King Records 1961 – 762
notes:
Released during the golden era of Chicago and Texas electric
blues,
Freddy King Sings captures the artist at the peak of his creative
powers. The album combines heartfelt vocals with the distinctive
guitar tone that made Freddy King one of the
“Three Kings of the Blues Guitar” alongside B.B. King and Albert King.
Listeners will immediately recognize the energy and authenticity
that made Freddy King such a major influence on later rock
musicians including Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jeff Beck.
More than sixty years after its release, Freddy King Sings remains
essential listening for blues fans. The album captures the raw
energy of early electric blues while foreshadowing the explosive
blues-rock movement of the late 1960s and 1970s.
For vinyl collectors, blues historians, and guitar enthusiasts,
this record remains a cornerstone of any serious blues collection.
credits:
Freddie King – lead guitar and vocals
Fred Jordan – second guitar
Sonny Thompson – piano
Bill Willis – bass guitar
Phillip Paul – drums
Gene Redd - saxophone
Clifford Scott - saxophone
Recorded King Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio
August 1960 – July 1961
Produced by Sonny Thompson (King Records A&R producer,
pianist, arranger) for King Records / Federal Records sessions.
tracklist:
Freddy King Sings captures the artist at the peak of his creative
powers. The album combines heartfelt vocals with the distinctive
guitar tone that made Freddy King one of the
“Three Kings of the Blues Guitar” alongside B.B. King and Albert King.
Listeners will immediately recognize the energy and authenticity
that made Freddy King such a major influence on later rock
musicians including Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jeff Beck.
More than sixty years after its release, Freddy King Sings remains
essential listening for blues fans. The album captures the raw
energy of early electric blues while foreshadowing the explosive
blues-rock movement of the late 1960s and 1970s.
For vinyl collectors, blues historians, and guitar enthusiasts,
this record remains a cornerstone of any serious blues collection.
credits:
Freddie King – lead guitar and vocals
Fred Jordan – second guitar
Sonny Thompson – piano
Bill Willis – bass guitar
Phillip Paul – drums
Gene Redd - saxophone
Clifford Scott - saxophone
Recorded King Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio
August 1960 – July 1961
Produced by Sonny Thompson (King Records A&R producer,
pianist, arranger) for King Records / Federal Records sessions.
tracklist:
A1 Lonesome Whistle Blues
written by Alan Moore, Elson Teat, Rudy Toombs
A2 You've Got To Lover Her With A Feeling
written by King
A3 Have You Ever Loved A Woman
written by Billy Myles
A4 You Know That You Love Me
written by King, Thompson
A5 You Mean, Mean Woman
written by Thompson, Bill Willis
A6 It's Too Bad That Things Are Going So Tough
written by King
B1 If You Believe
writtrn by Billy Lamont, Bonnie Thompson, Toombs
B2 Let Me Be ( stay away from me)
written by Thompson
B3 Takin' Care Of Business
B4 I Love The Woman
written by Myles, Nathaniel Nathan
B5 I'm Tore Down
written by Thompson
B6 See See Baby
written by Freddie King, Sonny Thompson
written by Alan Moore, Elson Teat, Rudy Toombs
A2 You've Got To Lover Her With A Feeling
written by King
A3 Have You Ever Loved A Woman
written by Billy Myles
A4 You Know That You Love Me
written by King, Thompson
A5 You Mean, Mean Woman
written by Thompson, Bill Willis
A6 It's Too Bad That Things Are Going So Tough
written by King
B1 If You Believe
writtrn by Billy Lamont, Bonnie Thompson, Toombs
B2 Let Me Be ( stay away from me)
written by Thompson
B3 Takin' Care Of Business
B4 I Love The Woman
written by Myles, Nathaniel Nathan
B5 I'm Tore Down
written by Thompson
B6 See See Baby
written by Freddie King, Sonny Thompson
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