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Love a bit of MFD :-) this is a great vid I've not seen before. Thanks for posting. There's plenty of compilations and "Best Of" choices out there. Good Morning Little School Girl is a good starting point. (Although it will probably get you arrested nowadays)
One of the great bluesmen. I had the pleasure of seeing him in the 60's when he really did make his guitar sing. There are a number of videos on YouTube and several compilations available.
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Mississippi Fred McDowell - Sparks and other blues fans on 23:33 - Feb 18 with 1298 views
Probably his most iconic tune is 'a few short lines'.
Michael Messer, who is something of a McDowell officianado (not to mention a fine player in the style) says:
'I have many favourite moments from Fred McDowell's recordings, but on the whole I agree with Slide496 that the 1959 Alan Lomax recordings captured Fred at his best.
I think my other favourites are the Pete Welding 1966 session with the Hunter's Chapel Singers, called 'Amazing Grace', and the 1963/64 sessions that became the 'My Home is in The Delta' album. '
Of course, shake em on down was something of a signature tune for my avatar photo- bukka white...
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Mississippi Fred McDowell - Sparks and other blues fans on 23:35 - Feb 18 by sparks
Probably his most iconic tune is 'a few short lines'.
Michael Messer, who is something of a McDowell officianado (not to mention a fine player in the style) says:
'I have many favourite moments from Fred McDowell's recordings, but on the whole I agree with Slide496 that the 1959 Alan Lomax recordings captured Fred at his best.
I think my other favourites are the Pete Welding 1966 session with the Hunter's Chapel Singers, called 'Amazing Grace', and the 1963/64 sessions that became the 'My Home is in The Delta' album. '
Of course, shake em on down was something of a signature tune for my avatar photo- bukka white...
[Post edited 18 Feb 2017 23:37]
Among my favourites of his are 'The Train I Ride' (which I'm just listening to) and 'The Sun Rose This Morning'.
And, oddly enough (looking at that pic of Bukka White) I just bought a reso which arrived yesterday. Cheap one, though. See how it goes...
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