Hes in the Texas Music Hall of Fame and this year he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academyof Texas Music. Hes steered his groups (The Explosives, Freddie Steadys Wild Country, the Shakin Apostles and theFreddie Steady 5) over vastly different musical terrains. Hes toured the globe and recorded with artists such asRoger Waters, Carole King, Roky Erickson, Jerry Jeff Walker and Ronnie Lane (to name a few). And now, FreddieSteady Krc finally releases his first true solo album.well, second actually (the first one was only released in theformer Czechoslovakia, but that's another story in the life of this Renaissance Texan). The Mockingbird finds Freddiemaking use of his broad musical palette (rock, country, folk, psych, r&b, blues, jazz, zydeco, tex-mex and powerpop) for this special collection. The message in the title track sums up Freddies musical life: "The redbird singswhen hes happy, the bluebird sings when hes blue but the mockingbird sings all the time, its all he knows to do."At long last, its a strong personal statement from Freddie Steady Krc. Still rocking. Its all he knows to do.