Frederick Charles Slack (August 7, 1910 – August 10, 1965) was an American … Read Full Bio ↴Frederick Charles Slack (August 7, 1910 – August 10, 1965) was an American swing and boogie-woogie pianist and bandleader.
Born in Viroqua, Wisconsin, he learned to play drums as a boy. Later he took up xylophone and at 13 changed to piano. He studied with a local teacher throughout high school. At 17 his parents moved to Chicago where he continued his musical training. He met Rosy McHargue, a well known clarinetist, who took him to hear many leading musicians including Bix Beiderbecke and Earl Hines. His first job was with Johnny Tobin at the Beach View Gardens. He later moved to Los Angeles where he worked with Henry Halstead, Earl Burtnett and Lennie Hayton, before joining Ben Pollack in 1934.
He played with the Jimmy Dorsey Band in the 1930s and was a charter member of the Will Bradley Orchestra when it formed in 1939. Known to bandmates as "Daddy Slack," he played the piano solo on Bradley's recording of "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar", one of the early white boogie-woogie hits and a classic of the Big Band era.
After forming his own band in 1942 and signing with the newly-founded Capitol Records, he recorded three songs at the third Capitol recording session on May 21, 1942. His recording of "Cow Cow Boogie," sung by the 17-year-old Ella Mae Morse, was the second record Capitol issued on July 1, and by July 25 it had reached number 1 on the hit parade. It was Capitol's first gold single.
T-Bone Walker was a member of Slack's band from 1942 to 1944 and Slack later accompanied Walker on his first solo recording for Capitol, Mean Old World. This band also had a hit with "Strange Cargo."
Slack continued to record with Capitol until at least 1950, recording some 80 tracks for the label.
Slack also recorded as an accompanist for Big Joe Turner, Johnny Mercer, Margaret Whiting, and Lisa Morrow.
In the original version of the song "Down the Road a Piece", recorded in 1940 by the Will Bradley Orchestra, Slack is mentioned in the lyrics:
If you wanna' hear some boogie then I know the place
It's just an old piano and a knocked-out bass.
The drummer-man's a guy they call 8-beat Mack
You remember Doc and old "Beat Me Daddy" Slack.
Man it's better than chicken fried in bacon grease
Come along with me boys, it's just down the road a piece.
"Eight Beat Mack" refers to drummer Ray McKinley, and "Doc" refers to the band's bass player, Doc Goldberg.
His 1955 album Boogie Woogie on the 88 featured a horn section including jazz musicians Shorty Sherock and Herbie Harper among others, and with arrangements by Benny Carter.
He also co-wrote the 1945 classic "The House of Blue Lights" first recorded with singer Ella Mae Morse, and later by Chuck Miller, The Andrews Sisters, Chuck Berry, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Born in Viroqua, Wisconsin, he learned to play drums as a boy. Later he took up xylophone and at 13 changed to piano. He studied with a local teacher throughout high school. At 17 his parents moved to Chicago where he continued his musical training. He met Rosy McHargue, a well known clarinetist, who took him to hear many leading musicians including Bix Beiderbecke and Earl Hines. His first job was with Johnny Tobin at the Beach View Gardens. He later moved to Los Angeles where he worked with Henry Halstead, Earl Burtnett and Lennie Hayton, before joining Ben Pollack in 1934.
He played with the Jimmy Dorsey Band in the 1930s and was a charter member of the Will Bradley Orchestra when it formed in 1939. Known to bandmates as "Daddy Slack," he played the piano solo on Bradley's recording of "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar", one of the early white boogie-woogie hits and a classic of the Big Band era.
After forming his own band in 1942 and signing with the newly-founded Capitol Records, he recorded three songs at the third Capitol recording session on May 21, 1942. His recording of "Cow Cow Boogie," sung by the 17-year-old Ella Mae Morse, was the second record Capitol issued on July 1, and by July 25 it had reached number 1 on the hit parade. It was Capitol's first gold single.
T-Bone Walker was a member of Slack's band from 1942 to 1944 and Slack later accompanied Walker on his first solo recording for Capitol, Mean Old World. This band also had a hit with "Strange Cargo."
Slack continued to record with Capitol until at least 1950, recording some 80 tracks for the label.
