- Freddie Langdon
Freddie Langdon (
February 23 ,1922 -August 2 ,1988 ) was a world championfiddle 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:
*
Kenny Price
*Bonnie Lou
* Buddy Ross
* Jay NeasHe got his start in
Country Music atRenfro Valley in KentuckyHe also sang backup for
James Brown at King Records inCincinnati, OH in the early '60sFreddie 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.Other instruments played by Freddie are:
* Bass
*
Guitar Discography
* "Freddie Fiddles Around" (1974 - Artist's Recordings)
* "Closest Thing to Love/Mama Call Me Home - Single" (1978 - AMG)References
* [http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/story/index.php?id=12851 Hillbilly-Music.com]
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479329 Midwestern Hayride televison series information at Internet Movie Database]
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