Freddie King NYC 1972, Pt. 1

First part of Freddie King as an opening act at Madison Square Garden performing "Ain't no Sunshine" and "Boogie Funk" on December 23, 1972.

[@bluesfanman1]

Man that cat was the best. No one comes close. Gives me goosebumps watching him.

[@Manuel-st6ex]

Tenés razón...es el mejor...q bueno q allá existido un tipo así...es genial

[@gerardsallows6470]

great performance. lost him way to soon

[@Finatic13]

Freddie is my favorite King.

[@dancingtrout6719]

VERY EXCITING

[@ericthoroman4429]

Amen

[@mariejosecollas7242]

This guitarist is a genius. Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia

[@redram752]

The 3 Kings were truly amazing Albert B.B. and Freddie! RIP.

[@hilmarwensorra1215]

OMG, priceless footage ... wotaman. His name is Freddy KING ... (R.I.P. Gone but NOT forgotten).

[@ClaudiaMitchell-jn7fw]

Born in 1953, Detroit. Back in the day, there was fine ass music~~ EVERYWHERE !!!!!

[@fran21356]

A walking, breathing, guitar playing hurricane!

[@antmenah]

Antmenah has written, Freddy King one of the greatest legend, a girft to the world from the USA

[@robertbright2057]

Mr. Freddie King 👑DEFINITELY MADE THAT 335 SING 🎼🎸🎤👑🎼

[@precbsfender]

Brilliant bluesman.. master thumb picking technique, nobody did it better..

[@dgfcycling1]

First time i heard him. He has influencia my guitar olaying. God bless him. Danny Garcia..

[@ronnieforey2068]

". Yer harsh. Wewin,. I like harsh,. But. "leave grandfunkrailroad". Aloooone.........rip Brittny,. This is real music

[@alvistd2168]

Way underrated. I think every Brit guitar hero would love to be him. 335 w/ Fender amp-winning combo.

[@stratplayer5769]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@albertoortega2467]

Entre los 10 guitarhero de la historia 🙏🎸🔥♥️....desde Argentina 🇦🇷✌️

[@Manuel-st6ex]

Acá hay un argentino...Freddie king es el mejor...en la gloria

[@NOTLIM214]

Was at this concert..one word to describe it ..AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!

[@denism6489]

i am just setting down in my ass ("sur le cul" en français). pffff

[@raywebb7501]

The three kings, Freddy, Albert BB

[@antmenah]

Antmenah has written, Freddy King one of the greatest stars of blues, a gift to the world from the USA. He´s amazing.

[@davidnoriega9042]

No pedldles.

[@evelyngill5134]

No pick!❤

[@edwardtmarsh884]

PEDALS, please.

[@ronnie5129]

Freddie Was The King, So Many People copied him, Cousin Figel

[@timothytaylor9835]

So this where ZZ top got la grange from.

[@gerardsallows6470]

nope John lee hooker and got sued for it

[@caniican]

3 thumbs up. I had to call a friend to borrow a thump. Jesus Christ I see where Stevie Ray gets it

[@emilioangeles5283]

Eric Clapton's father!!!

[@evelyngill5134]

I played him so much it wore out the grooves especially Goin Down. Texas blues man Freddie King. Also the drummer is Amazing!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@bdrums]

Jimi Hendrix warmed up for the Monkees in my home town (at the fairgrounds) Sometimes there's no justice. But think of all the people that were enlightened by Freddie (and Jimi) because of the exposure on these goofy billings.

[@matthewhawkins6892]

Is that when Jimi got boooo off the stage?

[@bdrums]

@@matthewhawkins6892 I was a month from turning 3 yrs old when that show happened, so I couldn't afford a ticket. But from what I've heard Jimi was well received ... expectedly blowing a lot of minds, I'm sure. (I just searched to find the date, 3/27/68, and it even shows a set list of 13 songs.)

