Freddie King Have You Ever Loved a Women

[Bimbomable]

Until now I thought Eric's solo in "Have you ever loved a woman" was the greatest slow blues solo ever. Until now.

[DEADHEAD712]

SOUL

[nakedlaughing]

I want to be loved like that someday.

[kalken000]

My great inspriration !

[MartyXP]

I was born with the wrong skin color :'(

[nilspalmberg]

That tone and feeling cuts through like a razor, thanks for the video, Freddie's one of the greatest. Would have died for a video of Buddy Guy and Freddie King together.

[polymath7]

@nilspalmberg That would indeed kick more ass than an epileptic proctologist. Do you know if Freddie King and Buddy Guy ever *did* perform together?

[Carphunter1970]

Freddie squeezes every bit of emotion out of the blues.........and then some!!!!!

[SilvioManfredDante85]

there is no way someone can honestly claim that someone's guitar skills can be better or worse based on their race

[zaldivarjohn]

@SilvioManfredDante85 ...Actually your comment makes me wonder , skin color does make a difference, in many ways...Guitar playing is not a race thing, but interpreting the blues is a black history and experience thing...Either you get or you don't get it, the feeeeling one emits with that guitar, and it may help to be a good interpreter of the blues if its part or your history and ancestry. Dont be stupid and try to emit it from fact, American music comes from blacks. Peace.

[superagnitio]

wow... wow

[EZrebel]

I'm trying to find this (the whole session) on audio or dvd. But I can't seem to find it. Anyone know more specifically where this session is from? More then "LA 1970". I need this on my iPod...

[Trengo34]

The short answer is, yes.

[polymath7]

"The best version by Freddie"

Having seen another version (Seeden '73) and wondered how it could possibly *be* any better, I thought "bullshit" when I read that.

But this is fucking incredible.

[maxmoves64]

just brilliant!!!!!



[YoGroucho]

Pls. listen Peter Green cover

[JahminXS]

Clapton can play the blues but not in the same league, 'AT ALL",like a Black man Bluesmen! It's like a case of white men cant jump,although,credit to Clapton and other great white Bluesmen who've succeeded in their attempts,SRV and Roy Buchanan being the better of all the white Bluesmen...Go the Blues!!!

[zulecar]

i dont understand why do you talk about clapton in this one...but he is a great guitarist and was perhaps most important for bringing blues to larger masses while he was in Cream...you can't deny he developed his style about his more-pop-than-blues music i can tell you that after all he comes from a different enviroment and has wider taste in music

[arrebatar]

Mr. Muhjaheed, i agree with you"

[bensmith3200]

This really is the greatest version of this song I've ever heard him play.

If I was Freddie King's very best friend this song would scare the shit out of me. I wouldn't take my wife anywhere near him.

[semitar6]

I think Clapton is a good player but his music, or most of his music to me is a little too much pop and not enough blues. Eric did have one album "From the Cradle", that was quite good but for the moeny few could beat Freddie King.

[foldgami]

EC was in love with another man's woman. This song, by one of Clapton's gods, was a perfect fit. Of all the British Blues artists, EC has the most respect for the original musicians and their compositions.

[mytriwee]

amazing voice amazing guitar

[chadchap]

I'm sorry to say, because I was one who was taken in, but Clapton is a fraud. I never imagined someone with such a high profile and 'integrity' would be so blatant in their copying. I am embarrassed as much as an englishman as a music lover. I will be deleting all EC recordings in my youtube collection and finding more original work. Seriously gutted. :(

[timmytees]

@chadchap I think you will find Clapton, as were most players from that era, honoring their influences more than blatant copying.

[bluesdog88]

@chadchap dude I think your over reacting a little bit ;)

[sharkboy1800]

WHAT rock have I been under to not have listened to this!?

[simmunz]

Nice guitar!



[chrisguygeezer]

Nice guitar? No, friggin awesome guitar!

[Carphunter1970]

That is from the heart and passion like that doesn't come from a text book or instant pop reality shows. Freddie King was a blues god who walked among men......

[LongLiveTheBlues]

Blues is a Drug that mellows me out and relaxes me i have been hooked ever since i was in the car with my dad going to primary school he would play this , once you have experienced the blues every other music genre just dont cut it , pop , hip hop phhhhhhhhh not even close they dont give u a feeling like this Long Live The Blues ill be listening to my dieng days.

[ericdhopper]

Wow. Freddie.

[anz2161]

BB KING

[Dalgobitches]

THE KING! I'll never understand why he isn't considered one of the greatest. I have a good understanding of why he didn't have ALL that much commercial success, being that his greatest recordings were mostly covers, but i mean so were most of the great classic rock/blues bands of the time. I guess the damn record companies figured there were enough black musicians on the payroll or something. Back to music, for those of you blues fans out there who don't own his King of the Blues GO GET IT

[davidcarr90]

have mercy now

[rockinitis1]

Does anyone know who his band players are ?

