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Freddie King ↔ Otis Spann

Freddie King and Otis Spann are directly connected through shared producer Mike Vernon.

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Freddie King

📍 Gilmer, Texas, United States • 📅 1952 – 1976

The "Texas Cannonball" whose blistering instrumental anthems ("Hide Away", "The Stumble") and ferocious vocal roar directly shaped the British blues invasion.

Texas Blues Electric Blues Blues Rock
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Mike Vernon

Record Producer / Audio Engineer

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Otis Spann

📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States • 📅 1953 – 1970

The premier piano architect of post-war Chicago blues, anchoring Muddy Waters' band for decades and bridging Chicago blues to the British blues boom with Fleetwood Mac on The Biggest Thing Since Colossus.

Chicago Blues Piano Blues Electric Blues
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BAND LINER NOTES 📅 1952 – 1976

Freddie King

📍 Gilmer, Texas, United States

Archival Biography

The "Texas Cannonball" whose blistering instrumental anthems ("Hide Away", "The Stumble") and ferocious vocal roar directly shaped the British blues invasion.

Musical Genres

Texas Blues Electric Blues Blues Rock
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👥 Band Personnel (2)

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Freddie King

Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals

1952–1976
Leon Russell

Piano, Producer

1970–1974
💿 Record Labels:
Federal Records Shelter Records RSO Records
🎛️ Producers & Engineers:
Leon Russell Mike Vernon ⚡
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BAND LINER NOTES 📅 1953 – 1970

Otis Spann

📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Archival Biography

The premier piano architect of post-war Chicago blues, anchoring Muddy Waters' band for decades and bridging Chicago blues to the British blues boom with Fleetwood Mac on The Biggest Thing Since Colossus.

Musical Genres

Chicago Blues Piano Blues Electric Blues
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👥 Band Personnel (5)

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Otis Spann

Piano, Lead Vocals

1953–1970
Also in: Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers
Muddy Waters

Guitar, Vocals

1953–1968
Also in: Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers
Peter Green

Guitar

1969–1969
Also in: Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Fleetwood Mac (Blues Era)
John McVie

Bass

1969–1969
Also in: Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Fleetwood Mac (Blues Era)
S.P. Leary

Drums

1954–1970
💿 Record Labels:
Candid Records Blue Horizon
🎛️ Producers & Engineers:
Mike Vernon ⚡
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