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Freddie Slack

p, 1910-1965 US, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Musician of Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Frederick Charles Slack.

American jazz pianist and bandleader. Born : August 07, 1910 in Westby, Wisconsin. Died : August 10, 1965 in Hollywood, California. Played with : Ben Pollack (1934-'36), Jimmy Dorsey (1936-'39), Will Bradley (1939-'41), Big Joe Turner, Johnny Mercer, Margaret Whiting and others. In 1942 he formed his own big band which recorded for Capitol Records until 1947, later moved to California, recorded in 1955, with a small group, an album for EmArcy.

     
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Soundtrack
Popular Tracks   
Mr. Five By Five on Capitol Collectors Series by Ella Mae Morse
The House Of Blue Lights on Freddie Slack - Best Of The Capitol Years by Freddie Slack
Mean Old World on The Complete Capitol / Black & White Recordings by T-Bone Walker
That Old Black Magic on The Complete Capitol Hits Of Margaret Whiting by Margaret Whiting
Pig Foot Pete on Freddie Slack - Best Of The Capitol Years by Freddie Slack
Slightly Barbaric on Freddie Slack & His Orchestra by Freddie Slack
Get On Board, Little Chillun on Capitol Records From The Vaults: "The Birth Of A Label" by Various Artists
Down The Road A Piece (with Will Bradley Trio) on Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration by Various Artists
Down The Road A Piece on Capitol Records From The Vaults: "Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll" by Various Artists
Riffette on Capitol Records From The Vaults: "The Birth Of A Label" by Various Artists

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Mosaic SelectFreddie Slack2005Album
Boogie WoogieFreddie Slack1985Compil.
The Greatest Recordings Of The Big Band EraHarry James / Freddie Slack / Bobby Sherwood / Abe Lyman / Dick Stabile1984Compil.
Rockin' BrewElla Mae Morse / Freddie Slack1969Compil.
The Hits OfElla Mae Morse / Freddie Slack1962Compil.
Rockin' The Boogie / Pig Foot PeteFreddie Slack1961Single
Boogie Woogie On The 88Freddie Slack1955Single
Boogie Woogie (On The 88 By The Great Freddie Slack)Freddie Slack1955Album
Freddie Slack's Boogie Woogie Volume 2Freddie Slack1950Single
Freddie Slack's Boogie WoogieFreddie Slack1945Album
A Cat's Ninth Life / Blackout BoogieFreddie Slack1945Album
Small Batch O' Nod / Cuban Sugar MillFreddie Slack1944Album
Beat Me Daddy (Eight To The Bar)Will Bradley And His Orchestra Featuring Ray McKinley And Freddie Slack1940Album
Freddie Slack’s Boogie Woogie / Volume 2Freddie SlackAlbum
Chopstick BoogieFreddie SlackSingle
Boogie In GFreddie SlackSingle
Boogie MinorFreddie SlackAlbum
The Complete Freddie Slack Volume 2Freddie SlackCompil.
Blackout BoogieFreddie SlackAlbum
For Dancers OnlyBuddy Morrow & Freddie SlackAlbum
The Complete Freddie Slack Volume 3Freddie SlackCompil.
The Complete Freddie Slack, Volume OneFreddie SlackCompil.
Mr. Freddie's Boogie (1940-1947)Freddie SlackCompil.
Boogie Minor / Boogie In GFreddie SlackAlbum
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