Freddie King plays "Big Legged Woman"

Texas blues guitar great Freddie King plays "Big Legged Woman." From the DVD "Freddie King:
Dallas, Texas, January 20th, 1973." More info at stefan-grossma...

[@stealthbum34]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate the drummer though.

[@autinspare]

he was/is a total cure for depression. You can't hear him play guitar without a big fat grin appearing. Soooo good. Thanks for putting this up.

[@angelkiss877]

One Of The Greats. No one can mess with a bluesman from Texas.

[@Memofromturner1]

I had the honor and privilege to see Freddie play many times in the 70s. First time I saw him was at the world famous Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin. Last time was at Randy's Rodeo in San Antonio a few months before he died. The way Freddie could hold a note, it would reverberate in your brain if you were fucked up on alcohol or weed.

[@jonathonbrough5888]

What I'd give to experience that performance live. What a band. Wish Uncle Eric would break out his 335 when he cut's the electric Blue's. The tone, power, clarity and overdriven sound is just pure filth. RIP Freddie 🙏 You are the King of electric Blue's as both a guitarist and singer. Amen.

[@CosmicTraveler]

I play this song the same way; it's a fairly busy, funky drum part. I use less ride cymbal, but this dude is excellent...driving the band. This is a driving, funky song. And I love Big Legged Women!

[@horseaphoenix1016]

Don’t we all brother

[@Gruhak]

the greatest blues man who ever lived!!!!! IMO

[@georget7028]

Right on, right on, Right On!

[@pyannaguy]

Db ....Wow. Not a keyboard man's favorite neighborhood. Freddie King was who they all wanted to play and sing like. He was the man...and pretty cool and humble by all accounts. I've heard him do this really uptempo, too, and it burns!

[@Vierrakp]

Another great performance! RIP Texas Cannon Ball! You're finally in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame where you belong!!

[@K131399]

He really captures what it must have been like to experience this God in his prime with this performance. My God we had some talented dudes doing unbelievable stuff in those days

[@nickstrumsagain]

Freddie indeed goes off, but what is often overlooked is how hot this band is behind him. This is what you call "Firing on all cylinders"

[@charlieabramson1867]

VERY well said

[@nicolaorsini5981]

Minute 4.23 you can see freddie is not so happy that the drummer still hittin’ .. talk about chemistry 🤣 his name texas cannonball wasn’t only for his guitar playing .. he used to beat the ass to the people who made mistakes with him .. of course they follow him 🤣

[@LosBlancosVideos]

That's Freddie's brother Benny on the bass, and a VERY young David Maxwell on the piano. Possibly one of the single greatest blues rock bands ever assembled. Basically, a stage full of legends either at, or just reaching, their prime. (expletive withheld) amazing!

[@MrGilsvideos]

The great Charlie Robinson of Chicago on Drums. He started out playing drums in his brother Leonard and Dwayne Jackson's band The Plaids featuring the late great Homer Strickland. They were also the band for Cicero Blake, Syl Johnson andThe Dynamic Exquisites featuring David Cole, Gil McPhail, Joseph Macklin Darryl and lonnie Partee.

[@mamashakesit]

I've never been able to find anything about him...thanks for the info!

[@eg4449]

U know ur music!

[@marjoryrainey287]

Freddy is the king of the Kings!

[@petergorm]

I just LOVE Freddie King. I am born 20 years too late for all the great music.

[@1983mojo1]

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@frankierodriguez8661]

freddie just changed my life when I was just a kid. THE BLUES ITSELF

[@stevetessier6568]

Freddie and David Maxwell were good friends. I miss them both very deeply especially at night...Rest in peace eternally.....

[@zoroisdead]

I've watched several versions of this song, and this is the best. The whole band is on fire, I wish I had a time machine!

[@mlwsf]

And the best part is that they are just doing for the TV crew. You'd think that there was a whole club to theater audience there but no, just the folks who happened to be at the station at the time.

[@lbarzi]

Indeed!

[@Mtns14000]

Check out this live version. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGGWd4lnhrZ2raM

[@JoHellMusic]

There's a dvd of that show. It's just an amazing performance. I think it's for a school project in Dallas. There's like 20 lucky souls in the crowd!!

[@funkydrummer14]

I'm normally not into hard smashing drummers but this guy is fantastic!! Great groove and feel and his kit and cymbals sound awesome! Thumbs up!!!

