Fred McDowell
Born Jan 12, 1904 in Rossville, Tennesee, USA. Died Jul 3, 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Born Jan 12, 1904 in Rossville, Tennesee, USA. Died Jul 3, 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
The Alan Lomax Recordings
This has gotta be a piece of history right here. These 12 songs comprise Alan Lomax's first recordings of the legendary Fred McDowell in an incredible, on-the-spot document of his soul-stomping, spirit-wrenching blues. Fred is joined by Miles Pratcher on second guitar for a number of songs, and accompanied by Annie Mae McDowell's vocals and Fanny Davis on hair comb, running through a repetoire of spirituals and original songs. We're by no means Blues experts, but you don't need to know jack sh*t…