A true masterpiece, full of dashing solos and containing some of Freddie King's finest vocals since his heyday in the late '50s and early '60s. Released by Shelter Records in 1972, Texas Cannonball is similar to his first Shelter outing ( Getting Ready), but with more of a rock feel. It covers tunes by Jimmy Rogers, Howlin' Wolf, and Elmore James, tackles compositions by Leon Russell and, more unexpectedly, Bill Withers, Isaac Hayes-David Porter, and John Fogerty (whose "Lodi" is reworked ninto "Lowdown in Lodi"). King's own pen remained virtually in retirement, as he wrote only one of the album's tracks. Tracklist Side ALOWDOWN IN LODIRECONSIDER BABYBIG LEGGED WOMANME AND MY GUITARI’D RATHER BE BLINDSide BCAN’T TRUST YOUR NEIGHBORYOU WAS WRONGHOW MANY MORE YEARSAIN’T NO SUNSHINETHE SKY IS CRYING
