The Stumble

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"The Stumble"
The Stumble single cover.jpg
Single by Freddie King
from the album Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King
B-side "Takin' Care of Business"
Released1962 (1962)
Recorded1961
Genre Blues
Length3:15
Label Federal
Songwriters Freddie King, Sonny Thompson

"The Stumble" is a blues guitar instrumental composed and recorded by American blues artist Freddie King, for his 1961 album Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King . [1] It is considered a blues classic and follows in a string of popular instrumentals recorded by King in the early 1960s, including "Hide Away", "San-Ho-Zay", and "Sen-Sa-Shun". [2]

King uses a melodic guitar line and a chord progression that differs somewhat from that of the typical I–IV–V 12-bar format, such as starting on the IV (or subdominant) chord and a vi–ii–V–I turnaround. [3] In comparison to the more widely-known "Hide Away", music writer Dave Ruben describes it as "a virtuosic recording, with only [King's] 'Remington Ride' hot on its tail in the chops-required department". [4] "The Stumble", along with several other of King's most well-known instrumentals, is included on Rhino Entertainment's Hide Away: The Best of Freddy King (1993). [5]

As perhaps King's second most popular instrumental, [4] "The Stumble" has been recorded by many artists. [6] Rubin notes recordings by: [4]

References

  1. ↑ Dahl, Bill. "Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King –Review". AllMusic . Archived from the original on August 7, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Koda, Cub (1996). "Freddie King". In Erlewine, Michael (ed.). All Music Guide to the Blues . San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. p. 152. ISBN   0-87930-424-3.
  3. ↑ Backer, Matt (2002). "The Guitar". In Moore, Allan (ed.). Blues and Gospel Music (eBook ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN   0-521-80635-6.
  4. 1 2 3 Rubin, Dave (2016). Play Like Freddie King (eBook ed.). Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard. ISBN   978-1-4950-0875-7.
  5. ↑ Wynn, Ron. "Hide Away: The Best of Freddy King –Review". AllMusic . Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ "'The Stumble' –Also Performed By". AllMusic . Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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