[@elunclesamprz5801]

In my book he's the king of the one note bends,period.............

[@chingasofarkaso]

Forget his playing. His voice is one of the most power, if not THE most powerful of all-time.

[@theherbpuffer]

Freddie is one powerful bluesman. He's up there with my favorite voices and plays a mean guitar

[@joem9380]

That's a great jam and great band.

[@園田伸雄]

Good Feelin'!

[@bf5220]

Brilliant!

[@stratocaster1greg]

dig that shirt with the elvis collar,these cats are awesome.wish i could have seen freddy.

[@ImaginationBlue]

Thank you for posting this! Thank you Freddie.

[@hollowpoint45acp]

Freddie's move at 2:03 beats any hair band jump, windmill or other "look at me" move

[@porgie66]

That's just super fucking bad!!!

[@macthedrummer1]

Brilliant.

[@blueslover97]

Saw him wearing the same jacket! One of my nicer memories.

[@gmathis2]

Had the pleasure of seeing him several times in Big D brings back the memory

[@jimistreets1]

I've had the pleasure of backing Deacon Jones on bass and hanging out with Deek, as I call him, a number of times since 2006. Actually played with him at his church too! Humble man, very upbeat and friendly. He was kind enough to answer my questions about Freddie and others he's played with. Go to his website and buy not just his music, but his book, "40 Years with the Blues Legends", has a ton of stories that only someone that was THERE could know.

[@johnnyford9074]

I played with Deac all through the 90's at Jack's in SF. He was always great with advice. Legendary on that B3!

[@silverbacksilverback1372]

For once, the recording is the equal of the band. Piano,B3, drums, bass-line, .....It all cooks, with Freddie stirring the pot. My fav recording of this classic. Doesn't get any better.

[@zemlidrakona2915]

Somehow I've really gotten into this guy as of late.

[@oyomesi]

Outrageously funky!

[@rebharath]

drummer is killing it. i want that yellow T.

[@depcat4629]

Great Showman, so glad to see the love and respect from other great artists. Man, those were great years for the Blues♡☆♡☆♡

[@robertaccorsini4663]

This drummer is GREAT

[@scottschumacher7926]

Freddie King is WAY underrated....

[@K131399]

That's a shame because the man was a God. Freddie's instrumental stuff was top of the food chain and then you had that voice

[@manchadeltigre]

He is not

[@godisbollocks]

Killin'.

[@Barnekkid]

The King of the blues.

[@marjoryrainey287]

That's magic! Magical and Musical!

[@FoardenotFord]

Great version - fantastic musician

[@Andele37]

I LIKE THE BASSLINE!!! :-)

[@mlwsf]

Probably the best groove ever on this song.

[@MrMattyj273]

Great song! Long live Freddie!

[@Poppafunkband]

Best ever was or will ever be

[@georgedoolittle7574]

Texas Cannonballs be flying everywhere these days... AND I LOVE IT!

[@haraldtheman]

One funky dude!

[@gjjr07man]

This is some great music right here! Yessir!

[@SRV4evr]

Killer!!!!! Excellent band!

[@bluesdoggmusicrediker4614]

this is so good i cant believe it!!

[@LosBlancosVideos]

Thanks for that info Gil! I was floored by his playing from this show when I first saw it 25 years ago, and I never knew anything else about him. He is a MONSTER! His stamina is just frightening.

[@fredjmp]

Wow!! Great video!

[@stratocaster1greg]

freddy is the man

[@osu612]

what musicianship!

[@judyfrancisxavier5863]

good show!!

[@Poppafunkband]

Thank you so much for the upload! :)

[@BackToTheBlues]

@CosmicTraveler Not sure of the rest of the band but that's Deacon Jones on the organ. Saw him at Colne Blues Festival here in the UK a few years ago, played a dynamite set. With regard to the drummer, his playing is right for the song - it's a noisy, brash sound from the whole band, nice and busy, and it's his job to push the whole thing along with the busy, propulsive drumming he's doing. It fits perfectly.

[@bluesherald]

Now that's what I'm takin' about!!!!

[@DallasBobGTO]

Wow! Awesome to see the original. Chris Duarte does an awesome version of this song as well!

[@CeeC.]