[kenehwake]

As my heart gently weeps.....Blues is the Way.

Salute Freddie the King....

[mrkrinkle71]

Holy shit.

[bigtopsteve]

Greatest guitarist most people have never heard of including me until recently.

[ghost61982]

Oh man that's what I'm talking about.... Reminds me of a Juke Joint in Louisiana I stepped into one nght and didn't leave till the lights came on... Thanks for posting...

[dovlieb]

Simply amazing. Freddie King should have been more famous than Clapton. Can't believe this has only 65k views with all the crap out there getting millions of views.

[medusiform]

goosebumps

[moonsoul18]

Grooooovy

[Brittssickboy]

Lord have mercy...listen to that Gibson scream!

[Singlekoil]

JacKass00001 may have a point, however if it wasn't for Clapton I would probably never have been alerted to King's genius. That doesn't make Clapton a god, but I'm still thankful! Freddie is timeless...

[oicsaywhat]

Freddie King is the man!!

[rwm48]

Freddie.....the most "dynamic" blues guitar player / singer that ever graced the stage during his live performances. Damn he was good!

[Drumndabluz]

@rwm48 Freddie was one the very BEST.................drumndabl­uz

[rwm48]

Freddie.....the most "dynamic" blues guitar player / singer that ever graced the stage during his live performances. Damn he was good!

[repub4life]

only freddie deserves a three minute intro. only freddie

[Tzaosirus7]

The King.

[vectortemple]

one of the cleanest ,most articulate players ever - never realized he played with finger pickin' picks on thumb and index finger - that's how he got that clean clear sound.

[Subhuman80]

@vectortemple Fender amps help too

[fathermckenzie1]

amazing. i love the way he puts all his being into some of those licks

[yukmouththaregime]

i wish i could ve been there. i luvvvvvvvvvvv freddie king

[PindamonhaMAN]

why the hell did i have an erection watching this video?!

[Subhuman80]

@PindamonhaMAN You need a girlfriend

[2Lockers]

This might possibly be the best belly rubbin' baby makin' song on YouTube.

They just don't make em like this anymore. :(

Why do all the great ones have to die young?

[SEAMOKTactical]

Mr. 345 himself...there were three kings...but only one sat on the throne (IMHO)..and it is Big Freddie......

[maityube]

Thank God this is recorded... a beautiful and a very emotional performance. It'd be a shame if we missed this one even 40 years ago... can't get enough of every second of it.

[cubchubby]

Very nice... thanks for sharing!

[danimal511]

a women.......... lol

[hawkersmusic]

Yeah! Freddie was the best of the three "Kings"

[keefarona]

He the least known of the three "Kings" (Albert & BB) , but In my opinion, he's the BEST of the three ... AWSOME !

[azdv]

Heart and soul! SOUL!!!! He can do everything, sing, play guitar, entertaining, the lot!

[Mariekesone]

The Optimum....ACE!!!!

Best Blues you are gonna get....

[Willinthehall]

First lick and I was on my knees.

[Platano0587]

Damn the first 13 seconds can put to shame almost any player. A very good and intimidating musician indeed.

Shame he was gone long before I was even born, but then again so were most good musicians.

[BordiniBlues85]

freddie king!!!!!! bluespower!!!!!!!!!!!!

[redmansounds]

This is one of the greatest exhibitions of Chicago blues of all time. Freddie's guitar tone just rips your friggin' heart clean out of your breast. Whoever posted this video, I'd like to shake that man's hand - OUSTANDING!!! Freddie King soaring at his all time best!

[redmansounds]

I think this is one of the greatest exhibitions of Chicago blues of all time. Freddie's guitar tone just rips your friggin' heart right out of your breast. Whoever posted this, I'd like to shake the man's hand - OUTSTANDING!!! Freddie soaring at his all time best....!

[IpkisStanley]

anyone know where to find tabs or an online lesson of how to play this style of slow minor blues rhythm guitar and chords?

[PeaceAndJustice357]

Got damn how the fuck you just have a bad ass intro like that man, shit that's what you call pure fire!!!!!!

[GibsonSantana]

Minor Blues in a major way

[RuggerBlues]

PURE SMOKE

[Bobbe09]

Oh man I can't believe Freddie, he's a f'n king of the blues guitar. I wish I could get a guitar like his one of these days

[tonewheeler76]

Fine performance !

It's so cool to see and hear that old Fender Rhodes suitcasepiano (pre '72) with that old raw plunky bell tone coming from the untapered Raymac tines. So cool ! R.I.P. Freddie King (my favorite of the three blues kings)

[mrtonebone]

Where can I get me one of them GOLD suits???

