About Us

Pop music with a worldbeat attitude. Acoustic rock, pop, and country delivered with an emphasis on vocals and rhythm. All decades, from Elvis to Green Day, from the Beatles to Britney Spears. (Check out the song list!) Gary McKinney (singer/songwriter and guitarist) Corrine Roos (vocals), Richard Roberts (bass and vocals), Kathy Murray (keyboards and vocals), Nathan Matson (drums and vocals), and Steve Jones (percussion). The Freeloaders can play your front room or a casino, a house concert or a concert in the park.

Who is Fritz? He was our original bass player's guide dog, the ever-lovable golden lab. When Dave left the name stuck, and Fritz evolved from a flesh-and-blood presence to logo and mythological presence.

Recordings include "Acoustic Street Music, Volume 1," and "Volume 2." Both are available at CD Baby.com. Gary is also an author, editor, publisher, and owner of Kearney Street Books (Books that Rock!). His current novel is "Slipknot," a mystery featuring a county sheriff who is also a Deadhead. (“Great fun!” says the Seattle Times.) The book is available at Amazon. Visit kearneystreetbooks.com for more information.

Our Song List

Don't Be Cruel—Elvis
Ferry Cross the Mersey—Gerry & the Pacemakers
Chains—Beatles
Suddenly I See—KT Tunstall
What Can I Say—Brandi Carlile
Island in the Sun—Weezer
She's Not You—Elvis
Peace Train—Cat Stevens
All I Wanna Do—Cheryl Crow
Ring of Fire—Johnny Cash
Valentino—Diane Birch
Melt with You—Modern English
Time of Our Lives—Bonnie Raitt
Live—Merry-go-round
Too Darn Hot—Ella Fitzgerald
Volcano—Jimmy Buffett

 

You Wreck Me—Tom Petty
Brown-eyed Girl—Van Morrison
Wall of Sleep—Smithereens
I Want to Be Sedated—Ramones
Velvet Glove—The Kennedys
Touch of Grey—Grateful Dead
Killing the Blues—Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
As Girls Go—Suzanne Vega
Warning—Green Day
The Middle—Jimmy Eat World
In My Own Mind—Lyle Lovitt
I Hear Noises—Tegan & Sara
Sugaree—Grateful Dead
Times Like These—Foo Fighters
Sunday Morning After—Amanda Marshall
Cool Shoeshine—Gorillaz
Oops…I Did it Again—Britney Spears
Tequila (Makes Her Clothes Fall Off)—Joe Nichols

 

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