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Freebo

Daniel Friedberg, better known by the stage name Freebo, is an American musician, singer-songwriter and producer noted primarily for his fretless electric bass playing with Bonnie Raitt throughout the 1970s. He is also a session musician who has recorded and performed with Ringo Starr, John Mayall, John Hall, Aaron Neville, Dr. John, Willy DeVille, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Maria Muldaur, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Chicky Hines, Diamond David Lee Roth and many others.

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Freebo
Freebo in Los Angeles California on July 3, 2019
Freebo in Los Angeles California on July 3, 2019
Background information
Born
Daniel Friedberg

(1944-03-05) March 5, 1944
Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationsMusician, singer-songwriter, producer
InstrumentsBass guitar, tuba, guitar, vocals
Websitehttp://www.freebomusic.com/

Daniel Friedberg,1 better known by the stage name Freebo, is an American musician, singer-songwriter and producer noted primarily for his fretless electric bass playing with Bonnie Raitt throughout the 1970s. He is also a session musician who has recorded and performed with Ringo Starr, John Mayall, John Hall, Aaron Neville, Dr. John, Willy DeVille, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Maria Muldaur, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Chicky Hines, Diamond David Lee Roth and many others.

His nine-year collaboration with Raitt (1971–1979) began when he attracted Raitt's attention as a member of Philadelphia's Edison Electric Band2 in the late 1960s. He played several instruments with Raitt, including electric bass, fretless bass, and tuba. Freebo was soon in great demand for studio work and touring.3

Freebo sings and plays guitar, bass, and tuba in The Tribe, a revolving group of Los Angeles musicians and singers that includes Stephen John Kalinich, Fuzzbee Morse, Gary Stockdale, Grant Geissman, Carly Smithson, Rosemary Butler, Marc Mann, Gary Griffin, The Honeys, and Band Manager Lauri Reimer.4

In recent years, he has recorded five solo albums: The End of the Beginning (2000), Dog People (2002), Before The Separation (2006), Something to Believe (2011), and If Not Now When (2015).5

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References

  1. Kenoyer, Sarah (November 26, 2015). "Freebo, coming to Monterey, has made the best the best". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  2. Unterberger, Richie. Edison Electric at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. "A celebrated sideman steps to the front of the stage". Swarthmore College Bulletin. Archived from the original on 21 October 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  4. Reimer, Lauri. "Meet The Tribe". Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  5. "Freebo: Discography". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
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