Early one morning in October, local blues guitarist and singer Little Freddie King left his 9th Ward home on his bicycle, bound for a grocery store. The sun had not fully risen, so he didn't see the ...

New Orleans’ undisputed biggest little fest, The Little Freddie King Blues Festival, is back this weekend at BJ’s, featuring sets by Washboard Chaz, Mem Shannon, Johnny Mastro, Sunpie Barnes and of ...

Blues enthusiasts in New Orleans are gearing up for a celebration as they come together to honor the 83rd birthday of legendary blues artist and 2022 Best of the Beat Lifetime Achievement Award winner ...

Freddie King, aka "The Texas Cannonball," has been honored on a new tribute album produced by guitarist Popa Chubby. Credit: Photo by Lionel Decoster. Creative Commons. Most blues fans can name the ...

New Orleans music royalty Little Freddie King is turning 85, and the city is invited to help him celebrate in true blues fashion. The party kicks off Saturday, July 19 at 9:30 p.m. at BJ’s Lounge, one ...

An ambitious list of singles will be released in advance of the album date: January 31 – “I'm Going Down” (featuring Joe Bonamassa); February 21 –“Big Legged Woman” (featuring Christone “Kingfish” ...

We’re live at Marigny Studios with Little Freddie King, an old school bluesman from McComb, Mississippi who lives in New Orleans’ 9th Ward. Little Freddie is a great teller of tales. During the ...

If there’s something ailing you, Little Freddie King might just have the cure. The New Orleans gutbucket blues guitarist and singer last month released his latest album, “Blues Medicine,” a title King ...

“It’s helped me achieve a new level of bluesdom,” Eric Culberson told me last week about preparing for “A Tribute to the 3 Kings of the Blues” on May 20 at Victory North. Featuring the music of Albert ...