Audley Freed

Audley Freed is a guitarist from Burgaw, North Carolina.

Early life, family and education

Freed's father was in the US Army, so the family relocated often during his early years. Eventually the family settled in Burgaw, North Carolina in the 1970s. He took guitar lessons in Wilmington, North Carolina, for a couple years. which was signed to Columbia Records and released the debut album Brother. The album spawned two number-one and two top-10 album-oriented rock (AOR) hits, including “Peace Pipe,” named by Billboard as one of the “top 50 AOR songs of all time.” Following a second Columbia release, Diamonds and Debris, and another Freed-penned AOR hit, the band was dissolved.

Soon after, Freed joined The Black Crowes on lead guitar. His tenure in the Crowes included tours in the US, Asia and Europe, recording the album Lions and sharing the stage with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page in a collaboration that led to the gold-record-certified Page–Crowes Live at the Greek album.

In 2016, Freed played with Sheryl Crow and Grace Potter in a salute to Glenn Frey at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony.

Discography

With Cry of Love Brother – 1993 Diamonds and Debris - 1997

With The Black Crowes Live at the Greek – 2000 Lions – 2001

With Trigger Hippy Trigger Hippy – 2014