Steve Freund

Infobox Musical artist


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Name = Steve Freund
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Origin = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genre = Blues
Years_active = 1974 - present
Label = Delmark Records
URL = [http://www.stevefreund.com Official Site]

Steve Freund (born July 20 1952, Brooklyn, New York [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fpfuxqr5ldae~T1 All Music Guide biography] ] ) is a blues guitarist, vocalist, bandleader and record producer. Although Freund has played all around the United States (including stops in New York, Chicago, etc.), he is presently based in the San Francisco Bay Area where he is best-known.

Career

His mother (who played classical piano) initially inspired Freund. In 1976, Freund moved to Chicago and began to play regularly with Sunnyland Slim, which then led to concerts playing alongside such notables as Hubert Sumlin, Big Walter Horton, Pinetop Perkins, Paul Butterfield, Luther Allison, Koko Taylor and Little Charlie & the Nightcats.

By the late 1990s, Freund had begun a regular residency at the bar/club 'The Saloon' in San Francisco, almost always playing alongside blues pianist Wendy DeWitt.

He appeared at the San Francisco Blues Festival in 2005.

Discography

* "Set Me Free" - (1984)
* "Romance without Finance" - (1987)
* "C" For Chicago" - (1999)
* "I'll Be Your Mule" - (2001)
* "Is What It Is" (with Dave Specter) - (2004)

ee also

*List of Chicago blues musicians

References

External links

* [http://www.stevefreund.com Official Website]
* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=STEVE|FREUND&sql=11:fpfuxqr5ldae~T0 Allmusic.com Page]