Freddy King Sings

Freddy King Sings
Studio album by
Released1961 (1961)
RecordedAugust 1960 – July 1961
StudioKing, Cincinnati, Ohio
GenreBlues
Length32:48
LabelKing (no. 762)
Freddie King chronology
Freddy King Sings
(1961)
Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King
(1961)
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AllMusic[1]

Freddy King Sings is an album by blues singer and guitarist Freddie King.[2] Released in 1961, it was King's first album and includes four singles that appeared in Billboard magazine's R&B and Pop charts.[3] In 2008, Freddy King Sings was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in the "Classics of Blues Recordings" category.[4]

  1. ^ Bedard, George. "Freddy King Sings – Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  2. ^ During the earlier part of his career, Freddie King's first name was spelled "Freddy".
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1988). Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 241. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
  4. ^ O'Neal, Jim (2008). "2008 Hall of Fame Inductees: Freddy King Sings – Freddie (Freddy) King (King, 1961)". The Blues Foundation. Retrieved September 10, 2010.