FRED BELOW

He was born in Chicago, and started playing drums in a high school jazz band. After being conscripted into the United States Army, he joined the 427th Army band, where he played with Lester Young. After war service, he played in nightclub in Germany before returning to the United States in 1951.

Back in Chicago, Below joined a group called The Aces, comprising Junior Wells and brothers Louis and Dave Myers. Little Walter had just left Muddy Waters' band to pursue a solo career, Wells taking over Walter's role in the Muddy Waters band and Walter commandeering the Aces (Myers brothers and Below). As Little Walter and the Nightcats, they became one of the top electric blues bands in Chicago.

In 1955, Below left Little Walter's live band to concentrate on working as a session musician for Chess Records.[2] However, he continued to play on Little Walter's records, as well as hit records for Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Rogers, Elmore James, Otis Rush, Junior Wells, Howlin' Wolf and others.[2]

Whilst John Brim's last Chess single, "I Would Hate to See You Go," was waxed in 1956 with a musical ensemble consisting of Little Walter, guitarist Robert Lockwood, Jr., bassist Willie Dixon, and Fred Below.[1]

Amongst his more famous work was playing on Chuck Berry's 1957 hit single, "School Days".

The Myers brothers and Below re-formed under the Aces moniker in 1970 to tour Europe before again going their separate ways.[3]

Fred Below died from cancer on August 14, 1988 in Chicago at the age of 61.[4]

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Nació el dia 16 de Septiembre de 1926., el mismo día exactamente , pero un año mas tarde que el maestro B.B.King, 

En los videos lo pedeis ver tocar con dos músicos tan distintos como J.B. Lenoir, y Otis Rush , el hombre se adaptaba a todo y destacó por aquellos entonces como batería de BLUES., figura desconocida hasta el momento , fue quien cambió la manera de tocar de los baterías al uso, marcando las sincopas , subrayando la frase musical que acaba de sonar , volviendo a impulsar el ritmo. Tocó , aparte de los que los que podeis ver con Junior Wells, con el que fundaría el grupo The Aces., quien mas tarde sería durante un tiempo el grupo de acompañamiento habitual de Little Walter.Tal y como podéis leer en el párrafo anterior.

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