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Freddie King at his best!

H. A. Parsons Jr. | Northern VA | 12/08/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was introduced to Freddie King's music going on forty years ago and was fortunate to have actually seen him in concert several times when he visited San Antonio. This is by far my favorite work from Freddie. I'm not a great admirer of Leon Russell, but he does provide Freddie with some exceptional material that has had staying power with me for decades. I still own this on vinyl, a most cherished possession. Every cut is great. Having said that, an alternative would be to buy "The Best of the Shelter Years" because you get most of the cuts on Cannonball and other greats like "Woman Across the River". A real classic and one that the Allman Bros. have recently covered.



There is also a 2002 DVD covering this 1972 album."

...a better place to find these cuts

Diamond Dave | Chicago, Home of the Blues | 06/17/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"These versions of many blues and soul standards are all fine, there are a couple of Freddie penned trax as well. I've read the quibbles in the All Music Guide and thru out the Freddie King reviwes listed below, but I still really like this music. Yes Leon's destinctive piano often sits on top of the mix, and the strings and backing female voices occationaly over power King's playing and mar and date the arrangements, but it's soooo good, even if it is at the end of the road for Freddie.

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I'd suggest picking up the 2-disc "KING OF THE BLUES".

That CD contains all of these cuts and then some; about 60 in all, in a generous package. There are only a handful of songs that are not up to par and some that are so good you will wonder why you did not already have King in your blues collection. For those looking for a blues CD beyond Freddie's vintage 1950's classics, see "KING OF THE BLUES"."

Wanna hear the blues done right?

COMPUTERJAZZMAN | Cliffside Park, New Jersey United States | 07/16/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a fantastic album by Freddie King. Recorded in 1972 on Leon Russell's Shelter label, the album features Freddie on guitar, Leon on piano, and Donald Duck Dunn on bass. Great renditions of Lowell Fulsom's Reconsider Baby, Howlin Wolf's How Many More Years, and Bill Wither's Aint No Sunshine. Plus a coupl eof track written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter. In the thirty plus years I have been listening to this, I have worn out at least four copies. Freddie really knows how to make that guitar sing. I saw Freddie perform with Eric Clapton at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City shortly before he died, it was a once in a lifetime musical experience for me. Another time, I walked into a blues bar on Bourbon Street in New Orleans many years ago and there was this old, old man playing "Big Legged Woman" on the slide guitar and it was amazing! The Texas Cannonball lives!"