Freddie King - Hideaway

[bahblues]

King of the kings!!!

[1mespud]

The great Freddie King! Clarence Gatemouth brown on backup rhythym guitar was also the musical director on this show.

[paciaja]

To jest muzyka:)

[xXxXxDARKONExXxXx]

this is music. conservatively saying, about 90% of the garbage they play on "pop" radio can't come close to this.

[skontch1]

finally, the hall of fame. congrats freddie..you were one of the greats

[takfam07]

...And few people are aware that the little black guy playing the guitar behind him was every bit as great as Freddie King. Or Eric Clapton. The legendary Clarence "Gatemouth" brown.

[skontch1]

@takfam07 ..nice call bro..you know your shit..gatemouth played a pretty fair fiddle as well as a bunch of other instruments..

[monkigun]

I love Freddy but Clapton can stay right with him. Both are phenomenal and I am glad it is not in any way an either / or comparison. I can dig both and not feel conflicted whatsoever.

[kawanisi1968]

king.............



[rtblues]

GREAT! 

[GWENKER]

LedWhisky---Clapton cant touch this ehhh?? You need to get the wax out of your ears and listen to Clapton perform this on the Mayall album

[LedWhisky69]

@GWENKER Yeah, like I said....can't touch this. 

[happydonkey16]

Love Freddie!

[rudemood2011]

1:51-1:54. That nigga is getting down..........

[PBANDSNOW]

@rudemood2011 Your disgusting. It doesn't matter if your black or white, that language doesn't belong on a blues video. Go post your smut on a rap video.

[rudemood2011]

@PBANDSNOW Hey now. A black man can call another black man a nigga and it's a compliment. Now if one of you crackers called me a nigga then that's racist. I like freedy. He was a cool nigga

[nickthedick92]

@PBANDSNOW whoa whoa.. now i completely agree with the 1st part of that statement.. but shady is king of the rap game.. hip hop has no color anymore either.. as matter of fact the reason racism is still even an issue is cuz people like "rudemood" over here even bring it up

[gobingo8]

what instruments are used

[NintendoSinceBirth1]

bass player cant dance haha

[MrUnknownVariable]

@NintendoSinceBirth1 are you kidding? I dance like the bassist at all every dance I go to and I get ALL the ladies.

[eROCtele]

@NintendoSinceBirth1 too self-conscious for playing a richenbacker?

[olafbigandglad]

@eROCtele the bass player's playing a fender. rhythm guitarist #1 is playing a ricky, which i noticed right off the bat myself.

[miiiilllkky]

@NintendoSinceBirth1 thats the "I haven't shit in almost a week" dance

[Junk3t]

Before this clip I never knew that Rickenbacker made a hollow body bass At first I thought it was a 6 string which would have been a very odd choice for blues because they are so "jangly" sounding, but it turns out that bass player (right behind Freddie) has a Rickenbacker 4005. Very nice,

[Junk3t]

@Junk3t — I'm correcting myself. I just spotted the bass player with a Fender P-Bass, so that's a guitar behind Freddie and by the looks of it, it's a Rickenbacker 360. Like I said, a very odd choice for blues.

[NintendoSinceBirth1]

@Junk3t no thats a guitar, the bass players using a fender p bass

[Junk3t]

@unitedrockers It's The Peter Gunn Theme.

[LedWhisky69]

Eric Clapton can't touch this.

[nickthedick92]

@LedWhisky69 now i love freddy king.. but u can't diss clapton like that..

[karlbro92]

@LedWhisky69 Yes, he can. easily...

keep in mind he is one of the best blues musicians of all time

[ilmanmuutajamuutilma]

THIS IS MUSIC! When you look at saxophonist at left you see what kind of mood it gets me to.

[ramiz110]

genieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeeeeeeee

[Slash417]

finger plucking. Wooooooo he's got skillz!

[Dutchy1965]

this aint no Engelbert Humperdink song...................thank christ for that

[screenpuller]

It's no wonder this guy was a major influence on Clapton, SRV & many others. Look at some of the footage of the Cream & see Eric playing a similar guitar!

[PBANDSNOW]

@screenpuller He bought his 335 because most black blues artists of the day used guitars from Gibson's Electro Spanish series.

