Article successfully added.

Freddie King Getting Ready... (LP)

$56.53 *

* incl. VAT / plus shipping costsDepending on the country of delivery, the VAT at checkout may vary.

only 1x still available
Ready to ship today,
delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

  • LPFRM08905
  • 0.23
(Capitol Records) 10 tracks Freddie King was an original, the most talented electric blues... more

Freddie King: Getting Ready... (LP)

(Capitol Records) 10 tracks

Freddie King was an original, the most talented electric blues guitarist of the Southside blues after Chicago. Unlike his peers, he was an accomplished musician who was also a composer and singer. King had an incredible stage presence and no one was disappointed by his larger than life performances. Getting Ready was originally released in 1971 and features 10 tracks, including "Same Old Blues" and "Dust My Broom." King is accompanied by an outstanding band that includes Leon Russell, Donald "Duck" Dunn and Don Preston.

Article properties: Freddie King: Getting Ready... (LP)

  • Interpret: Freddie King

  • Album titlle: Getting Ready... (LP)

  • Genre Blues

  • Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min
  • Vinyl record size LP (12 Inch)
  • Record Grading Mint (M)
  • Sleeve Grading Mint (M)
  • Label Capitol Records

  • Artikelart LP

  • EAN: 0829421189053

  • weight in Kg 0.23
King, Freddie - Getting Ready... (LP) LP 1
01 Same Old Blues Freddie King
02 Dust My Broom Freddie King
03 Worried Life Blues Freddie King
04 Five Long Years Freddie King
05 Key To The Highway Freddie King
06 Going Down Freddie King
07 Living On The Highway Freddie King
08 Walking By Myself Freddie King
09 Tore Down Freddie King
10 Palace Of The King Freddie King
Freddie King Although he was born near Gilmer, Texas, on September 3, 1934, Freddy King... more
"Freddie King"

Freddie King

Although he was born near Gilmer, Texas, on September 3, 1934, Freddy King spent his musically formative years in Chicago. From 1950 to 1963, the handsome guitarist contributed to changing the blues of Windy City from ensemble tradition to the new, more aggressive sound of the West Side - with his sensational guitar skills and roaring vocals.

Freddie Christian (King was his mother's last name; Federal Records later changed the spelling of his first name to Freddy) learned guitar early on under the guidance of his uncle Leon King. The 78's of Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker and Louis Jordan made a big impression on the boy. He moved to Chicago in December 1950; great for his age, he was let into the local blues bars and could see his heroes up close. The brilliant guitarists Jimmy Rogers, Robert Jr. Lockwood and Eddie Taylor gave him important musical tips.

"He tried to learn to play," said Rogers, who died in 1997. "He'd come in and sit down and watch us play, me and Muddy." Freddy did a good job of what he saw, "He then went back home and practiced until those licks sounded quite good to him." King developed a hot two-finger guitar technique with a plastic thumb pick and a metal pick on the index finger. "That's how I played, and he watched me," Rogers said. Freddy played in various local formations and joined the Blues Cats of the young bluesharp player Earlee Payton in 1956. "Payton left us," recalled their bassist Robert 'Big Mojo' Elem, who died in 1997. "After that, Freddy King was the bandleader."

King made his record debut in 1956 with the groovy That's What You Think for John Burton's tiny El-Bee label, but then had to wait four years for his next recording opportunity. Meanwhile he worked his way to the top of the new West Side movement, together with Magic Sam. "Everybody said,'Man, you gotta see Freddy King," says his West Side guitar mate Eddy Clearwater.

Another young Chicago guitarist, Syl Johnson, played a mediating role when Freddy finally found accommodation at Syd Nathans' Federal sub-label in Cincinnati's King Records. "He heard I was signing with Federal, so he wanted to try to get on the label," says Syl. "He gave me a demo and I sent it to Sonny Thompson." Sonny, a Mississippi-born pianist who reached the top of the R&B charts in 1948 with his two-part instrumental Long Gone for the Miracle record company before switching to Nathan's King label, headed the Chicago office of Federal and King. Thompson signed Freddy for Federal and produced his debut session in Cincinnati on August 26, 1960.

As usual Thompson also took over the piano, Bill Willis played bass and Philip Paul drums. No less than three hits were recorded on this day, the biggest was the only instrumental number. Hide Away was named after one of Freddy's favorite pubs on the West Side, Mel's Hideaway Lounge. "It's been a real hotspot for a long time," Rogers said. The piece consisted of a series of borrowed riffs, which were joined together to form a seamless whole.

