Little Freddie King, born Fread Eugene Martin on July 19, 1940, in McComb, Mississippi, is an American Delta blues guitarist. He learned to play guitar from his father and moved to New Orleans at the age of 14. In 1969, he recorded his first electric blues album with Harmonica Williams. King's career saw significant milestones including a European tour with Bo Diddley and John Lee Hooker in 1976. His notable albums include Swamp Boogie (1996), Sing Sang Sung (2000), and Chasing tha Blues (2012), which won Best Blues Album at the 12th Annual Independent Music Awards. King is a charter member of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, having performed there for over four decades, and was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. He has been honored with a Mississippi Blues Trail marker in McComb and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from OffBeat in 2021–22.
