Freddie King
Freddie King, often described as a leading contender for the title “King of modern guitar blues,” has had to make it the hard way. He was a Muddy Waters protege at age 16, a regular in the tough Chicago blues scene by the time he was 20, and possessor of a string of hit records while still in his twenties.
Freddie King
Freddie King, often described as a leading contender for the title “King of modern guitar blues,” has had to make it the hard way. He was a Muddy Waters protege at age 16, a regular in the tough Chicago blues scene by the time he was 20, and possessor of a string of hit records while still in his twenties. Then he languished in relative obscurity for almost a decade. He was a blues legend and a strong influence on a generation of young blues and rock guitarists, but public popularity eluded him. All that has changed drastically in the last two years but success hasn’t caused him to forget how he got to where he is.
