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	Fred McDowell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fred McDowell (January 12, 1904-July 3, 1972), called "Mississippi Fred McDowell" was a blues singer and guitar player.
		He settled in Como, Mississippi in the 1920s, and worked steadily as a farmer, though he continued to perform musically at various functions: dances, picnics and the like.
		McDowell continued to perform delta blues much as he had for decades, but he sometimes performed on electric guitar rather than acoustic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fred_McDowell (214 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)

	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)

	Mississippi Fred McDowell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		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.
		Mississippi Fred McDowell, who died on July 3, 1972, was one of the last of the original delta blues artists.
		McDowell was born about 1904 or 1905, and worked most of his life as a farm laborer, mill worker, and tractor driver.
	www.itsaboutmusic.com /mifrmc.html (997 words)

	MTV.com - Mississippi Fred McDowell
		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.mtv.com /bands/az/mcdowell_mississippi_fred/bio.jhtml (795 words)

	Fred McDowell Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		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)

	Fred McDowell - guitar books and videos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Lesson One presents open G and A tunings- solos in the styles of Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and Fred McDowell.
		A complete survey of country-blues bottleneck styles and techniques featuring rare footage of Son House, Fred McDowell, Mance Lipscomb, and Bukka White.
		Fred offers instruction in: 1)Solos, backup licks, turnarounds and fills in three tunings - open G, open D and standard.
	www.torvund.net /guitar/BookLists/fred_mcdowell.asp (550 words)

	Mississippi Fred McDowell, I Do Not Play No Rock 'n' Roll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Mississippi Fred preaches the gospel truth about how original blues music is supposed to sound.
		The album is McDowells way of snubbing his nose at rock groups and their feeble attempts at this genre.
		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)

	mississippi fred mcdowell: i do not play no rock and roll \| Nov 9, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		From the country blues of "Glory Hallelujah" to the pounding "Red Cross Store" to the closing "Jesus is on the Mainline," McDowell is testifying, preaching the gospel of the blues in defiance of such rock idols as the Rolling Stones, who covered McDowell's "You Got to Move" almost identically to the original on Sticky Fingers.
		McDowell was discovered by Alan Lomax during the first blues revival in the late '50s and early '60s.
		Reissues like Fred McDowell's I Do Not Play No Rock and Roll remind us of the roots of so much of the music we now love so well; as he is testifying, all we can do is sit back and revel in it.
	www.yaleherald.com /archive/xxxii/11.09.01/ae/p13mcdowell.html (351 words)

	Mississippi Fred McDowell MP3 Downloads - Mississippi Fred McDowell Music Downloads - Mississippi Fred McDowell Music ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Since no one could copyright "Mississippi," two major blues performers, Fred McDowell and John Hurt, adopted the state as part of their name.
		When Mississippi Fred McDowell recorded these sides in March of 1968, producer Pete Welding encouraged McDowell to recall the earliest material he had learned when he first started playing.
		It was a few years after the death of Mississippi Fred McDowell, and the new label was attempting to establish a reputation for class and sophisticated artistry.
	www.mp3.com /mississippi-fred-mcdowell/artists/20789/discography.html (475 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)

	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, 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)

	Preachin' The Blues: The Music of Mississippi Fred McDowell CD Review
		McDowell was truly a master, charging his blues with a slashing bottleneck style akin to Son House, while his vocals showed similar traits to Charley Patton.
		Born in 1904, and passed over during the 1920's and 30's, where many of his counterparts came to prominence, Mississippi Fred wasn't actually 'discovered' until 1959, by folklorist Alan Lomax, who was the first to record McDowell.
		"Preachin' The Blues: The Music Of Mississippi Fred McDowell" is one of the better trips through an artists' repertoire, and one of the ingredients making this nod so strong, solid, and vital, is that each performer stands on his or her own ground, while covering McDowell's book, but ultimately, they all sound like themselves.
	www.mnblues.com /cdreview/2002/preaching-fredmcdowell-cr.html (671 words)

	il popolo del blues
		The "Mississippi" designation came later in life, after he moved down to Como, Mississippi, about 40 miles south of Memphis on the 51 Highway, in his late thirties.
		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.
		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)

	Rykodisc Catalog - Steakbone Slide Guitar - Mississippi Fred McDowell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		His first electric album is full of the raw and desolate country blues that made Mississippi Fred as famous as the Mississippi River is wide.
		Whether he played with slides made from bottle necks, or the apocryphal steakbone, Fred's brand of Delta blues was delivered with a solid confidence and an honesty that cuts right into your soul.
		Fred taught the blues to a generation of rockers; Bonnie Raitt learned slide guitar from him and The Rolling Stones copped "You Got To Move" directly from his original.
	www.rykodisc.com /Catalog/Dump/rykoalbums_49.asp (138 words)

	Mississippi Fred's Burial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		"Mississippi" Fred is buried at Hammond Hill M.
		Evidently, Fred was a member of high standing in that group.
		Funny story concerning Fred McDowell that Steve Cheseborough relays in his book, Blues Traveling, that I would like to pass on.
	www.roadfan.com /missfred.html (341 words)

