Freddie King Texas Flyer 1974-1976
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Excellent companion to the first box set issued. Getting both box sets one will have all of Freddie King's volume of recorded works. Loved all the live stuff many of which were not available before. If you are a Freddie King fan then add this to your collection. You won't be disappointed.
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Loved reading the background/history of the organization.  A "must have" for the casual and ultimate Flyer fan!  Couldn't put it down.  Read the entire book in 2 1/2 days and will reread it again!  LOVED IT!
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How could anyone suspect that this local Spanish speaking Rock & Roll

artist would be the huge C&W star of the 70's? It was impossible to

predict but the fact is that this really happened. I've already

reviewed some of Freddy's CD's whether it's C&W, R&R, Tex Mex or

genuine Mexican traditional ballads and given them 5 stars. This

incredible artist interpreted all kinds of music and did it wonder-

fully .This CD holds his first recordings from the late 50's in a pure

rockabilly style from local Mexican hits to covers of Elvis' songs.

A real gift for Rockabilly fans and those interested in Freddy Fender's

music in general.
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The band is incredibly tight and funky, Freddie's playing top notch, singing voice is in fantastic form...just an incredible concert.  Taped for a Dallas PBS Station in 73, Freddie and his band give it their all. The best King DVD I have and I can't recommend this one enough.  Freddie was truly was of the greatest ever to pick up a guitar.  The one thing I don't like about the DVD, is the brief insertion of an interview during "Ain't Nobody's Business".  That was stupid...but because the rest is so good, forgivable.

If you don't have any Freddie King on DVD, I strongly suggest you start with this one.

1-Big Legged Woman
2-Ain't Nobody's Business
3-Look Over Yonder Wall
4-Ain't No Sunshine
5-Blues Band Shuffle
6-Have You Ever Loved A Woman
7-Goin' Down/Hideaway
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This is a wonderful look back at Freddie's early work. He found little monetary success, until he hooked up with Leon Russell's "Shelter Records". I had the great opportunity to see Freddie, once as the opening act for Leon and the other time J.J.Cale opened, followed by Freddie as Russell was again the headliner.

I cannot think of one GREAT blues guitarist that didn't cover at least one of Freddie's legendary songs. Do you enjoy the blues? Yeah? Well you won't have buyers remorse, remembering, it was recorded in the mid sixties.
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Check this guy out! He put out a classic 'spiritual jazz' album in the 70's that's almost impossible to find. He did this in early 80's and it's really something!
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I saw Sky King advertised on amazon. It brought back childhood memories. I had to purchase this one. Great price and delivery.
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There are plenty of people who think that Elvis recorded nothing worth listening to during the seventies, but while I'll concede that his seventies music was not always great, he did make plenty that I enjoy. This set, made up of the eighteen tracks that Elvis recorded during a six-day period in December 1973, is as good as anything that Elvis recorded in the seventies. The first ten tracks were originally released on an LP titled Promised Land, while the remaining eight tracks appeared on an LP titled Good times - this album contained two other tracks recorded at a different time, which are omitted from this set.

The songs are a mix of covers (drawn from pop, country and gospel sources) and originals. Among the covers are Promised land (Chuck Berry), Loving arms (first recorded by Dobie Gray), Help me (Larry Gatlin), Talk about the good times (Jerry Reed), Good time Charlie's got the blues (Danny O'Keefe), If that isn't love (Dottie Rambo), Spanish eyes (Al Martino), She wears my ring (Ray Price), There's a honky tonk angel (Conway Twitty) and You asked me to (Waylon Jennings).

However, the cover with the most interesting history is My boy, which was originally co-written and first recorded by French singer Claude Francois in 1969 as Parce que je t' aime mon enfant. Translated into English in 1970, Richard Harris recorded the song and it is this version that Elvis covered. You've never heard of Claude Francois? He also co-wrote and first recorded Comme d' Habitude, a song that later became My way (and which Elvis also recorded, but not in 1973).

The original songs are mostly of a very high quality, especially It's midnight, I got a feeling in my body, Your love has been a long time coming.

