Showing posts with label Freddy King. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Freddy King. Show all posts

5/20/2026

Freddy King – Freddy King Sings (King Records 762)




Freddy King Sings King Records 762 album cover


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:


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













 


11/28/2025

Freddie King ‎

 
 

Freddy King Goes Surfin'

 
Freddie King ‎– Freddy King Goes Surfin'

King Records  1963 ‎– KS 856

 notes:

reissue of King 773
Freddy King Goes Surfin' is the title of a reissue (or repackaging) of his first
 entirely instrumental album, Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King,
 released in 1961.
Production: To enhance the atmosphere, some versions of this album have
 been edited with sound effects (such as applause or fake crowd noise) 
added over the original studio tracks

credits:

    Freddie King – lead guitar
    Fred Jordan – rhythm guitar
    Sonny Thompson – piano
    Bill Willis – bass guitar
    Phillip Paul – drums
    Gene Redd – saxophone
    Clifford Scott – saxophone

    Recorded    August 25, 1960 – April 5, 1961

tracklist:

Written-By – F. King*, S. Thompson*

A1        Hide Away    2:34
A2        Butterscotch    2:58
A3        Sen-Sa-Shun    2:50
A4        Side Tracked    3:02
A5        The Stumble    3:15
A6        Wash Out    2:32
B1        San-Ho-Zay    2:40
B2        Just Pickin'    2:24
B3        Heads Up    2:30
B4        In The Open    2:50
B5        Out Front    2:35
B6        Swooshy    2:20

 
 




11/14/2024

Freddy King Bossa Nova and blues


Freddy King Bossa Nova and blues, King Records  ‎– 821 Vinyl, LP, Mono

King Records 1963                 lp 821


credits:

Freddy King
guitar, vocals, composer
Sonny Thompson
piano, composer
Bill Willis
bass
Philip Paul
drums
H. G. Neely
liner notes

Recorded    November 27-29, 1962

tracklist:

A1        (I'd Love To) Make Love To You
Written-By – Nardo*, Thorne*
A2        Your Barkin' Up The Wrong Tree
Written-By – A. Johnson*, E. Johnson*
A3        Look Ma, I'm Cryin'
Written-By – Harris*, Tooms*, King*
A4        It Hurts To Be In Love
Written-By – Dixon*, Toombs*
A5        You Walked In
Written-By – Henry Denby*
A6        The Bossa Nova Watusi Twist
Written-By – King*, Thompson*
B1        Is My Baby Mad At Me
Written-By – Ray Starr (3)
B2        Someday, After Awhile (You'll Be Sorry)
Written-By – King*, Thompson*
B3        One Hundred Years
Written-By – Watkins*, Toombs*
B4        Bossa Nova Blues
Written-By – King*, Thompson*
B5        The Welfare (Turns Its Back On You)
Written-By – Weaver*, Thompson*
B6        Walk Down That Aisle (Honey Chile)
Written By – E. King
Written-By – F. King*, Thompson*



10/08/2024

Freddy King ‎– Gives You A Bonanza Of Instrumentals


Freddy King ‎– Gives You A Bonanza Of Instrumentals, King Records  ‎– K928 Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo


King Records 1965  ‎– K928


Tracklist

A1        Manhole
Written-By – F. King*, S. Thompson*
2:10
A2        Freeway 75
Written-By – F. King*, S. Thompson*
2:45
A3        Low Tide
Written By – Nat Nathan
Written-By – S. Thompson*
6:17
A4        The Sad Nite Owl
Written-By – Sonny Thompson
2:20
A5        Funnybone
Written-By – B. King*, F. King*, S. Thompson*
2:30
A6        Nickleplated
Written-By – Sonny Thompson
2:22
B1        King-A-Ling
Written-By – F. King*, S. Thompson*
2:51
B2        Surf Monkey
Written-By – Sonny Thompson
2:24
B3        Freddy's Midnite Dream
Written-By – Sonny Thompson
2:23
B4        Fish Fare
Written-By – Sonny Thompson
2:22
B5        Cloud Sailin'
Written-By – B. King*, S. Thompson*
2:19
B6        Remington Ride
Written-By – H. Penny*, H. Remington*
5:38















7/09/2024

Freddy King Let's Hide Away And Dance Away

 
 

Let's Hide Away And Dance Away With Freddy King

 
 

King Records 1961  ‎– 773


notes:

 
Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King is a 1961 instrumental 
album by blues guitarist and singer Freddie King (at the time spelled "Freddy"). 
Released on King Records, the album contained a number of influential 
songs and two hit singles, "Hide Away" and "San-Ho-Zay".


Personnel


    Fred Jordan – guitar, rhythm guitar
    Freddie King – guitar, vocals
    Phillip Paul – drums
    Gene Reid – saxophone
    Clifford Scott – saxophone
    Sonny Thompson – piano
    Willis Williams – bass guitar

Recorded    August 25, 1960 – April 5, 1961

tracklist:


Except where otherwise noted, all songs by Freddie King and Sonny Thompson. 

A1     Hide Away     
A2     Butterscotch     
A3     Sen-Sa-Shun     
A4     Side Tracked     
A5     The Stumble     
A6     Wash Out     
B1     San-Ho-Zay     
B2     Just Pickin'     
B3     Heads Up     
B4     In The Open     
B5     Out Front     
B6     Swooshy