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My Take
Freebo, born Daniel Friedberg, is exactly the kind of musician I love to champion, the indispensable craftsman behind the famous names. His fretless bass with Bonnie Raitt in the 1970s gave that music its singing, fluid bottom end, and his sessions with Ringo Starr and Aaron Neville place him deep inside rock history without the spotlight. I find something admirable in a Swarthmore-educated player who chose to serve the song rather than chase fame. That he still tours and writes as a solo singer-songwriter tells me his motivation was always the music itself. Sidemen like Freebo are the quiet backbone of records we treasure.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Freebo
- Name (Japanese)
- フリーボ
- Reading
- ふりーぼ
- Born
- March 5, 1944 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, United States
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
2. Background
- University
- Swarthmore College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.freebomusic.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/freebomusic
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9C
Frequently asked questions
When was Freebo born?
Born March 5, 1944 (age 82).
Where is Freebo from?
Freebo is from Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, United States.
What does Freebo do?
Freebo works as singer-songwriter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.