Freddie King - kings of blues series
Freddie King, born in September 3, 1934, died December 28, 1976, was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar", Mostly known for his soulful and powerful voice and distinctive guitar playing.
King had a major influence on electric blues music and on many later blues guitarists. His instrumental "Hide Away" was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of "500 Songs that Shaped Rock". King had an intuitive style, often creating guitar parts with vocal nuances.
He got this by using the open-string sound associated with Texas blues and the raw, screaming tones of West Side, Chicago blues. King's combination of the Texas and Chicago sounds gave his music a more contemporary feel than that of many Chicago bands who were still performing 1950s-style music.
In his early career he played a solid-body gold-top Gibson Les Paul with P-90 pickups. He later played several slimline semi-hollow body Gibson electric guitars, including an ES-335, ES-345, and ES-355. He used a plastic thumb pick and a metal index-finger pick.