Freddie King was one of my earliest influences for starting to play guitar - Tore Down, Hideaway, Have You Ever Loved a Woman, The Stumble! I just learned from looking at his discography that Clifford Scott was playing saxophone on his two 1961 debut albums. I played several gigs with Clifford on the recommendation of Ernie Durawa, who was also on the gigs. Though he's best known for his blues recording sessions Scott was a wonderfully smooth jazz player on standards, and he was also a sweetheart of a guy - very complimentary.
Also, while I'm dropping names, Ian Moore was a student of mine for a very short time in around 1987. He would have been four years old at the time of Freddie's 1972 concert.
Had a chance to go to a Freddie King meet and greet on the UT campus in 1974, but chose instead to study. Friends who went said it was Freddie with an acoustic guitar playing tunes and shootin’ the breeze in an empty classroom. Will always regret that decision. For the best look at Freddie in his prime, call up the videos from his 1966 appearances on a Dallas TV show called The Beat!!! The guy is just on fire doing multiple great tunes.
Freddie King was one of my earliest influences for starting to play guitar - Tore Down, Hideaway, Have You Ever Loved a Woman, The Stumble! I just learned from looking at his discography that Clifford Scott was playing saxophone on his two 1961 debut albums. I played several gigs with Clifford on the recommendation of Ernie Durawa, who was also on the gigs. Though he's best known for his blues recording sessions Scott was a wonderfully smooth jazz player on standards, and he was also a sweetheart of a guy - very complimentary.
Also, while I'm dropping names, Ian Moore was a student of mine for a very short time in around 1987. He would have been four years old at the time of Freddie's 1972 concert.
Had a chance to go to a Freddie King meet and greet on the UT campus in 1974, but chose instead to study. Friends who went said it was Freddie with an acoustic guitar playing tunes and shootin’ the breeze in an empty classroom. Will always regret that decision. For the best look at Freddie in his prime, call up the videos from his 1966 appearances on a Dallas TV show called The Beat!!! The guy is just on fire doing multiple great tunes.
Freddie died way too young- there was so much more he could have given the world.
Excellent piece - great to have the authentic visuals to further bring it to life.