Denny Freeman

Blues guitarist Denny Freeman was born in Orlando, FL, in 1944 but grew up in Dallas, TX. He played rock and R&B in a variety of bands in Texas. In the 1970s he and legendary guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan joined a popular Texas band called Paul Ray and the Cobras. Freeman left the band in 1982 and moved to Austin, TX, becoming a major player in the area's blues scene. He played in Lou Ann Barton's band before joining Angela Strehli's group that year. Although Freeman was a well-known name in the music business, he didn't make many records due to the fact that he didn't particularly like to sing, although he did cut an album in 1986 and another in 1988. In 1992 he moved to Los Angeles, but often returns to the Austin area to perform.