Texas Cannonball Explained

Texas Cannonball
Type:studio
Artist:Freddie King
Border:yes
Recorded:February 2–27, 1972
Genre:Blues, Texas blues
Length:36:31
Label:Shelter
Producer:Denny Cordell
Prev Title:Getting Ready...
Prev Year:1971
Next Title:Woman Across the River
Next Year:1973

Texas Cannonball is a studio album by the American blues musician Freddie King, released in 1972 by Shelter Records.[1] [2]

The first five songs were recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee; the other five at Skyhill Studios in Los Angeles, California.

Artwork

This cover art is playing the guitar as Freddie King rises to the ground, and armadillos are popping out. These armadillos are symbolized by the anti-cultural mascots of Texas created by artist Jim Franklin.

Critical reception

Reviewing a 1991 reissue of Texas Cannonball, The Commercial Appeal called the album "a masterpiece," writing that it is "full of dashing solos and some of [King's] finest vocals since his heyday in the late '50s and early '60s."[3] In 2007, the Houston Chronicle listed it among the 75 essential Texas blues albums.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Blues guitarist Freddie King joins Rock Hall royalty in 2012. Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia.
  2. Web site: Encyclopedia of the Blues. Edward M.. Komara. August 22, 2006. Psychology Press. Google Books.
  3. News: Wynn . Ron . FREDDIE KING MASTERPIECE OF '72 BLUES IS REISSUED . The Commercial Appeal . May 17, 1991 . E17.
  4. News: Dansby . Andrew . SOUNDS OF TEXAS - The blues Texas style: 75 essential recordings . Houston Chronicle . September 30, 2007 . Zest . 12.