Freddie Langdon
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Freddie Langdon was a world champion fiddle
player.
Birth: February 23, 1922 (Annville, KY)
Death: August 2, 1988 (Middletown, OH)
Fred Eugene Langdon (Freddie) was born in the small town of Annville, KY, and learned to play the fiddle by ear at a very early age.
He obtained most of his fame on the Cincinnati based WLW-TV show "Midwestern Hayride
" as the fiddle player on the show.
Freddie played with well known greats such as:
He got his start in Country Music
at Renfro Valley in Kentucky
He also sang backup for James Brown
at King Records in Cincinnati, OH in the early '60s
Freddie also appeared on the Arthur Godfrey
show in the late '50s.
Freddie, Kenny,Buddy and Jay Neas were part of a country music band called "The Hometowners"
Freddie died of liver cancer
in 1988. His survivors are wife, Faye, and son, James (Jamie), Worthington, OH and children from a previous marriage, Lynda, Barry, Larry, Donna, and nine grandchildren.
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
player.
Birth: February 23, 1922 (Annville, KY)
Death: August 2, 1988 (Middletown, OH)
Fred Eugene Langdon (Freddie) was born in the small town of Annville, KY, and learned to play the fiddle by ear at a very early age.
He obtained most of his fame on the Cincinnati based WLW-TV show "Midwestern Hayride
Midwestern Hayride
Midwestern Hayride, sometimes known as Midwest Hayride, was an American country music show originating in the 1930s from WLW-AM and later from WLWT-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the 1950s it was carried nationally by NBC and then ABC television...
" as the fiddle player on the show.
Freddie played with well known greats such as:
- Kenny PriceKenny PriceJames Kenneth "Kenny" Price was a singer, songwriter, and actor. Nicknamed the "Round Mound of Sound," Price recorded for the Boone and RCA Victor, MRC and Dimension record labels, charting thirty-four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts between 1966 and 1980...
- Bonnie LouBonnie LouBonnie Lou is an American rock and roll and country music singer. During the mid-1950s, Bonnie Lou helped pave the way for future female artists as one of rock and roll's first female singers...
- Buddy Ross
- Jay Neas
He got his start in Country Music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
at Renfro Valley in Kentucky
He also sang backup for James Brown
James Brown
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
at King Records in Cincinnati, OH in the early '60s
Freddie also appeared on the Arthur Godfrey
Arthur Godfrey
Arthur Morton Godfrey was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname, The Old Redhead...
show in the late '50s.
Freddie, Kenny,Buddy and Jay Neas were part of a country music band called "The Hometowners"
Freddie died of liver cancer
Liver cancer
Liver tumors or hepatic tumors are tumors or growths on or in the liver . Several distinct types of tumors can develop in the liver because the liver is made up of various cell types. These growths can be benign or malignant...
in 1988. His survivors are wife, Faye, and son, James (Jamie), Worthington, OH and children from a previous marriage, Lynda, Barry, Larry, Donna, and nine grandchildren.
Discography
- Freddie Fiddles Around (1974 - Artist's Recordings)
- Closest Thing to Love/Mama Call Me Home - Single (1978 - AMG)