# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/freddie-king
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:46:13.320Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/freddie-king"
name: "Freddie King"
slug: "freddie-king"
description: "Freddie King, also billed as Freddy King, was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Along with the unrelated Albert King and B. B. King, he is considered one of the \"Three Kings of the Blues Guitar\". Known for his soulful and powerful voice and distinctive guitar playing, King had a major influence on electric blues music and on many later blues guitarists."
tagline: "American blues guitarist and singer (1934–1976)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Freddie_King_1975_6.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1934-09-03"
deathDate: "1976-12-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           54.78
  momentum:             0
  historical:           23.33682133333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5042159/"
    handle:    "nm5042159"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.freddiekingsite.com"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "فريدي كينغ"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Фрэдзі Кінг"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Фреди Кинг"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Freddie King"
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    title: "Freddie King"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Freddie King"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Freddie King"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Freddie King"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "פרדי קינג"
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    title: "Freddie King"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Freddie King"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Freddie King"
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    title: "프레디 킹"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Freddie King"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Freddie King"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_King"
    title: "Freddie King"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_King"
    title: "Freddie King"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Кинг, Фредди"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Freddie King"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump