Freddie King, aka "The Texas Cannonball," has been honored on a new tribute album produced by guitarist Popa Chubby. Credit: Photo by Lionel Decoster. Creative Commons. Most blues fans can name the ...

The week’s options for live music in New Orleans include a milestone birthday for a local blues legend and a two-night stand from a modern jazz saxophonist. SATURDAY, BJ’S LOUNGE The Little Freddie ...

An ambitious list of singles will be released in advance of the album date: January 31 – “I'm Going Down” (featuring Joe Bonamassa); February 21 –“Big Legged Woman” (featuring Christone “Kingfish” ...

The venerable New Orleans blues guitarist and singer performed at the very first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, staged ...

New Orleans music royalty Little Freddie King is turning 85, and the city is invited to help him celebrate in true blues fashion. The party kicks off Saturday, July 19 at 9:30 p.m. at BJ’s Lounge, one ...

Some archival releases simply take up space on the record shelf, while others are rare discoveries that reignite passion, danger, and significance in an artist's legacy. Freddie King—Feeling Alright: ...

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He plays hypnotic, repetitive, sometimes atonal blues on a pawnshop guitar. His songs are simple, loose, unstructured, cantankerous, and happily unenlightened when it comes to the fairer sex. And his ...