@IRONBONGII Exactly!! I was stuck on BB but once I heard "I'm Tore Down" and "If You Believe" I was sold!

[@fattirevsbud]

kewl happy birthday!

[@Scottymo-pj7iw]

Don't sleep on the B3 player He's killing it❤

[@Mtns14000]

Where you been dawg?? :-) JK. Glad you discovered him. Most young folks don't appreciate this kind of music unless you had an older brother or parent that influenced you.

[@AryDontSurf]

Absolute tonal god.

[@BackToTheBlues]

Freddie's playing is high energy in this version, the bass player is busy, as are the piano fills. It all sounds great to me. The song is supposed to be what Freddie King wanted it to be at that time. It was his band and if he didn't want the drummer to play like that I'm sure the drummer wouldn't be.

[@christhisis]

This is live the day I was born...

[@PonziZombieKiller]

Heal yeah !

[@sunrisesurfbum]

I shit my pants 3/4 of the way in and sucked it all back in at microsecond later. Unreal.

[@Kevinw101]

a legend , i hear now where guys like John Mayer or Wolf Mail got their sound from!

[@bluesherald]

You can also check out the Deacon Jones' interview on the bluesherald channel.

[@jvrmusic813]

YEAH!

[@MrGilsvideos]

LosBlancosVideos it's good to hear from a fan of Charlie Robinson. His brother Leonard and I are trying to put a group together for jamming. We will be using Charlie on some of the tunes. I'll keep you informed on the progress. I'll also mention you to Charlie. I'm sure he'll get back with you.

[@1btdt]

@jeffroblueguitarman It's not too fast. Freddie, like most Blues players, always varied tempos, and this was funky, perfect. This is simply how they felt it on that performance. Lesson 1. Blues is a feeling, not an exact orchestration.

[@cooper4936]

Freddie is GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JH-yk5se]

Who is the drummer? Straight killing it!!!

[@tonetone7572]

Charlie Robinson

[@David_Salzberg]

drummer is cool!

[@svt95gt]

@IRONBONGII Been asking myself the same question....WOW!

[@joejoe3011]

That is an impressively large collar

[@sudarmaji77]

oh my...

[@1btdt]

@toddwilliamsband - Well said - right on the money.

[@jiklop7045]

There's always a fucking one who dislikes the good music by a song

[@1977mathlete]

In my opinion, the drummer didn't play the drums, he just beat the hell out of 'em.

[@jimistreets1]

RIP Deacon Jones.

[@CosmicTraveler]

Living Blues magazine just did a tribute issue to blues drummers....if this is Will (Willie) Smith...they mentioned him. Said he has gone back to playing harmonica?

[@jonaum03]

Seu Madruga no baixo

[@alidabirnia2882]

I don't care what happened that night Willie Brown did future blues. Willie Brown was a legend whos significance can't be understated. Son house as well, but like Charlie Patton, Willie Brown is Willie Brown.

[@LoneRevD]

Wish I would have gotten to see him, SRV got some stuff from Freddie perhaps, but Albert King was a bigger influence, he did Albert King, bigger and louder than anyone. Damn shame they're all gone..

[@njhampster]

Even for Fredddie that is a BIG collar!

[@scottbryant4500]

Check out Chris Duarte's cover of this tune on Don Odell's Legends.

[@TheHeliumkid]

saw him in the palace of the king many times. larger than life...

[@TheEs150]

the fucking GOAT

[@BARKINGattheMOON100]

The Real Deal!!!

[@nobodyyouknow222]

Shake and Vib-O-Rate !

[@bpastorb]

0:43-0:47 ... Epic

[@LosBlancosVideos]

I also disagree. The band did what Freddie wanted ALWAYS. If not, you're fired. He hawks the band all night, and calls for every hit and accent. To lay the tempo on the drummer is dead wrong, and at the speed they are pounding that groove, it makes Charlie even more impressive. Not one double in the whole tune, ALL single stroke! Amazing. The look on Benny's face when he clams it up a little in his bass solo, is the look of a man who is gonna hear about that choke later!

[@andyhall9069]

Never had a lesson ;~}

[@jeffroblueguitarman]

my opion the drummer got the the tempo just a little to fast but its still a great song freddie lived up to his name he was definetly the king

[@CosmicTraveler]

Who's the great drummer here? How about the rest of the band?