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Fest Focus: Little Freddie King

May 1, 1996 by: Scott Jordan

Don’t let the name fool you: Little Freddie King is an underrecognized giant of country blues. In a town filled with funk, r&b and jazz, King is a living link to the rough Delta style that is rare in the Crescent City. The 56 year old Kinf moved to New Orleans from Mississippi at the age of seventeen, and has been a favorite at the Jazz and Heritage Festival ever since. This year he celebrates his twenty-fifth Jazz Fest appearance, and the recent release of Swamp Boogie, (Orleans R...

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