I'm from Melbourne Australia and have Fred tattooed on my left arm. One of the great delta bluesman and not given anywhere near the credit he deserves. What a noise! The time and place that produced this music no longer exists and will never be repeated. I relish this footage!
@naomiburn83863 жыл бұрын
I think it’s so important that the titles said his style is “highly typical of the Delta Blues style.” While I in no way refute his talent and genius, it’s probable a bunch of guys down at the town store played the same. This was before the mythology of “having to invent yourself” crept into American thought. People did what their people did - and some were genius about it.
@nicolausteslaus Жыл бұрын
I'm black transgender muslim. It's very important.
@PhillyTornadoSpin Жыл бұрын
@@nicolausteslaus sike
@vintagepipesnightmares Жыл бұрын
I am the most unlikely from all to like this and yet i love this music! I am a white Romanian. There is no other kind of Romanian but I said I should add that😂👍
@nicolausteslaus Жыл бұрын
@@vintagepipesnightmares Aren't Romanians the same as gypsies?
@terencemagee Жыл бұрын
It's 2023 and i say Fred McDowell is one of the most fabulous musicians I've ever heard.
@john_atco10 ай бұрын
Saw him play approx 1969/70 at a folk club in Farnham, Surrey,UK....Life changed for me after that..Outstanding.
@smoothoperator70233 ай бұрын
For me, its Elmore James. Greatest slide guitarist ever & his voice could cut stainless steel. 🔥🎙️🔥
@jonbeckleymorrisblues Жыл бұрын
Mississippi Fred McDowell inspired me so much in 1978 I passed thru Como, Mississippi after I called Mrs. Fred McDowell, and asked if I could stop by on my way to Atlanta. I was too young to ever see Fred play, bit it was important I tell his wife Annie Mae what an influence her husband was on me. Later I met R.L. Burnside, and blew harp, and a bit of guitar behind him between 1982 - 1994. Mississippi Fred McDowell was a huge influence on R.L.'s playing. I feel very lucky to have discovered both these players.
@sholland42 Жыл бұрын
Wow. His slide is perfect, along with everything else.
@dennisdistant6 жыл бұрын
His guitar playing is literally flawless.
@mavjimbo Жыл бұрын
Has full command of the instrument
@AlPassata9 ай бұрын
I’m a 62 year old Herbert from Essex / east London, I’ve been playing guitar since I was 12, I had never heard of the gezza that is sir Fred McDowell, until about 2 weeks ago. I have not been so buzzed up about playing and the blues since the early 70’s. He, is, was,and will always be a legend, out fucking standing. Peace.
@mavjimbo3 ай бұрын
The beauty of recorded music, it's never too late to jump in
@rickpawlaczyk45972 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry. I already gave my nieces my copy of "I Do Not Play No Rock 'n' Roll." Buy it, buy more than one because you will want to give it away. It's similar to "Our Band Could Be your Life"
@thomascoffey11804 жыл бұрын
Fred at 65 years of age had more swagger than any crap from today’s popular music
@rodpadgett4152 жыл бұрын
That's what I've been saying all along too.
@whynottalklikeapirat Жыл бұрын
Gravitas is swagger
@ronald220964 Жыл бұрын
Fred McDowell is a great blues player orchestra thumping train rolling over tracks . Thanx Fred 😊😊😊😊
@terrymasters11766 жыл бұрын
It amazes me how underrated Fred McDowell is. He is one of the true legends of all American music.
@marcbrandes9682 Жыл бұрын
He's not underestimated by those familiar with the blues.
@riverrat17154 ай бұрын
If you know you know ❤
@mightyturkeyneck349811 ай бұрын
Got that unbeatable Southern roots music railroad-chuggin rhythm, just like Sun Records-era Johnny Cash. Hypnotic, & apparently this mesmerizing groove owes much to Mississippi hill country blues, an even rawer & older form of the blues, with even closer ties to 19th Century musical forms like slave work songs, spirituals, even old-timey fife & drum bands. I think McDowell had lived both in the hills & down onna Delta... 🦃🎸🤯🦃
@Yourbankaccount Жыл бұрын
Thank you for preserving the blues history
@dennisdistant4 жыл бұрын
One of the great guitarists.
@LexJones2077 жыл бұрын
The camera work is really helpful for folks who really want to examine McDowell's technique. It's obvious that both camera operators were guitar players.
@davisworth51144 жыл бұрын
This was recorded at KCTS Public TV on the Univ. of Washington campus, those doing the recordings were ethnomusicologists in the Music Dept. Fred played in Seattle many times, he was a great person, humorous, fun loving and a true gentleman. I was blessed to be a part of this scene when I came back from Vietnam, it was hearing Fred that I realized I could put my war experience and terrible "homecoming" into the context of the Blues.
@smoothoperator70235 жыл бұрын
No need for a bass, drums, piano, sax, back up musicians, etc... just Fred & his guitar. 👊🏾
@jasonhiggins89094 жыл бұрын
Lone player like hank William's sr. Yes!
@norakat4 жыл бұрын
Yeah he’s the rhythm section too
@mavjimbo3 ай бұрын
Less is often better
@risboturbide9396 Жыл бұрын
That's why I first fell in love with KZfaq, many years ago... All those great bluesmen, one click away from my eyes and ears. 🍻🍻
@mavjimbo3 ай бұрын
Isn't crazy how you can jump back in time and listen to this unbelievably amazing music
@wrighr01Күн бұрын
Truly one of the most talented musicians on this planet.
@davidjacobs28716 жыл бұрын
I saw Fred open up for Hot Tuna in 1970 at Town Hall here in NYC. Opened my eyes to the real deal. Country blues will never be the same without him.
@harveybernstein5683 Жыл бұрын
I was at that show too. Fantastic.
@brianwells4507 Жыл бұрын
@@harveybernstein5683holy $hit! And I thought I was blessed seeing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee open for BB King at the Ivanhoe Theater in Chicago '78?
@AndrewPriscott-pd1zv3 ай бұрын
You lucky sod
@geoffreydonaldson29843 жыл бұрын
If you get stuck on a desert island, you need Fred McDowell -the greatest music of humankind
@RodentHunter6 жыл бұрын
I don't think it gets any more real than this. It goes as deep as deep can go.
@homesickclifford19665 жыл бұрын
Hey Mikey No it sure doesn't...old ways ...always so damn good...give ya feelins in ya gut ..I'm seein the real deal HERE! PAOLO
@mavjimbo Жыл бұрын
A virtuoso
@Prairiedog-iy7zz6 жыл бұрын
All you folks who also love my hero Mississippi Fred should check out the PBS documentary series Reel South. They explore Fred's life and legacy in depth in episode number 212 entitled Shake Em On Down (coincidentally, the first song featured in this clip). Enjoy!
@tEhBoOn8 жыл бұрын
Mr Fred McDowell will always be my favorite artist. A true legend!
@user-pj7iu7qr7w8 ай бұрын
Got. it. I was purchasing his Folkways Smithsonian recording when I was 15 years old back in 1969. Still moves me.
@OldeTyme69Ай бұрын
The Hands on this Man should be in the guitar hall of fame, no ones touching this even today 😂
@aethelwulf875311 жыл бұрын
Boom Chackka-Chugga-Chucker-Chugger toot toot I think I hear a train-a-comin. Oh Man that rhythm of Fred's is maybe the infectious feel of all time. He is a genius, all hail the Great Fred.
@r.s.32577 жыл бұрын
People, look away from the screen and try to keep in mind this is just ONE guitar playing there. Unbelievable stuff. Soul thrashing.
@ethanhammond76156 жыл бұрын
The Jolly Horses i know, like how did he do that? Its amazing
@fredrikdahlin78695 жыл бұрын
He's Robert Johnson reborn for the electric guitar
@blindboyflowers5 жыл бұрын
You can't make me not look at the screen when this man is playing. I'm glued.
@davisworth51144 жыл бұрын
@@fredrikdahlin7869 Fred's acoustic recordings are better IMHO, I've seen him play both.
@jasonhiggins89094 жыл бұрын
It is one guitar and all that's actually needed
@cyndygough54104 жыл бұрын
This is THE MAN!!! He is The Blues. There is no one better IMHO. I love Mississippi Fred!!!
@donk49268 ай бұрын
This is true American Blues, played with all possible complexities but so smoothly and full of excitement and perfect rythm. You cannot sit still and listen to this. What a musician!! What a pleasure to be able to listen to his music after his passing. Thanks for sharing from South Africa. It beats anything produced in the modern era of electronics.
@rodpadgett4152 жыл бұрын
He's an amazing legendary blues hero. Fred was so deaply focused, amazing!
@mavjimbo3 ай бұрын
Making it look effortless
@tonyschenk33577 жыл бұрын
If this doesn't send chills down your spine you have no soul.
@blackcatbone51324 жыл бұрын
or perhaps one may have exchanged said soul for a similar musical prowess exhibited here..... just sayin'... it IS the blues after all!
@aaarrrggghhhh2 жыл бұрын
Or no spine.
@highlandervalasik92746 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best I ever heard and been listening for almost 70 years. Hear this long time ago got it on LP
@chromemutt5 жыл бұрын
This is totally amazing Fred is brilliant who can hold a candle to this guy even in this day thanks Fred you will still be remembered for a very long time
@Zeussolini111 жыл бұрын
Fred left us all standing on the train tracks....what great style
@gruber188910 жыл бұрын
this man was a fucking bad ass
@MooyakAttack10 жыл бұрын
you know something.. you're right :)
@JiminiCrikkit3 жыл бұрын
Astonishingly good rhythm. And then his voice just tops it off perfectly
@alejandroayos2062 Жыл бұрын
Me pareció impresionante lo que hizo con la guitarra y el sonido que le sacó , un groso.
@AvioftheSand3 жыл бұрын
This guy is too cool. I wish I could play my guitar half as good as him.
@randybeard60405 жыл бұрын
Sad but all the Ole Time Bluesmen have Passed Away, but their Music Legacy Lives on in their Great Music such as this...
@jamescoughlan819310 жыл бұрын
Oh My God I am lovin this, haven't seen slides like that before . fantastic. TY for sharing .
@caniican3 жыл бұрын
Now look what you've gone and done you made me cry. Lord Almighty that just really gave me the Goosebumps and made me cry it's so beautiful
@leigh66294 жыл бұрын
Pure legend. Love you Freddy McDowell. I was born 1971, but i'll make sure you're never forgotten !!
@alejandromarin69406 жыл бұрын
Great, no words, is one of the biggest of blues!!!
@victorjohnbrown84986 жыл бұрын
That guitar of his signs along with em while he plays amazing rhythm sound...Canadian boy soothe my soul
@kpmajas10 жыл бұрын
He is greatest bluesman, and I think, very underrated. Thanks for upload !
@davebrokenshire9 жыл бұрын
I agree completely. I first heard him in 1972, the year he died, and I've loved his music ever since. Not the most influential bluesman ever, but arguably the greatest. 43 years later and he is still sending shivers down my spine!
@jakovbacica63008 жыл бұрын
+Dave Brokenshire Maybe you haven't heard of the Stones album Sticky Fingers, covering You gotta move. Not to mention the fact this man practically invented Hill Country blues, teaching the likes of R. L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough what the blues is all about. This man was pivotal to the evolution of modern blues, and without him The Black Keys, White Stripes and many other great bands would probably never happen. He was one of the most influential bluesmen, although like many other greats, never knew real commercial success during his lifetime (or afterwards, for that matter).
@highlandervalasik92746 жыл бұрын
Is true he never got aculaudes he deserved
@dennisdistant6 жыл бұрын
Not just a great bluesman but also a great guitarist.
@joannebeauchamp11694 жыл бұрын
Now THIS is what I call REAL blues!
@supremetruth90325 жыл бұрын
THIS IS PROPER BLUES !!! ... THIS MAN IS A LEGEND !!!
@inoshikachokonoyarobakayar24932 жыл бұрын
Like a planet, Fred McDowell was created when masses of 100% pure coolness melded together inside of his Mom while he was in the womb. ✌️
@hydernoori1465 жыл бұрын
What years of farming will do to your hands and your soul. Got to respect this man.
@deacontheseer48044 жыл бұрын
Real man
@MojoMagic9772 жыл бұрын
He worked at a gas station too because he liked it. His friends were there. And it was his office. Bless his soul.
@palodine16 жыл бұрын
Love Mississippi Fred!!!
@carlosval96118 жыл бұрын
I love this guitar.
