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Freddie King

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Musician

The Resume

    (September 3, 1934-December 28, 1976)
    Born in Gilmer, Texas
    Nicknamed 'The Texas Cannonball'
    Recorded the singles 'Have You Ever Loved A Woman' and 'Hide Away'
    Recorded the albums 'Freddy King Sings' (1960), 'Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King' (1961), 'Bonanza of Instrumentals' (1965), 'Freddie King Sings Again' (1965), 'Freddie King Is A Blues Master' (1969), 'My Feeling for the Blues' (1970), 'Getting Ready' (1971), 'Burglar' (1974) and 'Larger Than Life' (1975)
    One of the 'Three Kings of Blues Guitar' with B.B. King and Albert King

Why he might be annoying:

    He was rejected by Chess Records, which thought he sounded too much like B.B. King.
    He seemed to have trouble deciding if his first name should be spelled 'Freddy' or 'Freddie.'
    He tried to cash in on musical fads with the albums 'Bossa Nova and the Blues' and 'Freddy King Goes Surfin.' (both 1963)

Why he might not be annoying:

    His instrumental 'Hide Away' became a blues and rock staple and was named one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's '500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.'
    He was name-checked in Grand Funk Railroad's 'We're An American Band.'
    Eric Clapton said, 'I think of all the people I've ever played with, the most stimulating in an onstage situation was Freddie King.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying