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	Fred McDowell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		McDowell was born in Rossville, Tennessee, near Memphis.
		McDowell continued to perform delta blues much as he had for decades, but he sometimes performed on electric guitar rather than acoustic.
		McDowell died of cancer in 1972 and is buried at Hammond Hill M.B. Church, between Como and Senatobia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mississippi_Fred_McDowell (357 words)

	Mississippi Fred McDowell MP3 Downloads - Mississippi Fred McDowell Music Downloads - Mississippi Fred McDowell Music ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		When Mississippi Fred McDowell proclaimed on one of his last albums, "I do not play no rock'n'roll," it was less a boast by an aging musician swept aside by the big beat than a mere statement of fact.
		McDowell knew he was the real deal and while others were diluting and updating their sound to keep pace with the changing times and audiences, Mississippi Fred stood out from the rest of the pack simply by not changing his style one iota.
		McDowell, for his part, was happy to have some sounds on records, but continued on with his farming and playing for tips outside of Stuckey's candy store in Como for spare change.
	www.mp3.com /mississippi-fred-mcdowell/artists/20789/biography.html (909 words)

	Blues Hall of Fame-- Mississippi Fred Mcdowell
		McDowell is a master of Delta country blues and the slide guitar.
		Fred McDowell is the real deal, he was true to his Delta roots and stayed with his path his entire career.
		Fred was born in 1904 in Rossville, Tennessee (McDowell didn't mind that they called him Mississippi since he ultimately settled in Mississippi in 1940).
	www.themusicarchive.com /drboom/fame/mcdowell.htm (449 words)

	Central Iowa Blues Society
		What separates McDowell from most every other country blues artist is that he was not recorded until 1959, despite the fact that he had been playing since he was fourteen years old.
		McDowell was living the street life when the folklorist Alan Lomax found him in Como in 1959.
		Unfortunately, Fred was diagnosed with cancer in 1971, and passed away July 3, 1972, at the age of 68.
	www.cibs.org /legends/delta7.htm (614 words)

	BLUES ACCESS CD Review: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A self-taught guitarist, McDowell was a traditional bluesman who began his career entertaining folks at juke joints and rustic picnics in northern Mississippi.
		McDowell’s distinctive approach to rhythm and time is showcased in "Baby Please Don’t Go," where he uses sudden tempo accelerations as a way of building up excitement and creating a dialogue between performer and listener.
		McDowell’s vocals are exceptional, and his impressive guitar playing, driving rhythms and dynamic riffs on tunes like "Don’t Mistreat Nobody," "Good Morning Little School Girl" and "White Lightnin’" will put a smile on your face and a swing in your step.
	www.bluesaccess.com /No_45/mississippifred.html (307 words)

	Fred McDowell Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mississippi Fred McDowell was one of the last great country bluesmen whose roughed-up bottleneck guitar style and coarsely textured vocals were extensively documented on record in the 1960s.
		Fred McDowell was born near Rossville, Tennessee, and area east of Memphis, on January 12, probably 1904.
		Fred McDowell once heard Charlie Patton play live in a juke joint and was quite impressed with the music.
	home.swbell.net /rosc13/McDowell.html (429 words)

	Mississippi Fred
		Although McDowell scorned the rock and roll sound, as he was quoted, "I don't play no rock and roll"; he is a favorite among lovers of rock, blues-rock and traditional blues music.
		While the blues musicians of his day were scrambling over each other to keep up with new markets, Fred McDowell held fast to the historic, rootsy brand of blues, not falling prey to the new rock 'n roll sound (ironically enough, the Rolling Stones covered 'You Got to Move' on their Sticky Fingers album).
		Mississippi Fred didn't even record until he was 55, and he was in his 60s before he made enough money playing blues to be able to quit his main job -- farming.
	www.bigroadblues.com /features/gaslight.shtml (476 words)

	Fred McDowell, This Ain't No Rock N Roll
		Born in 1904 McDowell was one of those traditional southern bluesman whose performances were limited to fish fries and front porches until he was discovered by Alan Lomax in 1959 and recorded in earnest through the 1960s by Arhoolie founder Chris Strachwitz.
		McDowell is joined by a harmonica player and drummer on "Mama Said I'm Crazy." The drummer stays for two more tunes, and the remainder are McDowell alone with his electric guitar.
		McDowell can also pull off the occasional wild effect, such as the piercing run of high-pitched hyper-notes at the end of "Ethel Mae Blues," notes intended for the ears of Martian dogs that some-how we are allowed to overhear.
	www.arhoolie.com /titles/441.shtml (1628 words)