Freddie was "the man"

[alexarkin]

It sure is snazzy...and yet the eye still goes to Freddie.

Can't outshine the King... even with THAT suit...

[r3636g]

i love freddie king rnp

[r3636g]

i love freddie king

[Airicology]

haha SRV definately used a lot of Freddies licks...

its cool to hear the roots of SRV... and to see one of the three Kings doin what he does best.

rock on, Freddie!

[trevmm]

freddie freddie you are the king that man puts his heart and soul into every paformance check out my channel for more good stuff

[Rick99tx]

great !

[TREYOLDHIPPIE]

HEYLAW in one fine rendition

[Snotra]

White ladies up front..lol!

[muhjaheed]

What difference does that make? The 60s and 70s were a great era where segregation was being broken down by interracial associations. The great thing about blues, is it don't matter what you' are, as long as you can dig the blues cat and feel people's suffering.

[HOTROD74GremlinX]

It was L.A not some Mississippi juke joint!

[PeaceAndJustice357]

Your right he would of gotten lynched. LA would of done it a more "civilized " manner right!!!!!

[ibeyoutu]

when I see this I want to give up guitar.

[HighZombiesRule]

Don't man, just keep practicing! :)

[Jenscool]

Freddy is King!

[rajeshmhn]

I think my face just melted.......wait....let me check.....Yes its confirmed my face just melted away. Dam this is good pot :-)

[rickyjay2006]

this is that good shit right here

[alexistexias]

greattttttttttttttttttttttt

[killergames187]

Love it man!!

[johnnyjolijt]

The George Foreman of the Blues. (Look)!

[HorrificMonstrosity]

Feel it. Makes me wanna play my guitar now!

[ykaff]

just amazing :s damn

[francorpier]

My favorite bluesman ever. Great video.

[JacKass00001]

In the old times there was a slogan:

"Clapton is God".

There ain't no Gods.

But there were three Kings, and they wasn't named Eric..

[geodezija8888]

Nicely said!!

[vanu49]

Jackass,

Youre so right, but lets say that EC is one of their sons

and Im convinced that Eric knows that.

Tks to Youtube,I know more about the greatness

of Freddie King and learned where it all came from.

Greets.

[Kaalec]

Eric bowed before the three kings with reverence. He still does. He is the Crown Prince.

[jazz1bro]

@JacKass00001

I saw all three live!!! Throw in Albert Collins too! There are no matches with their degrees of originality/tones and depth of real souls.

[rokedetbamidbar]

@JacKass00001

So right!

This is the real thing.

[sloRockskynyrd]

@JacKass00001 clapton is definetely one of the kings...if not he's waiting in line for the crown

[Soulshine59]

@JacKass00001

don't hate on Clapton! he was in my opinion king of the British blues movement and is Blues Royalty now right up there with B.B. King and the rest of em!

[beehide]

@JacKass00001 Thats the truth!!!!

[Cnordland]

Now, THAT's the blues, first class!

[arkee71]

incredible....his voice really conveys pain and agony and makes you feel good inside

[gotbluespower]

I just get chills listening to him play...oh man...what I would've given to be alive then lol.

[BlueBlueFeelin]

he was on that night i think

[48755003]

Incredible performance!! Thx for the post!!

[AirCobb]

back when a guitar cost a couple hundred dollars..If only I was born back then...

[gremz01d]

What planet are you on?... Cheap crapola thing i'm jammin' on now only cost me a couple of hundred dollars... If it only cost a few hundred back then, in comparison to today, would have felt like a few thousand!

[AirCobb]

I mean an actual guitar you could be proud to play/own..a Gibson like that now a days is a couple grand. U are right on the comparison of a few thousand back then though!

[sliLIFE]

back then a couple hundred was like a couple thousand now! :)

[bluesdude14]

I saw Freddie in Biloxi Mississippi in 1969,, one of those prefomances that burns holes in your memories. Truelly one of the greatest of all time.

[BlueGalen]

i can't get tired of listening to this particular perfomance!! It's just mind blowing!

Come back freddie!!

[Hope6sic6]

Check out my version of this song

[LiquidGold2]

Fantastic!

[SRSattern]

Oh man. I wish someone had hideaway from this set... it is a up tempo version that kills. Those people in the front were lucky man.

[pacoguitarra]

Freddie is amazing,surely the best!

[Immaculate416]

Theres an interesting combo, a telecaster playing rhythm for a ES 345.

[jimmyjubejube]

wow. hes amazing.

[obiwan6885]

Freddie King is the man!!

[asgargarath]

O Chrystusie Nazareński!!! Piękności!!! Blues jak się patrzy.