[tsubureanman]

Maybe...Backing guitar is Gatemouth Brown?

[joetaska]

@tsubureanman I couldn't tell from the video but I am just impressed that anybody else even knew Clarence Gatemouth Brown!! That dude was a freaking magician on the guitar!! Albert was not too shabby either!! And before anybody sends me hate mail...I was joking about Albert!! Dude was also magic!!

[ledzeprulz1234]

simply spectacular...

[Cyclist0623]

Pretty sure this bad has not only Freddie King, but Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (on guitar), and Billy Cox on bass. Spectacular! Freddie put a whammy on me!

[cengeb]

this guy is terrific! the clowns of today like Jay Z and 50 cent and Snoop dump need to take lessons from REAL TALENT!

[sustainablejeff]

1:50 -- flapper girl or go go dancer?



[verbw002]

I wish I was black. I want a voice like Freddie's, and I'm not gonna get that being white and ginger XP

[rizvif]

@squadrn078 That was about the only good thing slavery did bring was the Blues...other than that...there was nothing else good about it.

[superbuds0714]

IS HE PLAYING BARE-FINGER?!

[michaelpilot1000]

@superbuds0714

Yes, almost all bluesman played with out a guitar pick. Some used ring type picks. Same as for Banjo.

[superbuds0714]

@michaelpilot1000 oh oright.. but he has played with a pick before?

idk i might get some troll comments right now but i dont like how he sounds without the pick... not loud enough =)

[dezertfox4323]

This is outstanding.

[resurgam7]

Much as I like SRV, he didn't have go go dancers shakin' their moneymakers like Freddie did on this song.

Props to Freddie for a great song and great entertainment :)

[goodolarchie]

Amazing bluesman, manually plucking with P-I-M, rather unique technique for electric blues..

[serginhoguitarra]

Great blues man!!!

[SEVENTHSON89]

simply amazing!

[anonymouslolxD]

The guy on the sax is rockin'!

[toti4]

 One of the very first 45's I bought (before the Beatles came out) was "Jus' Pickin'" by freddie king on the Federal label. I played that record thru to the other side! And Lonnie Mack "Wham!" and "Memphis", and most of all "Green Onions" by Booker T. and the MGs- Steve Cropper's guitar... ah, "those were the days, yes they were, those were the days".

[wntersun666]

i wish music was still like this

[NagaJolokiafied]

Why were people so racist back then? Black people were even more awesome back then!!!

[erzica]

LOL to the dancing girl.

[stuka52]

My guitar teacher told me about 30 years ago, if you want to play the blues learn "Hideaway" by Freddie King. He was right, about 90% of all blues licks are in that song.

[brunop541]

Did BB king said any white Bluesman sucked ?

that is not is style

In fact, for him his cest wih is to be in the shadow of Louis Armstrong

[brunop541]

@brunop541

sorry, i mean fir himself is best wish is to be in the shadow of Louis (i'm French)

[JoJosG]

That bass and guitar syncopation is so bad-ass.

[UncleMontesBlues]

My good friend Isaac Scott (RIP) had all these tapes of "The Beat", it was a little local program out of Dallas, a black music show hosted by a (very hip) white guy! Note the guitar player right behind Freddie in front of the kick drum is another well-known Texan, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown.....!

[jplew138]

@UncleMontesBlues Also note that the bass player is Billy Cox, who later went on to play with Jimi Hendrix in Band of Gypsys and the Experience.

[JoJosG]

@jplew138 His brother/bass player was benny turner. He wrote a lot of the songs with freddie. Don't know who told you that.

[jplew138]

@JoJosG On the road, yes. But that's the house band, led by Gatemouth Brown. And I'm pretty sure that that's Billy Cox on bass.

[brunop541]

@jplew138

I'm a Frenchman of fifty, listen for black American music, since i was 10

You talk about Gatemouth Brown. I love his blues . And he is living , making music

Does any, folk, in the USA, to published the memories of one or two blues legend, before their ends

[stuka52]

@UncleMontesBlues Who says you can't play the blues with a Rickenbacker! 

[Wilfred45]

thank you Jesus for African Americans!!!!!

[MisterFergman]

great!!!!

[dizzyvonclutch]

Peter Gunn!!!

