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Kings of Blues & Rock examines the
playing styles of eight of the greatest and most influential blues and rock
guitarists that have ever lived: Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Jimmy Page,
Johnny Winter, T-Bone Walker, B. B. King, Albert King and Freddie King.
Kings of Blues & Rock is presented in eight Volumes, one volume for each
artist. <<
Click player below for a sample video from the course >>
This volume of video guitar lessons examines the playing style of Freddie King. A little younger
than his fellow “Kings,” Freddie King was born in 1934 in Texas, and the
combination of his youth and proximity lend a vibrant intensity to his
playing that sets him apart from Albert and B.B. Freddie spent a lot of time
in Chicago as a teenager, learning at the feet of Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy
Waters, and picked up many playing tips from Jimmy Rogers, Muddy’s
guitarist. Freddie first made a name for himself with a string of very
successful instrumentals, like “Hideaway”—covered brilliantly by Eric
Clapton with the Bluesbreakers—as well as “The Stumble,” “San-Ho-Zay” and
“Sen-Say-Shun.”
Though there is a lot of B.B. in Freddie’s early style, he soon created a
sound all his own, one earmarked by fast, biting licks and incredible
intensity. Also, he modernized the blues with his seminal Shelter recordings
in the mid-70s, produced by Leon Russell, which focused on hard-driving funk
as well as sophisticated modern blues.
Kings of Blues & Rock will impact your playing in two distinctly
different but equally important ways: first, you will learn how to play
guitar in the style of Freddie King;
more importantly, you will be able to take this information and use it to
create your own style and sound in rock and blues guitar.
The playing styles of each artist is examined in a variety of musical
settings designed around the artists' signature style and performances. All
of the solo segments are played first at tempo, over practice rhythm tracks,
and then presented slowly with thorough explanations. Practice rhythm tracks
are provided so that you can practice the solo examples as presented and
work on creating your own solo variations and ideas. Also discussed is the
type of guitar and amp each artist favors, and the means by which they
achieve their distinct, signature sound.
 Your Kings of Blues & Rock instructor,
Andy Aledort is
himself a "King" amongst players, editors and educators. Aledort has served
as senior editor for several top guitar magazines, has authored over 200
guitar instruction books and DVDs and tours with high-profile artists such
as Buddy Guy, Dickey Betts, and the Allman Brothers band.
Kings of Blues & Rock is optimized for intermediate to advanced
players and is presented as interactive video software on CD-ROM (Windows
and Mac compatible). The entire course features 160 full-length video
lessons (20 per artist) and includes text overviews, practice rhythm tracks,
standard notation and interactive Power Tab so that you can "hear" and "see"
the tab/notation played out at any speed, without effecting pitch.
TrueFire's video player features zoom, frame advance, looping and other
handy controls.
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"learn all of the essential
elements for soloing in the style of each of these great players"
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