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Lockwood , Little Walter , and Eddie Taylor. Soon, the young guitarist formed his own band, the Every Hour Blues Boys, and was performing himself.

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Freddie King didn't cut his own record until , when he recorded "Country Boy" for the small independent label El-Bee. The single failed to gain much attention. The single appeared the following month and became a minor hit, scraping the bottom of the pop charts in early Freddie King continued to record for King Records until , with a second instrumental album Freddy King Gives You a Bonanza of Instrumentals appearing in , although none of his singles became hits.

Nevertheless, his influence was heard throughout blues and rock guitarists throughout the '60s -- Eric Clapton made "Hide Away" his showcase number in King landed a new record contract with Leon Russell 's Shelter Records early in King recorded three albums for Shelter in the early '70s, all of which sold well.

In addition to respectable sales, his concerts were also quite popular with both blues and rock audiences.

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In , he signed a contract with RSO Records -- which was also Eric Clapton 's record label -- and he released Burglar , which was produced and recorded with Clapton. Throughout , Freddie King toured America, even though his health was beginning to decline. On December 29, , King died of heart failure. Although his passing was premature -- he was only 42 years old -- Freddie King 's influence could still be heard in blues and rock guitarists decades after his death.

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His contract was up in , and King parted ways with his label. He'd already moved his wife and six children to Dallas, and used that as a base from which to tour. King returned the favor by going to England and touring, showing the Brits how it was done. He wanted Freddie King, and so in July, King entered the studio for the first time in two years.

Curtis assembled an amazing band, and they got to work. It's hard to say why the two singles and two albums on Cotillion didn't sell, unless they were too sophisticated for the rock market and too old-fashioned for the new soul market, but for me, they remain the peak of Freddie King's output.

King's hard-driving intensity gave his guitar lines and solos a fiery spirit.

The valley was to come: Russell's intentions were no doubt sincere, and King tried, but at their best -- as in the track "Going Down" -- the recordings were oil-and-water blues-rock, and at their worst, generic '70s blues sludge. These recordings are among the few not represented on a new retrospective, Taking Care of Business , which spans much of King's career.

Freddie King was living hard by this point, drinking copiously, and always downing a couple of Bloody Marys before stepping on stage because, as he told a journalist, "they've got food in them. He went back up to Dallas and played a gig in New York on Christmas. But he canceled a show scheduled for the next night, returned to Dallas and went into the hospital. He died, riddled with ulcers and suffering from pancreatitis, on Dec. Your purchase helps support NPR programming.

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