Freddie Slack
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About Freddie Slack
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.
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Top Tracks
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Southpaw Serenade (Downbeat Program August 1943)
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Rockin' the Boogie
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The House of Blue Lights
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Cow Cow Boogie
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Slightly Barbaric
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Slightly Barbaric (December 15, 1944 Meadowbrook Ballroom)
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Down The Road
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Blackout Boogie
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Riffette
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Beatin' With Chopsticks
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Loose Wig (December 15, 1944 Meadowbrook Ballroom)
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Furlough Fling
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Cuban Sugar Mill
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Mister Five By Five
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Strange Cargo
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Down The Road Apiece Boogie
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Pig Foot Pete
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Down The Road A Piece
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Small Batch O' Nod
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Introduction / Riffette (December 15, 1944 Meadowbrook Ballroom)
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Dubonnet (December 15, 1944 Meadowbrook Ballroom)
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Body And Soul (Downbeat Program August 1943)
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Down The Road A Piece (with Will Bradley Trio)
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Pig Foot Pete Boogie
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Boogie In G
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Kitten On The Keys
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Choppin' the Boogie
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Foot Pete
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Two Left Hands
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Furlough Fling (December 15, 1944 Meadowbrook Ballroom)
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Harlem Debutant (December 15, 1944 Meadowbrook Ballroom)
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Cow-cow Boogie
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Strange Cargo (Downbeat Program August 1943)
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Bashful Baby Blues
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Ooh Ooh Baby
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Celeste Boogie
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Southpaw Serenade
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A Small Batch Of Nod (December 15, 1944 Meadowbrook Ballroom)
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Don't Ever Change (December 15, 1944 Meadowbrook Ballroom)
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Rib Joint
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Come Jump With Me (Downbeat Program August 1943)
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Silver Wings In The Moonlight
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Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar
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Beverly Boogie
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A Cat's Ninth Life
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Sit And Nip
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Mr. Five By Five
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House Of Blue Lights
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I've Heard That Song Before (Downbeat Program August 1943)
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Sweet Sorrow (Downbeat Program August 1943)
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