	Blues Foundation :: Inductees
		McDowell's bottleneck style of guitar playing exhibited a beautiful touch and resonating voice-like phrasings that allowed the guitar to speak.
		Fred McDowell's contemporaries were the Delta Blues musicians of the 1920's and 30's, and his style was entrenched in the traditional Blues performance of that era.
		Fred McDowell is considered one of the quintessential Delta Bluesmen.
	www.blues.org /halloffame/inductees.php4?ArtistId=268 (215 words)

	Mississippi Fred McDowell, I Do Not Play No Rock 'n' Roll
		The album is McDowells way of snubbing his nose at rock groups and their feeble attempts at this genre.
		The only way to rock Fred is to put me in a rockin' chair!" He talks about his bottleneck-style of guitar playing and how clear it sounds, as he demonstrates with a couple of short licks.
		McDowell's answer for both these situations -- to be off somewhere by himself, playing his guitar for as long as it takes, letting all those blue feelings filter through him and into his guitar until he's finally feeling better and satisfied.
	www.rambles.net /mcdowell_idonot69.html (629 words)

	MP3tunes.com
		In addition to the driving gospel-like rhythms and unparalleled slide licks that are the hallmarks of McDowell's style, Shake 'Em On Down provides a unique look at McDowell's rapport with his audience, his method of sequencing the songs for dramatic impact and his singular electric guitar sound.
		McDowell's fast tunes show a lesser-known side of Mississippi blues by eschewing the shuffle rhythm which so many of us associate with typical blues and also avoiding the stop/start guitar accompaniment which typifies the classic delta blues guitar style.
		McDowell retained his raw talent and unbelievable presence till the end, and he tackles his own compositions here (including "You Got To Move," made famous by the Stones) as well as a couple by other blues cats.
	www.mp3tunes.com /album_details.php?album_id=12514 (490 words)

	Mighty Sam McClain, Fred McDowell, Brownie McGhee profiles on Rev Rabia BLUES UP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Fred McDowell was born January 12, 1904 in Rossville, Tennessee.
		Arhoolie Records release two popular albums by McDowell called Fred McDowell Volumes 1 and 2 those albums brought Fred long deserved attention: Bonnie Raitt recorded some of his material in the early 1970's and the Rolling Stones paid tribute to him in 1971 by including, "You Gotta Move" on their Sticky Fingers album.
		Fred McDowell was on tour in 1971 when he was diagnosed with cancer.
	www.bluesup.com /CDreviewsMc.html (1425 words)

	Telarc International:
		On one of his last recordings before his death in 1972, guitarist Mississippi Fred McDowell defiantly proclaimed: "I do not play no rock and roll!" Therein lies the essence of his stature and his ongoing musical influence.
		McDowell later signed with Arhoolie Records, where he released a series of recordings that added fuel to the burgeoning folk-blues scene of the ‘60s.
		Three decades after McDowell’s death in 1972, Preachin’ the Blues: The Songs of Mississippi Fred McDowell celebrates the musical legacy of an artist whose influence on blues and folk—and yes, rock and roll—is still evident in the fractionalized musical landscape of the early 21st century.
	www.telarc.com /gscripts/title.asp?gsku=3536&mscssid=KKBT916JGVSR2P290G05AFURQN700DC7 (605 words)

	Southwest Blues Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		McDowell is said to have switched to electric guitar for the session that included bassist Jerry Puckett and drummer Dulin Lancaster.
		Fred McDowell music sits on the fence between secular and religious music that formed vital parts of fl existence in the south.
		Feel the blues when listening to Fred McDowell, for they were a vital part of his life.
	www.southwestblues.com /05.02cdmcdowell.htm (305 words)

	Mississippi Fred McDowell
		McDowell worked as a farmer and would carry himself around the Delta area playing fish fries and dances and house parties – things we need to bring back in these troubled times.
		Recorded in 1959 by Alan Lomax, McDowell caught the attention of Chris Strachwitz of Arhoolie Records.
		He loved to work in open E or D tuning and use that high note to do a lot of his singing for him, echoing his voice.
	www.bigroadblues.com /features/fred.shtml (189 words)

	Fred McDowell Collection of Literary Correspondence - Special Collections - University of Iowa Libraries - The ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Fred McDowell served for many years on the English faculty at the University of Iowa beginning in 1949.
		McDowell was the director of the Iowa Center for Modern Letters.
		McDowell was an avid gardener who cultivated a giant garden of daylillies each year at his Iowa City home, earning local and national fame for it.
	www.lib.uiowa.edu /spec-coll/MSC/ToMsC800/MsC753/MsC753_mcdowellfred.htm (1980 words)

