Mississippi Fred McDowell - Mississippi Fred Mcdowell (1969/2025) [Official Digital Download]

Fred McDowell (January 12, 1904 – July 3, 1972), known by his stage name Mississippi Fred McDowell, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist of hill country blues music.
McDowell was born in Rossville, Tennessee. His parents were farmers, who both died while Fred was in his youth. He took up the guitar at the age of 14 and was soon playing for tips at dances around Rossville. Seeking a change from plowing fields, he moved to Memphis in 1926, where he worked in the Buck-Eye feed mill, which processed cotton into oil and other products. In 1928, he moved to Mississippi to pick cotton.[3] He finally settled in Como, Mississippi, around 1940, where he worked as a full-time farmer for many years while continuing to play music on weekends at dances and picnics.

After decades of playing for small local gatherings, McDowell was recorded in 1959 by roving folklore musicologist Alan Lomax and Shirley Collins, on their Southern Journey field-recording trip. With interest in blues and folk music rising in the United States at the time, McDowell's field recordings for Lomax caught the attention of blues aficionados and record producers, and within a couple of years, he had finally become a professional musician and recording artist in his own right. His LPs proved quite popular, and he performed at festivals and clubs all over the world.

TRACKLIST

1. Mississippi Fred McDowell - What's the Matter with Papa's Little Angel Child
2. Mississippi Fred McDowell - Levee Camp Blues
3. Mississippi Fred McDowell - Got to Move
4. Mississippi Fred McDowell - Get Right Church
5. Mississippi Fred McDowell - Big Fat Mama
6. Mississippi Fred McDowell - Unknown Blues
7. Mississippi Fred McDowell - Good Morning Little School Girl
8. Mississippi Fred McDowell - Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
9. Mississippi Fred McDowell - You Ain't Gonna Worry My Life No More
10. Mississippi Fred McDowell - The Train I Ride



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