Charleston Jazz Initiative Hosts National Book Tour Events with Author/Son, Alfred Green Rhythm Is My Beat chronicles Freddie Green’s life (1911-1987) and jazz career from his days growing up in ...

Rhythm guitarist Freddie Green–the heart and soul of the Count Basie Band for almost 50 years–died Sunday in Las Vegas of an apparent heart attack. Stricken after the Basie Band`s second performance ...

Freddie Green, Count Basie's long-time rhythm guitarist, recorded just one album as a leader—Mr. Rhythm, for RCA in December 1955. Green's tenure with Basie date back to March 1937. On Mr. Rhythm, ...

Freddie Green - guitar (1911 - 1987) Freddie Green was the guitarist in what is generally considered to be the best rhythm section in the history of big band jazz ...

Don’t Stop Me Now is one of Queen’s greatest hits - with a blockbuster guitar solo from Brian May. But as May admitted a 2024 interview with Total Guitar, that song was a real challenge for him as a ...