	Medialunchbox - Music : Mississippi Fred McDowell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Here is a glimpse of Mississippi Fred McDowell before the world discovered him, playing some of the delta's most distinctive country blues in his Como, Mississippi living room for an audience of family and friends.
		Recorded in 1962 in his home in Como, Mississippi, these songs were never meant for public "consumption." Children playing can even be heard in the background.
		Fred's playing is in top form and this cd has most of his better known songs; A Must Have!!!
	www.medialunchbox.com /ItemId/B00000030W (481 words)

	HighTone Records - Mississippi Fred McDowell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Fred McDowell was one of the most unique artists in the history of the recorded blues.
		These recordings, never before released, were made in March of 1968 when McDowell was in Los Angeles for a month-long series of club dates.
		These 1966 recordings feature the great Mississippi blues singer and guitarist Fred McDowell with members of his church, Hunter's Chapel, in Mississip...
	www.hightone.com /index.php?manufacturers_id=97 (174 words)

	Mississippi Fred McDowell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Telarc has released records featuring a variety of artists doing the songs of Charley Patton and of Robert Johnson, songs about love and songs "for a rotten afternoon." In general, I do not care for this strategy, as it appears to be a tawdry, thinly veiled way to recycle recordings.
		However, Preachin' The Blues, devoted to the music of Mississippi Fred McDowell, is an exception and a thoroughgoing pleasure.
		Neither "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl(Sonny Boy Williamson I)" nor "I Rolled And Tumbled(Henry Sloan, as far as I know)" were actually written by Mississippi Fred McDowell, for example, but both are included on this record because they were undoubtedly known to, requested of and played by Mississippi Fred McDowell.
	www.nybluesandjazz.org /reviews/fredmcdowell2.htm (253 words)

	Amazon.com: First Recordings: The Alan Lomax Portait Series: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Mississippi Fred McDowell is unsurpaced as a blues guitarist.
		Fred McDowell often finishes his lyrics with his guitar as opposed to his voice.
		This creates a call and response reminicent of revival preaching yet Fred is the preacher and his guitar, the parishoners.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000002UZ?v=glance (823 words)

	Mississippi Fred McDowell
		Fred's mentor Eli Green is heard on "Brooks Run Into the Ocean" and " Bull Dog Blues." Recorded in 1964 and 1965.
		Fred's guitar style echoes in the music of Bonnie Raitt and the Rolling Stones, but his feel and field-holler voice were his and his alone.”
		“One of the great exponents of the Mississippi Delta slide guitar style, Fred McDowell was in every respect a blues poet of the very first rank.
	www.arhoolie.com /titles/304.shtml (214 words)

	Mississippi Fred McDowell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Brian Stoltz' stunning cover of McDowell's famous "You Gotta Move" is worth the price of the CD.
		Although too numerous to name, the engineering team for this CD are to be praised for their contribution to the "live feel" of this album.
		Hey, it's not Fred but this compilation of tunes and artists is one for your collection.
	www.nybluesandjazz.org /reviews/fredmcdowell1.htm (269 words)

	Review - Mississippi Fred McDowell: Best Of (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Arhoolie has released a sampling of Mississippi Fred McDowell's Arhoolie recordings from 1964 and 1969.
		By the time Arhoolie producer and founder Chris Strackwitz walked up to Fred's house in Como, Mississippi in the early 1960's, Chris had already recorded and produced many types of uniquely American music.
		Like many early country blues players, McDowell was very skeptical of the entire recording process, but I'm glad that folks like Alan Lomax and Chris Strackwitz have successfully captured so much of a uniquely American music, the blues.
	cosmik.com /aa-december01/reviews/review_mississippi_fred_mcdowell.html (152 words)

	lomax site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Alan Lomax directed a comprehensive survey of fl music in Coahoma County, Mississippi within a larger study of socioeconomic change there conducted in the summers of 1941 and 1942 and run jointly between the Library of Congress and Fisk University.
		Sidney Carter, Vera Ward Hall, Sid and Rose Hemphill, Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers, Willie Jones, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Neil Morris, Almeda Riddle, Hobart Smith, and Ed Young.
		This collection, originally on 1.5 Irish brand recording tapes) was the basis of the seven album Southern Heritage series issued on Altantic Records in 1960 (reissued on CD as Sounds of the South) and the 12-album Prestige International Southern Journey released in 1961 (reissued in expanded form on CD on Rounder Records).
	www.alan-lomax.com /about_fieldtrips.html (2543 words)

	Rhapsody Music: Download, Listen, Play & Burn Mississippi Fred McDowell
		Churning, treadmill slide guitar work and somber vocals are the trademarks of this Delta Blues elder statesman.
		Fred McDowell is just as important to the notion of "drone" in music as he is to the blues idiom.
		Click here to start listening to Mississippi Fred McDowell and thousands of other artists FREE for 14 days with Rhapsody Unlimited.
	www.real.com /dmm/rhapsody/artist/?artistid=1721 (103 words)

	Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68 July 3 in History
		Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68 July 3 in History
		Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68
		Children are the only form of immortality that we can be sure of.
	www.brainyhistory.com /events/1972/july_3_1972_142717.html (46 words)

	Amazon.com: Mississippi Fred McDowell: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		My Home Is in the Delta ~ Fred Mcdowell, Annie Mae
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		As a side note, he learned slide from his uncle who made his slide from grinding and filing a bone from a steak, hence, Fred called his blues, "steak bone blues." If you love, I mean LOVE the blues, you must have this.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000030W?v=glance (983 words)

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