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Freddie King
Nicknamed "The Texas Cannonball", Freddie King was one of the great early
electric blues guitarists and a key influence on the likes of Eric Clapton,
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Peter Green. Taught to play as a six-year-old by his
uncle, King worked in a steel mill before gaining gigs in Chicago as sideman to
the likes of Earl Payton, Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim and Eddie Taylor. His
reputation grew when instrumental single Hide Away became a surprise R&B hit in
1961 and evolved into a blues standard covered by a number of great guitar
players. The Stumble, San-Ho-Zay and I'm Tore Down...
