Freddie Christian

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Freddie Christian, better known as Freddie King, was an influential American blues guitarist and singer renowned for his powerful playing style and impact on electric blues and rock music.

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Freddie Christian canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues guitarist ⓘ
human ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Freddy King ⓘ
linked to: Freddie King

The Texas Cannonball ⓘ
linked to: Texas Cannonball
associatedAct Don Nix ⓘ
King Records ⓘ
Leon Russell ⓘ
Shelter Records ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
genre Chicago blues ⓘ
Texas blues ⓘ
blues rock ⓘ
electric blues ⓘ
influenced Carlos Santana ⓘ
Duane Allman ⓘ
Eric Clapton ⓘ
Jeff Beck ⓘ
Jerry Garcia ⓘ
Mick Taylor ⓘ
Peter Green ⓘ
Stevie Ray Vaughan ⓘ
instrument electric guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
movement blues-rock crossover ⓘ
modern electric blues ⓘ
notableAlbum Burglar ⓘ
Freddy King Sings ⓘ
Let’s Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King ⓘ
Texas Cannonball ⓘ
notableFor bridging Texas and Chicago blues styles ⓘ
instrumental blues standards ⓘ
major influence on British blues-rock guitarists ⓘ
notableWork Have You Ever Loved a Woman ⓘ
Hide Away ⓘ
linked to: Hideaway

I’m Tore Down ⓘ
linked to: I'm Tore Down

The Stumble ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
partOf the “Three Kings” of electric blues guitar ⓘ
sharesGroupWith Albert King ⓘ
B.B. King ⓘ
linked to: B. B. King
stageName Freddie King ⓘ
styleCharacteristic emotive, soaring vocal delivery ⓘ
powerful guitar attack ⓘ
use of fingerpicking and a metal thumb pick ⓘ

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Freddie King → birthName → Freddie Christian ⓘ