Freddie King Part 1 Rare “Gimme Some Lovin” Leon Russell
One of Denny Cordell's proudest moments was when he signed Freddie King to Shelter Records. Cordell's partner, Leon Russell, co-produced King's album Getting Ready, with Don Nix, who was the first artist signed to Shelter Records. When DCC reissued Shelter releases in digital format in 1989, they had ace engineer Steve Hoffman, remaster them. On Getting Ready there were two, previously unreleased tracks added as a bonus. Here is a cover of The Spencer Davis Group song "Gimme Some Lovin'" and "Send Me Someone To Love," both with Leon Russell on piano. The latter has Freddie King as the writer but Percy Mayfield actually wrote it and recorded it in August 1950. Read more about Freddie King, Don Nix and other Shelter artists, in the Leon Russell bio-pedia Superstar in a Masquerade.
About Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer. Born September 3, 1934 in Gilmer, Texas, died December 28, 1976 in Dallas, Texas. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1949. In 1956 he cut his first record as a leader. Later he was one of the first bluesmen to have a multi-racial backing band at live performances. Freddie King is often mentioned as one of “the three kings” of electric blues guitar along with Albert King and B.B. King (no relation). In 1993 by proclamation from the Texas Governor Ann Richards,...
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