The most virtuosic blues King big bad Freddie was a spectacular guitarist as well as a first rate singer and accomplished s ongwriter. As a transplanted Texan who moved to Chicago in the 50s Freddie rubbed shoulders with the likes of Buddy Guy Oti s Rush and Magic Sam. When he started churning out instrumental and vocal hits for the Cincinnati-based King Records in the e arly 60s his music combined the soul of Chicago blues with the swinging drive of Texas shuffles.