♪♫ IN MEMORY of FREDDIE KING ~ This Day in Rock History: December 28, 1976 – Blues guitarist Freddie King dies in Dallas age: 42. He is often mentioned as one of the Three Kings of electric blues guitar along with Albert King and B.B. King, Freddie King based his guitar style on Texas and Chicago influences and was one of the first bluesmen to have a multi-racial backing band at live performances. He is best known for singles such as Have You Ever Loved A Woman (1960) and his Top 40 hit Hide Away (1961). Freddie King was placed 15th in Rolling Stone magazine′s list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time and in 2012; he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ♪♫ ~ youtu.be/mE9H1bW-zQ4
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 20:00:01 +0000
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