Slack also recorded as an accompanist for Big Joe Turner, Johnny Mercer, Margaret Whiting, and Lisa Morrow.
In the original version of the song "Down the Road a Piece", recorded in 1940 by the Will Bradley Orchestra, Slack is mentioned in the lyrics:
If you wanna' hear some boogie then I know the place
It's just an old piano and a knocked-out bass.
The drummer-man's a guy they call 8-beat Mack
You remember Doc and old "Beat Me Daddy" Slack.
Man it's better than chicken fried in bacon grease
Come along with me boys, it's just down the road a piece.
"Eight Beat Mack" refers to drummer Ray McKinley, and "Doc" refers to the band's bass player, Doc Goldberg.
His 1955 album Boogie Woogie on the 88 featured a horn section including jazz musicians Shorty Sherock and Herbie Harper among others, and with arrangements by Benny Carter.
He also co-wrote the 1945 classic "The House of Blue Lights" first recorded with singer Ella Mae Morse, and later by Chuck Miller, The Andrews Sisters, Chuck Berry, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
The Thrill Is Gone
Freddie Slack Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'The Thrill Is Gone' by these artists:
"Chicago" Carl Snyder & Friends Authors & Composers : Norell/Oson/Bard It's a friday night …
@ Rock-Weekend: B.B. King The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
A.K. McLeod I'm endlessly and ultimately happy So don't go Changing Movi…
Abi Wallenstein - Baker - Heggen The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Acuna Claudia The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
André Hazes The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Anita O'Day The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The…
Aretha Franklin The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away Thrill…
B B King The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
B-B. King The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
B. B. King & Bobby Blue Bland The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
B.B. King Rick Darnell and Roy Hawkins The thrill is gone The thrill …
B.B. King Eric Clapton The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
B.B. King摮 The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
B.B.King & His Orchestra The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Baker Chet-v The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
BB King The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
BB King & Bobby Blue Bland The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
BB King & Buddy Guy The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
BB King & Friends The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
BB King & Ruth Brown The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
BB King & Tracy The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
bb king (minus) The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
BB King and Bobby Bland The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
BB King/Eric Clapton The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The…
BB-King & Gary Moore The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Bedlam's Offspring When you′re younger You don't need a friend ′Cause when you'…
Ben B. Beckendorf The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Bob Neel The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Bob Neel Russ Freeman Carson Smith and Chet Baker The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Bobby Blue Bland & BB King The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Brown The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Bunky Green The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Carmen McRae The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
CeeLo Green Somethings going on, And I'm not saying your to blame I know…
Chet Baker The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Chet Baker & Enrico Pieranunzi The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Chet Baker Quartet The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Chet Baker;Russ Freeman;Carson Smith;Bob Neel The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Chicken Shack The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Chris Connor The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The…
Chris Duarte Thrill is gone Oh, the thrill is gone Thrill is gone, all…
Christone Thrill is gone Said the thrill is gone away Thrill is gone T…
Claudia Acuña The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Claudia Acuсa The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Craig Rubano When I saw you this morning, baby, tell me why…
Dakota Staton I'm in your arms and you are kissing me but there…
Dave Brubeck & B.B. King The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
David Grisman The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Dinah Shore The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The…
Dizzy Gillespie & The Mitchell-Ruff Duo Her legs are weak from walking the ocean And her mouth…
Ella Fitzgerald The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Ernestine Anderson The thrill is gone, The thrill is gone, I can see it…
Fantasia Somethings going on, And I'm not saying your to blame I know…
Fantasia featuring Cee-Lo Green Somethings going on, And I'm not saying your to blame I kn…
Farlow/Davis/York The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The…
Farlowe/Davis/York/Money The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The…
Garcia Jerry & Grisman David The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
George and The Dukes I'm in your arms and you are kissing me but there…
George Shearing Quintet Feat. Dakota Staton I'm in your arms and you are kissing me but there…
Godzik Pink When I saw you this morning, baby, tell me why…
Gordon Beck The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The…
H-Town دوست دارم شب تا سحر دور سرت بگردم می دونم تو…
Hadda Brooks The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Helen Merrill The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Helen Merrill & Gordon Beck The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The…
