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Born just outside of Clarksdale, Mississippi Freddie is the soul of Root Doctor. In a family where talent is plentiful (his mother was the choir director at her church for years, his sister Vanessa sings with the Earl Nelson Singers Company of Lansing, MI, and his brother Tim is an accomplished jazz saxophonist), Freddie was exposed to music from day one. His mother recalled her son singing before he could talk. By the age of five Freddie was a featured member of his church choir and wowed audiences even then.
After his family moved north to find work in the factories, he joined various pick-up bands and even toured a bit with a gospel group. However, it wasn't until he became a formative member of Root Doctor in the early 90's that Freddie's star began to rise.
Freddie's dynamic and powerful voice has drawn comparisons to such greats as Joe Williams, Lou Rawls, Sam Cooke, Bobby Blue Bland, Johnnie Taylor, and B.B. King.
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The Roots
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Music City Roots
Radio and television show
Music City Roots is a live radio show, created and produced by John Walker and Todd Mayo.[1] The show is owned and its international trademark is held by Heng Dai Media, LLC, a Tennessee corporation.[2] The television show is distributed via American Public Television, and airs on PBS affiliate stations across the US and Canada.[3]
Initially born as a radio show, Music City Roots is now carried by flagship station WMOT, 89.5 FM in Murfreesboro-Nashville, TN.[4] The syndicated broadcast is carried by stations across the US. Music City Roots "on the road" has been filmed and broadcast from multiple locations, including Belfast,[5] Northern Ireland[6] and Tamworth, Australia.[7]
Heng Dai Media's Roots Radio brand and musical format has been contractually licensed by WMOT radio.[8]
History
[edit]The show was first conceived by John Walker while working at WSM Radio in 2007.[9] The news came that the Grand Ole Opry was planning to cancel the late Saturday show due to low attendance. Walker postulated that the lack of late show attendance was due to inattention to the growing trend toward Americana music, and therefore had become less