Freddy King - Texas Oil - The Complete Federal & El-Bee Sides 1956-1962

SOUL JAM

£14.15

Cat. no: 600925
Format: CD2
Barcode: 8436559469258
Release Date: 08 Jul 2022
Genre: Blues

Texas Oil - The Complete Federal & El-Bee Sides 1956-1962

Defnitive remastered edition with 16-page booklet containing rare photos and detailed liner notes, this special 2-CD collector's edition contains 42 remastered studio tracks, including all of the fabulous early singles - both A- & B-sides - Freddy King made for Federal Records between 1960 and 1962

The set also includes King's rare 1956 sides for the small El-Bee label. This is the material upon which Freddy King's legend was built and marks one of the most important building blocks of the electric blues.

Hotter than molten steel and best- known for his searing, assertive guitar solos and dynamic showmanship, the great Freddy King was a forceful presence and formidable fgure in two of the most prominent blues scenes: Texas and Chicago.

Revered by his fans and respected by his peers, King was an innovative instrumentalist and underrated singer. He would move beyond electric blues, R&B and soul to make commercial inroads into funk. There was a time, though, in the early and mid-1960s when his records were among the most infuential in blues, particularly for British and European audiences.

"Freddy King is an essential infuence on my guitar style." - Eric Clapton

Tracks: See See Baby / You’ve Got To Love Her With A Feeling / Have You Ever Loved A Woman / Hide Away / I Love The Woman / Lonesome Whistle Blues / If You Believe / It’s Too Bad / I’m Tore Down / Butterscotch (Onion Rings) / Sen-SaShun / Side Tracked / The Stumble / San- Ho- Zay / Wash Out / You Know That You Love Me / Heads Up / Christmas Tears / Let Me Be / Takin’ Care Of Business / You Mean, Mean Woman / I Hear Jingle Bells / Out Front / Swooshy / Closed Door (High Rise) / Texas Oil / She Put The Whammy On Me / I’m On My Way To Atlanta / Over Drive / Driving Sideways / Sittin’ On The Boat Dock / Come On / Do The President Twist / (Let Your Love) Watch Over Me / You Can’t Hide / It’s Easy Child / Just Pickin’ / Your Love Keeps A-Working On Me / What About Love / Ountry Boy / That's What You Think