Little Freddie King

Biography King, a cousin of Lightnin' Hopkins, was born in McComb, Mississippi, and learned to play the guitar from his father. In 1954, at the age of 14, he moved to New Orleans.

He recorded the first electric blues album in New Orleans with Harmonica Williams in 1969. In 1976, King undertook a European tour with Bo Diddley and John Lee Hooker. His next recording opportunity came in 1996, 27 years after his first, with the release of Swamp Boogie. King's Sing Sang Sung (2000) was recorded live at the Dream Palace in Faubourg Marigny. In 2007, King co-contributed to the Alabama Slim album, The Mighty Flood.

His 2012 album, Chasing tha Blues, won Best Blues Album at the 12th Annual Independent Music Awards. He appeared in the 2015 documentary film I Am the Blues and the Midnight In The Crescent City documentary by Ben Chace.

King's album, Jaw Jackin' Blues, was released in 2020.

Awards and honors OffBeat recognized King with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021–22.

Discography Harmonica Williams and Little Freddie King (1969), Ahura Mazda Records Swamp Boogie (1996), Orleans Records Sing Sang Sung (live album) (2000), Orleans Records FQF Live (2003), WWOZ (Library of Congress Recording) You Don't Know What I Know (2005), Fat Possum Records Messin' Around tha House (2008), Made Wright Records Gotta Walk with Da King (2010), Made Wright Records Jazzfest Live (2011), MunckMix, Inc. Back in Vinyl, LP (2011), APO Records Chasing tha Blues (2012), Made Wright Records Messin' Around tha Living Room (2015), Made Wright Records Fried Rice & Chicken (2018), Orleans Records Queen and Slim: The Soundtrack (2019), Motown Records Going Upstairs: (2022), Newvelle Records Jaw Jackin' Blues (2020), Made Wright Records Blues Medicine (2022), Made Wright Records