[OliviaKent]

Oh man, this brings the memories! I saw Freddie so many times at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, Texas, circa 73-76. No a/c in that hall, and Freddie could sure heat it up on a hot Texas night. dayum! Why do the good die so young?  I miss you Freddie King.

[stratmarshall666]

lucky bastard haha

id kill to see him

[oasisMikeGallagher]

king of kings!!

[xledzepplinx]

i agree so much

[ibeyoutu]

I'm new to youtube, but recently I posted a comment on the Eric Clapton version of this song saying it was passionless by comparison. Talk about backlash! Seems like everyone hears things differently.

[tonewheeler76]

Wow ! GREAT performance of Freddie. So cool to see and hear the early version of the Fender Rhodes Suitcase Piano with that raw, bell-like sound of the untapered Raymac tines. SO COOL !!! R.I.P. Freddie, the REAL KING OF THE BLUES

[jereuter01]

The opening solo tracks the kick ass version on his greatest hits album. First time I heard it was when a couple of very cool dudes at a low wattage Cumming, Forsyth County Georgia radio station used it as the theme song to open their show around 7 am.

[TREYOLDHIPPIE]

There's a lot of people who talk about "THE THREE KINGS"-- "BEE" Albert n Freddie..

[superbadbrad]

Hail to the KING OF THE BLUES!!! What a voice

A big black bumblebee.He must have been the best live.CAN YOU FEEL IT?

[ibeyoutu]

Damn that's powerful. Must have watched this 50 times and it still gets me.

[sam19851]

Always love a bit of Freddie King.

This version in particular of one of my favorite blues numbers cuts to the core. Fantastic guitar work amongst many other things! Keep playing Freddie!

[elitekillaa]

GOd damn it, i feel the blues

[thinkingevil]

holy fuck praise the Lord!

[ryan401]

freddy is the king...his tone is almost like when you put your wah wah pedal to the floor...this dude is insane...just amazing

[KonaNunu]

I'm a big blues fan and I'm ashamed to say that up until now I knew very little about Freddie King.

I'm blown away. How did I miss this guy????

[ibeyoutu]

I wonder what he was like in person.

[wnorcott]

Freddy is getting that sound by using 1 fingerpick on his index finger and playing all upstrokes. Unbelievable tone and technique.

[wnorcott]

Freddie King definitely influence Eric Clapton, no doubt about it.

[strandwolf]

And SRV, Jeff Beck, Peter Green....

[mostronf]

i see so many videos but i wonder if freddy .has playded in stage with some monter like albert coolins o king o bb

[punterg]

what intensity in his performances!...hes such a monster on that guitar...

[passthepick]

Actually, JimmyGuitarist, Hendrix was a huge Buddy Guy fan he would cancel his own gigs to go to Guy's shows. He's Hendrix's major Blues influence. Guy talked about it in the movie "Lightning in a Bottle", they even had footage.

[JimmyGuitarist]

Yea I know, he was influenced by everyone in the blues. From Robert Johnson to, well, Buddy Guy.

[phantom5691]

it looks like he uses alot of upstrokes to get that real stacatto, nasty tone...this is a sick individual. may his musical soul rest in peace

[shaserv]

I think Freddie King influenced everybody, didin't he ?? Ya, I think he did.......

[SublordUtilax123]

pretty much

[777User]

hehehehehehehe

yes he did.

[uchingono]

I was very fortunate to play with Freddie several times in the early 70s he was one of the nicest people I ever met, also T.Bone Walker he would buy every one drinks at the bar and be broke.

keep on,

Derek Stanley

[MeroyBabylon]

ON se Prosterne Freddie envoie du très très très LOURD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[liverpudn]

This is enough to make you sin, my God what a song and the emotions are incredible. You can feel his pain.

[WONtothaG]

man, that's some emotion in that playing

[JimmyGuitarist]

When I say that, I mean that Freddie influenced Jimi, not the other way round.

[JimmyGuitarist]

I can definitely hear some of them wailing solo's in jimi's red house.

[bluesman189]

Nobody plays music with this much emotion anymore. It's awesome how blues guys like Freddie, SRV, and B.B. King connect with the music.

[emperorof420]

i LOVE his music omg, its got so much grip on people

[zethmed]

Freddie doesnt nowhere get the respect he deserves. He was a fuckin monster!!!!! His tone was razor sharp cuts to the fuckin bone. thanks for the post

[MeroyBabylon]

cette version est un joyau

[lukemathiesen]

PAIN

[amazingguitarsam02]

Is that Steve Crooper on rythem?

[tuue]

Fantastic!

[ShultzMaister]

amazing preformance !!

[ShultzMaister]

Great !