	McDowell Wins Fred Haskins Award :: Two-time All-American claims Player of the Year award.
		ORLANDO, Fla. - UAB junior Graeme McDowell added yet another award to his growing list of accolades, as he was named Saturday as the recipient of the Fred Haskins Collegiate Player of the Year Award by the Fred Haskins Award Committee.
		McDowell was also one of 10 finalists for the Ben Hogan Award given to the top collegiate golfer.
		McDowell was also the first Blazer to be ranked No. 1 in both the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index and the Golf Stat Cup Rankings.
	uabsports.cstv.com /sports/m-golf/spec-rel/062902aaa.html (428 words)

	Superb blues collections of Son House, Mississippi Fred McDowell (printable version)
		Both Son House and Mississippi Fred McDowell have ties to modern rock artists, and you can see that influence on their new collections called “Heroes of the Blues” from Shout Factory (3 1/2 stars (out of 4) for House; 4 stars for McDowell).
		McDowell was one of the great slide guitarists, and he’s an invigorating gospel-influenced singer as well.
		The McDowell songs were recorded mostly in the 1960s and have excellent sound.
	www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=64922 (295 words)

	Preachin' the Blues - The Music Of Mississippi Fred McDowell By Todd Warnke
		McDowell was born in 1904 in Tennessee but after his parents died in his early teens he took to the road, eventually settling in Como Mississippi, in the northwest corner of the state, falling into the life a weekday farmer and weekend musician.
		Perhaps it was the fact that success came so late for McDowell that allowed him to accept it for what it was without allowing it to change what or how he played.
		Whatever it was, for the next seven years McDowell revitalized the folk-blues circuit.
	www.enjoythemusic.com /Magazine/music/1102/mcdowell.htm (457 words)

	Fred McDowell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Fred McDowell is born on 12 January 1904 in Rossville, Tennessee, in 1925 he moves to Memphis to look for work.
		In 1962 admirers of Fred's music begin making their way to Como to record him and two years later Fred plays at the Newport Folk Festival, the following year he makes his first visit to Europe, as part of the American Folk Blues Festival.
		Fred McDowell dies in Memphis on 3 July 1972.
	www.john-meekings.co.uk /fmcdowell.html (282 words)

	Fred McDowell
		Fred couldn't have been more excited about doing a recording session and insisted we hire Johnny Woods, his old friend and a local legend, to accompany him on harp.
		The veins in Fred's face bulged as he sang and played, and the spit drooled from Johnny's harmonica, which might as well have been a natural extension of his mouth.
		It is an honest and electrifying thrill to present two fo the greatest living blues men togeter, on tape, for you, and the rest of the world to hear.
	www.fatpossum.com /artists/mcdowell.html (427 words)

	'Mississippi' Fred McDowell: Biographical information
		McDowell was born about 1904 or 1905, and worked most of his life as a farm laborer, mill worker, and tractor driver.
		"Fred was surprised when I admired his music sufficiently to visit him for several evenings and record everything he knew.
		Ed Denson wrote, "Fred has a style which sounds quite modern, although it was unmistakably developed in the 1920s and '30s.
	privatewww.essex.ac.uk /~patrickp/aavesem/texts/FredMcDowellBio.html (842 words)

	Fred McDowell - Mel Bay Profile
		Fred McDowell (1904?-1972) was born in the country east of Memphis, Tennessee.
		Fred's parents died when he was very small and he moved to Mississippi where he was raised by a sister.
		Fred McDowell died of a terminal illness on July 3, 1972.
	www.melbay.com /authors.asp?author=220 (413 words)

	Splendid Magazine reviews Mississippi Fred McDowell: The Best of...
		McDowell's bottle-neck slithers over the acoustic strings like a caduceus; in tandem with the plucked chords, it creates a perfect backdrop for his old, authoritative voice, which plumbs the depths of his soul.
		On one tune, McDowell is supported by a bass, drums and a second guitar; the outcome of this combination is the superlative "Levee Camp Blues" -- one of the best You-Can't-Do-Me songs ever recorded, and worthy of Robert Johnson himself.
		So, whether you're a blues purist or neophyte, take a seat beside McDowell and witness him giving voice to the earth itself -- and travel back to a time when some Americans only had their troubles, their guitars and their music to call their own.
	www.splendidezine.com /review.html?reviewid=321424136682725 (624 words)

	il popolo del blues
		McDowell also became a frequent visitor to Europe, touring with the American Folk Blues Festival and later appearing in concert in London, where he was supported by Jo Ann Kelly.
		Despite ailing health McDowell continued to follow a punishing schedule with performances at festivals throughout the USA, but by the end of 1971, such work had lessened dramatically.
		McDowell's influence is also apparent in the approach of several artists, notably that of Bonnie Raitt.
	www.ilpopolodelblues.com /bman/mcdow.html (1022 words)

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