Little Freddie King is surely a legend in New Orleans. True royalty. You can see his face on multiple murals, and when he steps foot onto his front porch or takes his “two-wheel Cadillac” out for a spin, everyone knows him and pays their respects. He’s almost as well known for his storytelling as for his music. A born raconteur, Freddie's songs are stories too, and his lyrics tell you about his remarkable life. However, for this record I asked Freddie if he would play the songs he loves the best, starting with the songs he first learned in 1940’s Mississippi when he jury-rigged a guitar out of a cigar box at eight years old.  

Classic works by Lightnin’ Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe are completely transformed in his hands. Take an iconic work like Howlin’ Wolf’s “Smokestack Lightning.” Somehow, Freddie makes it his. 

We made this record to be as unadorned as possible. Paul DeFiglia holding down the upright bass and Bobby Lewis joining on harp, adding a little structure for Little Freddie to expound from. That's the idea with this one. Like a private conversation with a legend. A front porch record.  – Elan Mehler