(Fread Eugene Martin)
DISCOGRAPHY 1996-2026 (22LP/CD)
DISCOGRAPHY 1996-2026 (22LP/CD)
BIOGRAPHY
Little Freddie King (born Fread Eugene Martin, July 19, 1940, McComb,
Mississippi) is an American Delta blues guitarist. His style is based on
that of Freddie King, but his approach to country blues is original.
King, a cousin of Lightnin' Hopkins, learned to play the guitar from his
father. In 1954, at the age of 14, he moved to New Orleans. He performed
in juke joints with his friends Babe Stovall, Slim Harpo, and Champion
Jack Dupree, playing both acoustic and electric guitar.
He recorded the first electric blues album in New Orleans with Harmonica
Williams in 1969. In 1976, King undertook a European tour with Bo Diddley
and John Lee Hooker. His next recording opportunity came in 1996,
twenty-seven years after his first, with the release of Swamp Boogie.
King's Sing Sang Sung (2000) was recorded live at the Dream Palace in
Faubourg Marigny.
King is a charter member of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
and has played at the festival for 42 years. He is a member of the
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. He was selected three times as Blues
Performer of the Year in New Orleans. He was honored with a Mississippi
Blues Trail marker in McComb, Mississippi.
His 2012 album, Chasing tha Blues, won Best Blues Album at the 12th
Annual Independent Music Awards.
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