Freddie King
Sign in to saveAmerican blues guitarist and singer (1934–1976)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1934-09-03
- Died
- 1976-12-28
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Play Like Freddie King
- Freddie King Collection Songbook
- Bottom of the Barrel
- The Freddie King Collection
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- Listeners
- 427,656
- Total plays
- 4,015,007
Tags
bluesblues rockguitarelectric bluesClassic Blues
Freddie King (September 3, 1934 – December 28, 1976), thought to have been born as Frederick Christian in Gilmer, Texas, originally recording as Freddy King, and nicknamed "the Texas Cannonball", was an influential African-American blues guitarist and singer. He is often mentioned as one of "the Three Kings" of electric blues guitar, along with Albert King and B.B. King (though he was the youngest of the three). King's mother, Ella May King, and her brother, who both played the guitar, began t
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Key dates
- Born
- 3 September 1934
- Died
- 28 December 1976
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- King
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Gilmer
- Place of death
- Dallas
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- funk
Connections
Categories
1934 births1976 deaths20th-century African-American male singers20th-century American guitarists20th-century American male singers20th-century American singer-songwritersAfrican-American guitaristsAfrican-American male singer-songwritersAmerican blues guitaristsAmerican blues singersAmerican lead guitaristsAmerican male guitarists