical brain.
This Video is awsome! I can't stop watching it.
I remember you like it was yesterday, Freddie! I was there!