Helen Merrill & Kenny Dorham The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Henderson The thrill is gone! The thrill is gone! I can see it…
J.b. Band The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Jackie Gleason The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The…
Jackie Ivory The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Jacqui Naylor The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Jay-Ru The girl I love is gone And I will never find…
Jerry Garcia The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Julie London The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The…
Keith Scott The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Lew Brown The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Little Milton The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
M.K. Said Love I'm sorry for the fails I'm sorry for the lies I'm…
Malia The thrill is gone away The thrill is gone, baby The thrill…
Manhattan Transfer & Ruth Brown & B.B. King The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Mark Kerr The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Metheny - Brubeck - BB King The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Monica Zetterlund Donia & Frida Öhrn The thrill is gone the thrill is gone away The thrill…
Monica Zetterlund feat. Donia & Frida Öhrn The thrill is gone x4 I can see in your eyes I…
Monika Leigh The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Mr. Bungle Show is gone by mr.Klauzer…
Muddy Waters & B.B.King The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Nina Simone The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Pat Metheny - B.B. King - Dave Brubeck The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Patricia Barber The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
Peggy Lee The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Philip & Friends Authors & Composers : Norell/Oson/Bard It's a friday night …
Ray Charles The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Raye Card games and heart games, I said, "Let's play," I…
Reflection Eternal feat. Styles P The thrill is The thrill is gone (I feel it coming back…
Ron Kaplan The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Rudy Valee And His Connecticut Yankees The thrill is gone! The thrill is gone! I can see it…
Rudy Vallee The thrill is gone! The thrill is gone! I can see it…
Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees The thrill is gone! The thrill is gone! I can see it…
Ruth Young The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
S.MOS Have you had love for me boy? Have you only love…
Sammy Davis The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The…
Sarah Vaughan The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Slash's Blues Ball Rick Darnell and Roy Hawkins The thrill is gone The thrill …
Snowy White's Blues Agency The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Sol Invictus The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
St. Louis Slim They all Believe Like some They see That old house Is gone Y…
Stan Webb's Chicken Shack The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Static Selektah Feat. Styles P & Talib Kweli The thrill is The thrill is gone (I feel it coming back…
Stevie Wonder & B.B. King The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Styles P And Talib Kweli The thrill is The thrill is gone (I feel it coming back…
T-Bone Walker The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
Talib Kweli & Styles P The thrill is The thrill is gone (I feel it coming bac…
The B.B. King Blues Band The thrill is gone The thrill is gone I can see it…
The Backing Tracks Riproduci "The Thrill Is Gone" Su Amazon Music "The Thrill…
The BB King Blues Band The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
The Blues Brothers Thrill is gone The thrill is gone away I know the thrill…
The Blues Brothers Band The Thrill Is Gone Thrill is gone The thrill is gone away …
The Crusaders The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
The Elements Of Life [feat. Sara] Here's my heart you can take it Crack it into pieces…
The Manhattan Transfer The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
The Marshall Tucker Band Thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is gone…
The Nimmo Brothers Thrill is gone That thrill is gone away Thrill is gone That …
The Waterboys I'm too tired to deceive you We can't pretend there's nothin…
Tommy & Luke The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
U2 With B.B. King The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
V.A. "If he had left here in a natural way I would…
Willie Nelson The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Freddie Slack:
Body And Soul My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Cow Cow Boogie Out on the plains down near Santa fe I met a…
Cow-cow Boogie Out on the plains down near Santa fe I met a…
Down The Road If you want to hear some Boogie, then I know…
Down The Road A Piece If you want to hear some Boogie, then I know…
Down The Road A-Piece If you want to hear some Boogie, then I know…
He He's my guy, I don't care what he does Cause he's…
He's My Guy He's my guy, I don't care what he does Cause he's…
Hit The Road to Dreamland Both: Bye bye baby Time to hit the road to dreamland You're …
I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City I lost my sugar in Salt Lake City Oh, why…
Mean Old World This is a mean old world, Baby to live in by…
Mister Five By Five Well, twirl my turban, man alive! Here comes Mister Five by…
Mr. Five By Five Well, twirl my turban, man alive! Here comes Mister Five by…
St Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
St. Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
That Old Black Magic Old black magic has me in its spell Old black magic…
The House of Blue Light Lace up your boots and we'll broom on down To a…
The House of Blue Lights Lace up your boots and we'll broom on down To a…
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