Texas Cannonball
| Texas Cannonball | ||||
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| Released | January 24, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | February 2–27, 1972 | |||
| Genre | Electric blues, Texas blues | |||
| Length | 36:31 | |||
| Label | Shelter | |||
| Producer | Leon Russell, Denny Cordell | |||
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Texas Cannonball is the ninth studio album by American blues guitarist and singer Freddie King, released on January 24, 1972 by Shelter Records. It is the second of three albums King recorded for Shelter Records, produced by Leon Russell and Denny Cordell, and showcases a dynamic mix of electric blues and blues rock.
King's reinterpretation of blues standards, along with his powerful performance, contributed to the album’s critical acclaim and solidified his role in the early 1970s blues revival.
Texas Cannonball remains one of King's most celebrated works and is often cited as a key influence on subsequent generations of blues and rock musicians.