[fess1914]

cache seeker you are so right, I perform all the time and people always ask, who is the best etc. , But each style of music and each decade, for that matter has its greats, but urban blues, and all of the rock and roll artists up to today, owes big ups to the 3 Kings... Albert, B.B. and Freddie.... oh yeh!

[DBCB424]

Notice How Freddie varies the way he plays it from original recording of it. How cool. Blues tunes were never meant to be played the exact same. Great video!!!!

[killere2826]

que efecto es????

[mdandrea39]

Freddie King and his band had a nice flow to their music...

[brewcrewfan31]

Absolutely great great stuff. Could not say enough about how much rhythm soul, and life this music has. Why on earth do black people produce that crappy rap music now? Look at the talent and life they had before.

[jrfoster01]

If you like this track, you NEED to listen to Jeff healey's version. INSANE.

[jimidrix15]

you know there's a good guitarist when you don't need vocals to make the song good

[ChrisG566]

Anyone know the short lick he's playing at 0:42?

[MrUnseenBucket]

Why does he play with his strap over the other shoulder?

[yarekito69]

that's the reason to life..

[NintendoSinceBirth1]

they all literally cant stop grooving

[TheLedGuitarist]

WOW, he has a swagger on when he plays guitar

[thechewydude]

I think I've seen those black go-go dancers in a video of the Kelly Brothers..

[GilhamBob]

5 people have clicked dislike - that's mad isn't it? Well isn't it?

[Sirqle]

alright so this is admittedly my first time hearing him in my life, I was checking out a list of 100 Greatest Guitarists and thought I'd check him out and through the whole video I couldn't think anything other than he's absolutely fucking SICK!

[rollingstopp]

the big man -- kicks ass on guitar

[Dutchy1965]

thank christ for African Americans !

[MathiasShaw637]

@Dutchy1965 amen brother

[VicRoseMusic]

@Dutchy1965 finally!!!

[donottawaguitar]

@Dutchy1965 i would like to thank him for the little rascals

[Donniedoitall]

@Dutchy1965 lmaoooo man where did that come from

[Mattydilly]

@Dutchy1965 lmaoo

[NANDO218]

@Dutchy1965 there would be no soul in this country without them. we would still be listening to classical music. lol. not that classical music is bad music. it just seems to lack soul.

[MrSienisalaatti]

talent



[CacheSeaker]

@gladdingman Depends on ur defenition of slow :P

[gladdingman]

@CacheSeaker I've just never heard anybody refer to SRV as a slow blues player. Ever his slower tempo songs he explodes over with a some very fast licks

[AlvisLiquid]

Epic sax guy appears.

[jasper2252]

aaahw, look how happy they are xD

[dodeeze]

He has a thumb pick look closely used one most of the time.

[mrjohn1964]

In this song he couldn´t his astronomic potential of voice.

His guitar is sublime.

(but the best thing are the sha-na-na-dance-girls on the extremeties of the stage LoL

)

[mshornick]

cool, no pick!  this performance really rocks

[rollingstopp]

if you went out on a date and really wanted to be entertained--this is the man you would want to see back in the day

[MrFabs92]

dance..dance....dance

[jojmonkey224]

Thumbs up for black guitarists! (bb king, jimi henrix, freddy king, buddy guy, etc.)

[STILLAVRIL1]

This is grotesque.

Getting the musicians to jig about while miming for the cameras.

[deathbysilence1]

stevie ray made this song awesome

[idahormj66]

im going to get some go go dancers, maybe ill play better then!

[tetsu1000]

i recently knew him and started listening to blues.

and all i can say is that he is just awesome. this dude always makes me smile!

[STILLAVRIL1]

@tetsu1000

You recently knew him?

Are we talking about Freddie King who died in 1976?

[partisanliberal]

@tetsu1000 King died on stage 32 years ago, right after Christmas, from a heart attack.

[jonpaulmoen]

Is that an ES-335? Interesting picking style.

[Kohntarkosz]

Who's the guy talking to Freddie at the beginning?

[rayjr62]

@Kohntarkosz

Bill "Hoss" Allen. He was a long-time TV and radio host (and DJ) based out of Dallas, Texas. The !!!! Beat was one of the first locally produced programs on a Southern U.S. TV station to feature black musicians prominently. Hoss lived a great life. He passed away in 1997.

[rosseis]

billy cox in bass

[jojmonkey224]

i have no idea who originally wrote this song despite knowing about it for years

[JahJahPooPoo]

amazing jazz!

[gobadgers257]

this is so fucking awesome, i wish we still had black people like this carrying on the blues, now all they care about is their hip hop shit

[JahJahPooPoo]

@gobadgers257 and chicken

[musikfanat]

@gobadgers257 I so agree with you.

[sheddski]

oops i,m all wrong about the guitar they look alike in a way being hollow body,s but a friend showed me both and there is a little resemblanse but the gretch is worth alot more but the gibson was more popular and there is alot more built hope that clears that up

[sheddski]

THAT DUDE IS AMAZING NO PICK! JUST HIS FINGERS OLD SCHOOL YA!! AND HIS GUITAR IS CALLED COUNTRY GENTLEMAN BY GRETCH CHUCK BERRY ROY CLARK EVEN ALVIN LEE AND GEORGE HARRISON PLAYED ONE BUT OF COURSE SO DID CLAPTON LOOK UP ROLLING STONES ROCK AND ROLL CIRCUS AND THERE HE IS WITH YOKO ONO JOHN LENNON KIETH RICHARDS PLAYS BASS AND MITCH MITCHELL ON DRUMS WHAT A HOWEL

[Hockey996]

@sheddski dude thats a gibson es-345 or maybe a es-335. And whats wrong with clapton playing the same guitar as one of his heros?

[Kohntarkosz]

It's an ES-345. The ES-355 has a block fingerboard inlays, the "diamond" headstock inlay (like a Les Paul Custom), and a Vibrola whammy bar like the SG Custom.

[chadchap]

@ragingstorm33 The thing is when I hear FK and EC I hear EC is just copying him. Simple as that.

[Harryn58]

Freddie King is NOT my uncle! Don't ask me again! I wish he was though! Seems like a cool guy.

[Bluefirefoley]

Screw the Clapton version, D.C. Minner's version rules !!!!!!

[Harryn58]

Up all night with Freddie King!



[CacheSeaker]

Gosh stop putting Clapton down. If artists like B.B. King thought Clapton sucked that bad then he would not me on the big screen. Everyone has there Own unique style weather it be Light staccato blues like B.B. King or Eric Clapton, or Gritty Slow blues like Stevie Ray Vaughan or Albert King, fingerpicking blues like Albert Collins, Vimmie Vaughan, or Freddie King. Even third generation blues like the Allman Brothers or Joe Walsh, Everyone has there own unique style and plays how they want.

[gettarfar123]

@CacheSeaker...clapton sucks..to modernized..

[cookieicxc]

@CacheSeaker You've got to remember that a lot of ppl go on youtube so they can comment stuff just to piss ppl off.

[musikfanat]

@CacheSeaker I'm a big Clapton fan and Clapton is good, but, he just can't compare to this...

[gladdingman]

@CacheSeaker "SRV gritty slow blues?" gritty yes, slow no.

[my1name2]

@gladdingman never heard his good stuff then i guess

[gladdingman]

Good is relative. I've heard most of if not all of SRV released material and the majority of his songs he plays pretty darn fast. Even the slow ones he finds away to put a shedding solo in. Which ones are you talking about?

[rayjr62]

@CacheSeaker I agree. No need to put Clapton down. But the fact remains that as great as Page, Clapton, Beck, Vaughan, Winter, Walsh and Hendrix, etc. . . were, they didn't invent nothing. All they did was steal all the licks, riffs and styles of other people born before them. And Freddie King was one of the guitarists who they stole from.

[partisanliberal]

@rayjr62 RIGHT ON BRO' It's easy to imitate after the true innovator has figured it all out and laid it out for you, King has influenced so many guitarists like Clapton and Vaughn that 'their' imitators don't even know the true source. Here it is.

[samalextij445]

@CacheSeaker you mean Jimmie Vaughan lol but i agree with what your saying.

[ttrelph]

check out my video of my band, young 18/19 year olds playing this version. I would appreciate some feedback to improve, thanks. The search is 'T Ralph and the smoothtones' it should be the top one !

