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Freddie King - Texas Cannonball (200g)
Freddie King, guitar, vocals
Don Preston, guitar
Leon Russell, piano, organ, slide guitar
John Gallie, organ
Carl Radle, bass
Chuck Blackwell, drums
Duck Dunn, bass
Jim Gordon, drums
Al Jackson, drums
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 200g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Shelter Records
Recorded at at Ardent Studios in Memphis in February 1972
Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Produced by Leon Russell
Tracks :
Side A:
- Lowdown In Lodi
- Reconsider Baby
- Big Legged Woman
- Me and My Guitar
- I'd Rather Be Blind
Side B:
- Can't Trust Your Neighbor
- You Was Wrong
- How Many More YEars
- Ain't No Sunshine
- The Sky Is Crying
Reviews :
« Similar to his first Shelter outing (Getting Ready), but with more of a rock feel. That's due as much to the material as the production. Besides covering tunes by Jimmy Rogers, Howlin' Wolf, and Elmore James, King tackles compositions by Leon Russell and, more unexpectedly, Bill Withers, Isaac Hayes-David Porter, and John Fogerty (whose "Lodi" is reworked into "Lowdown in Lodi"). King's own pen remained virtually in retirement, as he wrote only one of the album's tracks. Reissued in its entirety on King of the Blues. » AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger
Released in 1972 as the second of Freddie King's three releases for Shelter Records, Leon Russell's Tulsa-based label. In fact, when Russell first formed Shelter, he reportedly did so partly to play out his vision of recording one of his favorites, Freddie King.
King's output on Texas Cannonball includes brilliant covers of songs by Howlin' Wolf, Lowell Fulson, Leon Russell, Bill Withers and Elmore James.
Backing artists include many musicians who played with Eric Clapton in the 1970s. Clapton has stated many times over that Freddie King was among his chief influences. Supporting musicians include Leon Russell on piano, Carl Radle and Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass, Jim Gordon, Chuck Blackwell and Al Jackson on drums, Don Preston on guitar and John Gallie on organ.
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