"That's how I played, and he watched me," Rogers said. "He'd come in and sit down and watch us play, me and Muddy." Freddy did a good job of what he saw, "He then went back home and practiced until those licks sounded quite good to him." King developed a hot two-finger guitar technique with a plastic thumb pick and a metal pick on the index finger. "He tried to learn to play," said Rogers, who died in 1997.
Lockwood and Eddie Taylor gave him important musical tips. The brilliant guitarists Jimmy Rogers, Robert Jr. He moved to Chicago in December 1950 great for his age, he was let into the local blues bars and could see his heroes up close. The 78's of Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker and Louis Jordan made a big impression on the boy. From 1950 to 1963, the handsome guitarist contributed to changing the blues of Windy City from ensemble tradition to the new, more aggressive sound of the West Side - with his sensational guitar skills and roaring vocals.įreddie Christian (King was his mother's last name Federal Records later changed the spelling of his first name to Freddy) learned guitar early on under the guidance of his uncle Leon King.
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