[jor99912]

Anyone that thinks Clapton & other Mimics are better than the real thing,

Should be listening to the BEATLES, BYRDS, ANIMALS, & TURTLES,

& stuff that they "Understand".

[Juniorhooker]

yeah freddie king now go check me out junior hooker playing and burning on this tune its smoking but only on a crappy amp and it is a direct upload happy new year and your the next contestant on the vibes is right dig if you dont dig it your a hater ,enjoy go check out my cuz wailing on the street roland duguay its under roland duguay if you dont like that your a hater enjoy the reason im plugging this way is the suck asses wont let us post our video responses

[baronofcheese]

@Juniorhooker LOL U MAD BRO?

[MrRedwoodvalley]

@Juniorhooker go back to second grade.

[Carthsgtr]

Rofl at this mans technique. Claptons version is truly better than this but this is still great.

[pipon55]

@Carthsgtr Ever heard SRV's version. It's awesome!

[Carthsgtr]

@pipon55

Personally I like Clapton's best but SRV's tone is amazing as always in his version.

[myn8804]

one of the swingingest things I have ever heard.

[aleester]

I'm sick of people saying Clapton's got no delivery, and never lived the blues... really? Let's see how perky you are when you realize your sister's your mom, go through heroin and alcohol addiction, then live through the death of your only son, not to mention the death of peers. As far as Clapton's version not holding a candle to Freddy's, I actually agree, but the Beano version was still good, and stamped w/ Clapton's intense brand of lead playing. This is my opinion, don't crucify me.

[93IzzyH]

@aleester seems like you´ve just red the book..

[aleester]

@93IzzyH I read the book, but I knew all that stuff way before the book came out, as many fans did. Clapton's struggles in life were well-known by the time the book was published. For people to say he has no inner drive and just goes through motions is being very dismissive of a life most people wouldn't have the strength to survive.

That said, my real point was that Clapton can play the blues right up there w/ the greats, like Freddy. He's earned it both musically and personally.

[JOHNNYG99X]

Clapton didnt just copy this, he took it to another level IMHO.. and in spite of being white, he has suffered more blues in his life than most bluesmen. Freddie King was great though RIP

[lofi73]

That was so cool!...Hot go go girls and everything

[yukihiro4962]

かっちょいい！

だけど…襟がデカいねぇ～^^;

[musikfanat]

Clapton could only wish he played it this well!

[thebert03]

@musikfanat

So true. Clapton just goes through the motions, Freddie is delivering it with attitude.

[Carthsgtr]

@thebert03

What are you talking about? This guy can barely do vibrato.

[CommanderRZ]

so cool............

[fIRsTRATmAN]

1:53 bouncing tits.... love me some blues tities!

[fIRsTRATmAN]

Guitar God Freddie King so talented yet so humble. Eric and the rest tried to copy but you cant play the blues like those who've suffered it. The blues masters will forever reign supreme.

[musikfanat]

@fIRsTRATmAN Clapton could never touch this...

[MIKECRAIGEN]

Fella's never been so happy to be playing the piano!!

[1navyseal1962]

lo at the woman in da backround

[DrDBug]

rock'n roll!

[playlikemicktaylor]

damn, Freddie kicks ass

[MrBUBBABENNY]

Mr Freddie King Passed on in 1976 ! He was loved very much loved & not Forgotten by many ! Ask Mr. Clapton who was playing w/ him for a number of tears after Duane Allman Passed ! Look it up !

[ryan123291]

i can play this :)

[Darkwinds6]

1:39 lol

[800988]

Freddie King must have been a huge man.

[Hotz1783]

Freddy's album "Freddy King Sings" is THE ALBUM to have. This tune is not his best. Freddy has to SING to be appreciated. A clear bluesy voice with lots of soul.

[Orovielo81]

GO MEN!!!! le dice y mira como arranca!

[joeholl3333]

god was behind those fingers.

[cgabler91191]

Freddie King - most amazing blues originalist!! He taught many to play after him, like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and many others. See the version "Aint No Sunshine" he does on youtube.

Thanks for the post!

[beerbaron00]

#1 for 20 weeks straight, FUCKEN RIGHTS! this was back when Musical talent actually ruled the charts...something we can only fathom nowadays.

[ragingstorm33]

i love black people!