1. Dennis Edward Freeman was an American Texas and electric blues guitarist.
14 Facts About Denny Freeman
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Denny Freeman worked with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Bob Dylan, Angela Strehli, Lou Ann Barton, James Cotton, Taj Mahal, Barry Goldberg and Percy Sledge amongst others.
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Denny Freeman was born in Orlando, Florida, on August 7,1944.
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Denny Freeman spent his adolescence in Dallas, Texas, in the late 1950s and played in a rock group called The Corals while in high school.
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Denny Freeman went to college in North Texas, and had a brief stay in Los Angeles, before relocating in 1970 to Austin, Texas.
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Denny Freeman started his career as co-lead guitarist in the Cobras with Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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Denny Freeman became a founding member of Southern Feeling in 1972, along with W C Clark and Angela Strehli.
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Denny Freeman lived and played with both Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
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Denny Freeman played piano on Jimmie Vaughan's first solo tour, and on a James Cotton album.
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At Antone's nightclub in the early 1980s, Denny Freeman was a member of the house band and backed Otis Rush, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, and Lazy Lester.
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Denny Freeman played with Bob Dylan's backing band between 2005 and 2009.
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Clem Burke played the drums on Denny Freeman's solo offering, Twang Bang.
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Denny Freeman was inducted into the Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Denny Freeman was 76, and was diagnosed with abdominal cancer several weeks before his death.