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Also known as Freddie Greene

American jazz guitarist (1911–1987)

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Little Book of Senior Moments
  • Little Book of Grandparenting
  • Little Book of Retirement

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
United States
Active from
1989
alternativealternative rockamericanpop punkpower poppunk

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Listeners · Last.fm

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2,453
Total plays
16,107

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Frederick William "Freddie" Green (Charleston, SC, USA, March 31, 1911 – Las Vegas, NV, USA, March 1, 1987) was an American swing jazz guitarist. He was especially noted for his sophisticated rhythm guitar in big band settings, particularly for the Count Basie orchestra, where he was part of the "All-American Rhythm Section" with Basie on piano, Jo Jones on drums, and Walter Page on bass. Freddie Green was exposed to music from an early age, and learned the banjo before picking up the guitar in

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Quotes

  • You shouldn't hear the guitar by itself. It should be part of the drums so it sounds like the drummer is playing chords -- like the snare is in A or the hi-hat in D minor. You only notice the guitar when it's not there.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Green
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Charleston
Place of death
Las Vegas
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
guitar
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date of birth
1911-03-31
date of death
1987-03-03
birth name
Frederick William Green
name in native language
Freddie Green
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