[@mackcastillo6183]

Freddy opened for Santana on there Caravanserai tour a few months earlier.

[@francescos7361]

Freddie Is the best guitarist in blues music

[@renhoek3851]

All due respect, I would have went home after Freddie

[@dancingtrout6719]

spending an evening at his performance was an achievement on your part..

[@deemika]

The song starting at 3:21 sounds just like La Grange that ZZ Top released a year later in 1973. Hmmm.

[@Jalapablo]

"My name is Freddie King" And then GFR shits their pants, knowing they'll have to get back on stage after Freddie. The one and only true King of the Hard Rock blues. Unsurpassed genius!

[@buddyollie7400]

Paul West TRUE!!!

[@gershonhoffman8228]

Mark Farner also one of a kind -- 100

[@jameswaddell3348]

It was GFR that wanted Freddie King on tour with them!! Farner loved the guy and was a huge influence on his playing. Fact is there is a line in the the GFR song American Band referencing Freddie King!! "Up all night with Freddie King I got to tell you, poker's his thing"

[@johnpatrick9552]

​@@jameswaddell3348 💯

[@hazegreen1896]

Freddie just owned that, now i need to go find the rest wher he started ripping into going down slow

[@jamespope1497]

6:06 starts the movement.

[@bristleconepinus2378]

a-mazeing.

[@LG-go7uf]

What was the second song?

[@jamestucker3300]

working all night

[@dgfcycling1]

I didnt think he was that good.

[@beckfreak2000]

Wow that's what you call Rockin !

[@amoruzz]

👍👍

[@bluesman6953]

Wat you said ..blues you can use fo sho...mercy

[@m.z.ccastle7482]

Anybody know the name of the second song he sings?

[@joseangelhernaiz-cotrina3461]

Boogie Funk.

[@evelyngill5134]

Boogie Funk is the name!!!😂

[@ClaudiaMitchell-jn7fw]

At the very end, the song is ~ “Goin’ Down”. !

[@josepais3630]

Grande Freddie king inesquecivel a forma de tocar a guitarra com grande sentimento musico que sentia as suas raizes a tocar e a cantar os Blues.

[@denism6489]

Je connaissais peu, je redécouvre. Juste 100 kg de blues en transe sur Going Down, je me demande comment la scène s'est pas écroulé, quand on sait que 1 kg de blues pèse 1000 de nos kg.

[@jamestucker3300]

I got to tell ya

[@leedee4968]

😎

[@hugobreventano425]

Un moustro de la guitarra!!!!

[@albertoortega2467]

No solo de la guitarra 🎸🔥...tremendo cantante ...te saludo desde Argentina 🇦🇷✌️

[@wewin03]

Freddie opening for Grand Funk Railroad? Really? They not even worthy of being on the same bill as Freddie let alone headlining.

[@joseangelhernaiz-cotrina3461]

Totally agree.

[@stingylizard]

And yet their biggest hit song mentions him by full name!

[@midnightrambler6227]

GFR's We're an American Band has a verse that goes Up all night with Freddie King I got to tell you, poker's his thing

[@davidterry919]

That is absolutely correct my friend

[@ClaudiaMitchell-jn7fw]

Bullshit ! Grand Funk Railroad from Flint, Michigan rocked it !! Saw them many times live, the Blues greats too ! Times were so cool when I was in my late teens, early 29’s. I was born in Detroit in 1953. I believe we had the best music of all time, even still. “Old’s ~ Cool”

[@kevinmaguire5910]

There are no kings just Freddie King 👑

[@jameswaddell3348]

Many don't know it was the Band GFR that wanted Freddie on tour with them. They were a huge fan of Freddie, especially Mark Farner! This is a line from We're an American Band>>>>>Up all night with Freddie King, I got to tell you, poker's his thing! Appears Mr. King was a helluva poker player, and cleaned some pockets out of there cash.

[@gsmarin1]

Follow that Mark Farner