After his \u201ctwo-wheel Cadillac let him down,\u201d New Orleans bluesman Little Freddie King is currently in the hospital and recovering from a fall, his drummer and manager \u201cWacko\u201d Wade Wright says.<\/p>\n
King Sept. 19 was riding his new, electric bicycle near his home in Musicians\u2019 Village when he had stopped to adjust the bike. After his foot accidentally hit the pedal, King was thrown off and injured his arm, hand and leg. King, who\u2019s 85, was hurt, but he\u2019s recovering and is expected to be able to go home in the near future, Wright says.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s active and feisty,\u201d Wright adds, but King will have to work with doctors to get strength back in his injured arm and hand before he\u2019s back on stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just kind of a wait and see\u201d right now, Wright says.<\/p>\n
The iconic guitarist and his band were scheduled to play the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival on Oct. 12. But the fall means he\u2019s had to bow out of that show, along with a dozen other gigs in October, Wright says. Blues guitarist Vasti Jackson, who is King\u2019s nephew, will play his festival slot at 5:45 p.m. Oct. 12 on the Camp Street Stage.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear when King will resume his regular schedule of performances.<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t King\u2019s first brush with the hospital after a two-wheel Cadillac accident. In October 2017, he was seriously injured while bicycling on Poland Avenue. He was wearing a helmet, but his spinal cord was compressed, which impacted his arms and hands. He declined surgery and instead exercised his hands<\/a> with a massage ball to regain strength.<\/p>\n