Not just another Freddie King compilation-this is a serious overview of his earliest sessions taken from the original 3 track session masters. It includes the entire first session of August 1960 including studio chat and out-takes. An essential release for all blues guitar lovers. Freddie King was simply one of the absolute masters of modern guitar blues. With a superb studio band, some terrific songs and particularly with his skill at coming up with memorable guitar instrumentals Freddie King was one of the original 'crossover' bluesmen. He had a huge influence on the 1960's British blues scene.
... Besides covering tunes by Jimmy Rogers, Howlin' Wolf, and Elmore James, King tackles compositions by Leon Russell and, more unexpectedly, Bill Withers, Isaac Hayes-David Porter, and John Fogerty (whose "Lodi" is reworked into "Lowdown in Lodi") [...]