The Road: Aaron’s Perspective
inUncategorizedon January 28, 2014
Tim and David Bryant Tim, B and I traveled just under 2,000 miles throughout the South from January 13th – 17th, visiting Drink Small, David Bryant, Little Freddie King, Alabama Slim, Guitar Slim, Jr., Guitar Lightnin’ Lee, Willie James and Leyla McCalla. Seeing eight artists in five days was thrilling. I work in varying capacities […]
Watch: Short Little Freddie King Documentary
inNewson January 28, 2014
Former MMRF Intern and Filmmaker Tom Ciaburri made this short documentary of Little Freddie King, where he talks about his two-wheel Cadillac, the Blues and living in the south. Check it out!
On the Blog: Hanging in the NOLA Musicians Village
inNewson January 24, 2014
Day three of the Music Maker Road Trip saw Tim, Aaron and B in New Orleans visiting several artists, including Little Freddie King. Read about their stop in NOLA on the blog!
Third Day on the Road: Hanging in the NOLA Musicians Village
inUncategorizedon January 24, 2014
Little Freddie King by Gregg Roth I have been traveling to New Orleans on a regular basis since my first visit in 1981. It is the northern tip of Caribbean and it is an enchanting magical city. In 1997 I was contacted by Little Freddie King to help him with some dentures, and over the […]
Diggin’: Etta Baker’s “Carolina Breakdown”
inNewson January 23, 2014
Listen: Carolina Breakdown Etta Baker has been playing guitar since she was three, and it’s obvious. Carolina Breakdown is one of her best. Maybe it’s because I can’t listen to it without tapping my feet. Maybe it’s because the melody gets stuck in my head all day. Or maybe I’m a bit partial to anything […]