If you are interested in Elvis Presley's seventies music, this is definitely for you. If you enjoy his late sixties music but remain to be convinced that he did anything worthwhile thereafter. Give this a listen.
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In my opinion, Freddie King is the very best of the legendary blues artists. He combines a fabulous voice with fantastic guitar playing, which is a complete rarity among legendary blues artists. Freddie King's most popular cd release is Freddy King Sings. This cd is very much a true pleasure to hear and enjoy. This is blues as it best sounds, with a touch of swing. On Freddy King Sings, Freddie's voice sounds much better than do the early vocals of B. B. King. Plus Freddie is a much better guitar player than is B. B. King. Plus the sound quality of Freddy King Sings is far superior to the sound quality of early recordings of B. B. King. The long musical endurance of B. B. King and his continual touring probably account for B. B. King's great fame, but when we compare B. B. King and Freddie King at similar moments in musical history, we find that Freddie King is the superior blues artist. Freddy King Sings includes 14 songs, all of which provide us with a wonderful and very engaging blues listening experience. Freddy King Sings provides formidable musical documentation of the great musical achievements of Freddie King that should be very highly praised by us as a very important part of blues history. Freddy King Sings further strengthens my conviction that Freddie King is "The King of the Blues." Freddy King Sings is a MUST BUY for every true fan of THE BLUES. I enjoy listening to all of Freddy King Sings so much that it soon achieved a place of distinction in my car stereo.

John
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I was on that BOAC plane which was hijacked in 1970! I was a bit disappointed as the whole documentary was a skimmed version of what happened.  Even though this happened more than 30 years ago I still remember details like it happened yesterday!
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Great book on an interesting guy, he was Major League baseball in 1976, never seen anyone like him before or since, he made the game come alive and this is an excellent telling of his story!!
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A great book, on a small airline, that became a major player, in the mid-west. Like many airlines, this one started as a company line, flying people and truck parts, where ever they needed to be. The mascot, Herman, has become a well known image. Great telling of their story
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I got this on vinyl as a young boy, 10 or so years old. It was one of my first records ever, bought from a bargain bin at Caldor (remember that store???). I remembered well when Elvis died, about 2-3 years prior. I couldn't tell you how many times I've listened to it, but it was a lot. It was also pretty cool it was printed on "gold" vinyl. I still have it to this day.

It was one of the things in my music collection I wanted to upgrade, and when I finally got around to doing that, I found out it in fact had been printed on CD, but was now years out-of-print, and hard to find, and at a very high price, if you could find it. Well, I'm glad to say this seller sold it at a very, very, VERY fair price, still sealed!!!

This has all the songs on the original, and a few extra tracks as well. These aren't his best known songs, many I have only heard from this album, but they're all very good. It's a nostalgic album for me, and it brings me back when I now listen to this CD. It has an extended booklet with a couple stories from people who spent time with Elvis during the short period of his career when he toured Canada. All the songs contained on the CD are from Canadian writers/performers, and it has a couple different interviews from his Canadian tours, which was very early in his career.

If you're looking for something a bit different from everything we've heard a lot of from Elvis, this is a good CD to get. For me, it has a bit of nostalgia as well, and I love it for that!!!
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Picture Disc of a Live Show Performed in Houston Texas in the 1970's !! Great addition to my Picture Disc Collection
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This is a great book about the reknowned former Marshall University Coach Bobby Pruett and his glory years coaching that excellent upstart team. It's a must read!!!!
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I love the book..If you like Freddie, you will find it very informative and with gorgeous pictures
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Good book about the 1956 California Angels of the Pacific Coast League  who won over 100 games and were lead by star player Steve Bilko who hit 56 home runs and had 164 RBI,s. Details Bilko's career with the Angles as one of the greatest minor league HR hitters and his fame as a star in the PCL. Other players from one of the best minor league teams ever the  56 Angels are featured and the book also gives some history of the PCL. White also covers Bilkos inability to stick in the majors when called up. The writer could possiblity have covered more of Bilkos personal life but still a good baseball book. Purchased the book because Bilko is from my hometown and the high school baseball team still  plays at the same field where he played in Honey Pot.