The basic theme was taken over by King from slide guitar wizard Hound Dog Taylor, who called his creation Taylor's Boogie. "He was the first one to start playing it," says Clearwater. "Then Magic Sam played it." He recorded his own version for Mel London's Chief logo in 1961 and named it Do The Camel Walk. But Sam didn't use the two choruses Freddy played on his bass strings that came straight from Jimmy McCracklin's 58 hit The Walk, and the 12 bars from Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn. The wide open break chord came either from Lockwood or Freddy Robinson.

"We played it about three, four, maybe five or six times and we thought,'Okay, we're getting ready to record it,'" Willis, who died in 2010, recalled. "The old man (Nathan) said,'I got it!'" Crazy old Syd had captured a #5 R&B-/#29 pop smash hit - and the definitive electric blues guitar instrumental piece.

 

Bill Dahl
Chicago, Illinois

PLUG IT IN! TURN IT UP!
Electric Blues 1939-2005 - The Definitive Collection!
Volume 3: 1960-1969

Freddie King on Wikipedi

PLUG IT IN! TURN IT UP!
Electric Blues 1939–2005 – The Definitive Collection!
Volume 3: 1960–1969

Freddie King on Wikipedia

Review 0
Read, write and discuss reviews... more
Customer evaluation for "Getting Ready... (LP)"
Write an evaluation
Evaluations will be activated after verification.

The fields marked with * are required.

Weitere Artikel von Freddie King
Taking Care Of Business (7-CD Deluxe Box Set)
Freddie King: Taking Care Of Business (7-CD Deluxe Box Set) Art-Nr.: BCD16979

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$792.13 *
Burglar
Freddie King: Burglar Art-Nr.: CD8318152

Item has to be restocked

$16.92 * $10.13 *
Complete King Federal Singles
Freddie King: Complete King Federal Singles Art-Nr.: CDRGM0114

Item has to be restocked

$33.89 *
Bossa Nova And Blues
Freddie King: Bossa Nova And Blues Art-Nr.: SLP5489

Item has to be restocked

$39.55 *
Freddie King Gives You A Bonanza Of...180g
Freddie King: Freddie King Gives You A Bonanza Of...180g Art-Nr.: SLP5365

Item has to be restocked

$30.50 *
Live At The Regal (180g)
B.B. King: Live At The Regal (180g) Art-Nr.: 1116461

Item has to be restocked

$31.63
For You My Love - 12'Maxi PS (&Nat King Cole)
Nellie Lutcher: For You My Love - 12'Maxi PS (&Nat King Cole) Art-Nr.: 12CL351

only 2x still available
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$11.26
Maybe Tomorrow 1971 (Ltd.) 180gr Vinyl
JACKSON 5: Maybe Tomorrow 1971 (Ltd.) 180gr Vinyl Art-Nr.: 2722892

Item has to be restocked

$21.45
Goin' Back To Indiana 1971 (Ltd.) 180g Vinyl
JACKSON 5: Goin' Back To Indiana 1971 (Ltd.) 180g Vinyl Art-Nr.: 2722905

Item has to be restocked

$21.45
Dancing Machine 1974 (Ltd.) 180g Vinyl
JACKSON 5: Dancing Machine 1974 (Ltd.) 180g Vinyl Art-Nr.: 2723062

Item has to be restocked

$21.45
...And Seven Nights (LP, 180g Vinyl)
John Lee Hooker: ...And Seven Nights (LP, 180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: LP538893241

only 1x still available
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$30.50
Boy, You Got The Blues There Vol. 1 (LP, 10inch, 45rpm)
Howlin' Wolf: Boy, You Got The Blues There Vol. 1 (LP,... Art-Nr.: BAF14031

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$28.24
Hint!
Full Time Woman - The Lost Cotillion Album (LP, colored Vinyl, Ltd.)
Irma Thomas: Full Time Woman - The Lost Cotillion Album (LP,... Art-Nr.: LPRGM1337

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$33.89
Knew You Where Waiting - The Best Of Aretha Franklin 1980-2014 (2-LP & Download)
Aretha Franklin: Knew You Where Waiting - The Best Of Aretha... Art-Nr.: LPARI191

Item has to be restocked

$27.10
Tell Mama (LP, 180gram Vinyl)
Etta James: Tell Mama (LP, 180gram Vinyl) Art-Nr.: BAF18026

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$24.84 $28.24
T-Bone Blues (LP)
T-Bone Walker: T-Bone Blues (LP) Art-Nr.: LPFRM8020

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$20.31 $28.24
Born Under A Bad Sign
Albert King: Born Under A Bad Sign Art-Nr.: CDFAN34334

only 2x still available
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$11.26 $15.56
Country Blues Guitar Festival
Stefan Grossman: Country Blues Guitar Festival Art-Nr.: CDSGG148

Item has to be restocked

$19.18
In Session (CD & DVD)
Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan: In Session (CD & DVD) Art-Nr.: CD31839

only 1x still available
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$14.66