Taking Care of Business: 1956-1973 [Bear Family] [Box]

Performer: Freddie King
Producer: Denny Cordell; Freddie King; Tunc Erim; Jimmy Douglass; Leon Russell; Michael Cuscuna; Sonny Thompson; Richard Weize (Reissue); Bill Dahl (Reissue)
Distributor: Bayside Record Dist.

Notes: Personnel: Freddie King (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar); Eloise Whitfield (vocals); Don Preston (guitar, background vocals); Cornell Dupree, Bobby "Blanco" King, Fred Jordan , Lonnie Mack, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Billy Butler, Bobby Turner (guitar); Hugh McCracken (harmonica); Willie Bridges (saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); David "Fathead" Newman (saxophone); Trevor Lawrence (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Clifford Scott, H. Johnson, Frank Wess, George Coleman, Osborne Whitfield (tenor saxophone); Ernie Royal, Joe Newman , Melvin Lastie, Martin Banks (trumpet); Leon Russell (piano, organ, keyboards); Sonny Thompson (piano, organ, background vocals); Rev. Patrick Henderson (piano, organ); David Maxwell, Gary Illingworth, Billy "The Kid" Emerson, George Stubbs (piano); John Gallie, James Booker, Bob Griffin , David Byrd, Deacon Jones (organ); Bill Willis (electric bass, background vocals); Donald "Duck" Dunn, Oscar Crummie, Wayne Bullock, Robert "Mojo" Elem, Jerry Jemmott, Benny Turner, Carl Radle (electric bass); Kenneth "Spider Webb" Rice, Charles Blackwell, Charlie Robinson, Alex Jackson , Deannie O'Neil, Norman Pride, Jim Gordon , Jim Keltner, Philip Paul, Chuck Blackwell (drums); Gene Redd (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Bill Inglot. Illustrators: Andr� Hobos; Willy Leiser; Rien Wisse; Marc De Jonghe; Gerard Doidy; Eri Lindahl; Bill Greensmith; Detley Hoegen; Gerard Doidy; Andr� Hobos; Erik Lindahl; Marc de Jonghe; Rein Wisse; Willy Leiser; Steve Richards ; Detlev Hoegen; Bill Greensmith; Victor Pearlin; Steve Richards . Photographers: Andr� Hobos; Willy Leiser; Rien Wisse; Marc De Jonghe; Gerard Doidy; Eri Lindahl; Bill Greensmith; Detley Hoegen; Gerard Doidy; Andr� Hobos; Erik Lindahl; Marc de Jonghe; Rein Wisse; Willy Leiser; Steve Richards ; Detlev Hoegen; Bill Greensmith; Victor Pearlin; Steve Richards . This 7-CD 168-track Bear Family box set is the most extensive Freddie King collection ever conceived. The powerhouse blues guitarist and singer was probably more of a direct influence on blues-rock guitar masters such as Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray, Jimmie Vaughan, Jeff Beck, et. al., than any other blues instrumentalist, including the two other Kings--Albert and B.B. Freddie KIng was also an active contemporary in the rock era; this massive set compiles all of his work from 1956 up until 1973, from '50s R&B labels like Federal and King to the southern rock label Cotillion-Atlantic and even Leon Russell's Shelter Records. Included, of course, is King's biggest hit, "Hideaway" (covered by both Clapton and Jimmie Vaughan), as well as "Have You Ever Loved A Woman," "I'm Tore Down," and many other rare and unissued tracks. Also included is a 104-page hardcover book with text by prolific liner note author Bill Dahl.

Three Kings--B.B., Albert, and Freddie--ruled the electric blues guitar world of the 1960s. Freddie King was perhaps the rawest, most visceral player among them. His style earned him the eternal admiration of guitar legends Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, among many others.

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