Freddie King News

Leon Russell? To call that cat "well traveled" would be one mother of an understatement.

You don't have to ask where Smokin' Joe Kubek's nickname comes from -- his guitar playing speaks for itself.

A Mississippi Blues Trail marker will be dedicated Friday on Summit Street in McComb.

An army of scary creatures invades City Park this weekend. Ghosts. Goblins. Gene Simmons.

"One of the Hottest Bluesmen on the Scene", John Lee Sanders performs with his band at the Clocktower Theatre on Thursday at the Thompson Rivers University.

Following on from the Blues at the Mills festival that took place during Abbeyfest, the BB Blues club begins its new season at the Colour House Theatre this Sunday.

The catalog of King Records is so vast and varied that it can be difficult to know where to begin.

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival celebrated its 40th anniversary with a soirA©e that emphasized local flavor and paid homage to those who performed at the inaugural event.

Texas blues guitarist Freddie King was born on this day in Gilmer, a rural town near Longview and east of Dallas, Texas.

Time/date: 5-9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4. Music begins at 6 p.m.; concessions available at 5 p.m. Estimated duration: 4 1/2 hours Site: Town Clock Plaza Cost: Free For his first time playing at Dubuque ... And All That Jazz, Andrew Jones promises "a lot of good music, exciting dance music and stories." The Dallas-based blues artist is bringing his ...

LOTHIANS Green MSP Robin Harper is taking to the stage tonight, offering folk, fun and jazz to raise money for Childline Scotland.

ELLSWORTH : Boston-based blues pianist David Maxwell will take the stage at The Grand on Saturday, Aug.

Often heralded as one of the most innovative blues guitarists playing today, Joe Louis Walker says he owes much to the "three kings." That royal trinity is: B.B. King, Freddie King and Albert King.

Online: Myspace.com/zakkknight Plenty of Zakk Knight's classmates are rappers aspiring to be the next Lil' Wayne, but he's a guitarist in tune with the 'three Kings' of electric blues.

Bluesdays! - the weekly free summer show at the Village at Squaw Valley - has presented a variety of blues players.

There are a whole lot of modern blues fans who, largely as a function of the passage of time, are less inclined to listen to classic blues than to modern players.

Here's a list of scheduled shows announced this week and upcoming shows for the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Everyone says Essence Fest is the spot to break out the high fashion - to see, be seen in one's finest summer threads.

As a 16-year-old guitar prodigy, basking in the fluent scalular overdose of fusion giants such as Allan Holdsworth and Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, Texas native Chris Duarte had little respect or patience for the blues heroes of his home state.

Alphabetical Listing Home : CD reviews : Blues : Freddie King Freddie King - The Best of Freddie King: The Shelter Records Years - "The Best of Freddie King" is a great collection to have from the King of guitar boogie.