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Category: Freddie King

"Lonesome Whistle Blues"
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“Lonesome Whistle Blues”: Train = Pain

Unnamed vocalists perfectly evoke a lonely late night train whistle on Freddy King‘s mournfully swinging “Lonesome Whistle Blues“: “Lonesome Whistle Blues” Freddy King (1961) Freddy King – Guitar & vocalsSonny Thompson – PianoPhilip Paul – DrumsBill Willis – Bass This song was catchy enough (#8 R&B) to cross over into

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"I'm Tore Down"
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Tore Up vs. Tore Down? Musical Retort, Possibly

On March 12, 1956 drummer and vocalist, Billy Gayles, recorded “I’m Tore Up” at Cincinnati’s King Studios backed by Ike Turner and His Rhythm Rockers: “I’m Tore Up” Billy Gayles (1956) “I’m Torn Up” received a B from Cash Box  (“an okay deck”), who characterized the song as a “middle

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