Louis Freddie Kohlman (August 25, 1918 – September 29, 1990, aged 72) was an American jazz drummer, vocalist, and bandleader who was a native of New Orleans.
Freddie Kohlman was born in New Orleans and began playing professionally as a teenager,[1] working with A. J. Piron, Joe Robichaux, Papa Celestin, and Sam Morgan.
He moved to Chicago in the middle of the 1930s, where he played with Albert Ammons, Stuff Smith, Earl Hines, and Lee Collins.
As a member of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, he traveled widely in the United States and overseas.
Kohlman appeared in several films, including Pete Kelly's Blues, Pretty Baby and Angel Heart.