@disgustingbluesman13 жыл бұрын
Another classic. Great stuff. just follow the musical trail.
@irishwanderer42065 жыл бұрын
My ears and my soul has been touched
@jamesh2711 Жыл бұрын
Best slide guitarist there ever was, or ever will be.
@DrBlowfins6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, gotta love his raw slide guitar sound
@coravisser7277 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic real a legend and blind , and then to play on this way is real amazing brilliant. I will always love his music,
@LexJones2077 жыл бұрын
Fred McDowell wasn't blind.
@coravisser7277 жыл бұрын
Owh isomebody told me he was blind.I am sorry but he was real amazing awesome.I love to hear him , i have a lot of respect for fred McDowell.A pitty that i can,t hear him live anymore but in the past what i hear is only such a great and beautifull blues the way he played was pure and honest.Thank you for the correctie.Fine sunday and all of you here.
@WORKERS.DREADNOUGHT7 жыл бұрын
You might be thinking of "Blind Willie McTell"
@davidjacobs28716 жыл бұрын
He was not blind!
@aj-mx2rd4 жыл бұрын
Damn'this chap is bloody excellent...🙂👍
@garyfisher84062 күн бұрын
Modern music,built on the shoulders of giants
@FirstUsedBooks6 жыл бұрын
God bless McDowell. I can't wait to get onto part 2.
@valeriyblinov15735 жыл бұрын
Super!!! Beautiful!!! Blues!!!
@Flo-7996 жыл бұрын
The masters of music...blues fills my soul ..luv it .. 🎶🎸🎶
@CU315747 жыл бұрын
Jesus. Mr. McDowell, please put your soul in somebody and resurrect this sound. If I'm blind and someone has, please enlighten me.
@whitives94857 жыл бұрын
This man played the best.
@ethanhammond76156 жыл бұрын
Whit Ives i agree, how does he keep that thumpin beat going the whole time? An absolute master
@sonnyred68525 жыл бұрын
This is incredible. Those fingers! Made for playing.
@OliverKostrinsky12 жыл бұрын
recorded the same month as woodstock....Fred should have been there
@pozegausaill6 жыл бұрын
This man paved the way for the rest... BB ..ect.. & he never got that famous he was the man!
@mikekaatman31943 жыл бұрын
I believe by what i know about him..that he considered himself more of a farmer than a musician.
@preciousmousse2 жыл бұрын
The editing at 5:36 really made my day! Nice to see that everyone was having a good time!
@SupersonicMark13 жыл бұрын
superb is a good word!
@mikekaatman31943 жыл бұрын
Besides the music being unreal...that guitar is so beautifull.
@elliottvictor7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@johnmitchel1958 Жыл бұрын
One word. Authentic.
@vforvendetta2754 жыл бұрын
Truly mesmerizing and hypnotic ,my inspiration for picking up a guitar again. Now if only i could play 1/5th as good and I'll be happy!
@dashmike1 Жыл бұрын
Incredible 🎉 Big Up
@user-rr5lq9vz6g Жыл бұрын
I love the electric blues rock muisc and this is good guitarists on KZfaq and I wish I can play blues rock like him and I have epiphone sg standard guitar and orange amp .
@jamesfrazier77386 жыл бұрын
A master at work.
@softseagreens7 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday to the ONE AND ONLY Fred McDowell
@johnwagner12593 жыл бұрын
This is awesome🎸🎼🎶
@jordanmeija7384 Жыл бұрын
lovinit....Amen
@tk3141 Жыл бұрын
Just love this - thank you ❤🙂🎸
@joeylopezthaskinns1006 жыл бұрын
This is amazing.
@autisticusmaximus26736 жыл бұрын
This channel is a blessing
@simon01ize5 жыл бұрын
Masterful and so,so good!
@badboybootz810 жыл бұрын
LEGEND
@scottsutherland9126 Жыл бұрын
Delta hop and slide. Pure energy.
@BeachTreez4 жыл бұрын
Come to ma house ya don't find me around you know we somewhere baby lawdy shakin' em on down lawdy must I holler Put your knees together baby let your backbone move Tell you no woman in town can shake em down like you lawdy must I holler If you see my baby lord mama standin round you know we gettin ready honey we gonna shake em on down lawdy must I holler Run up on the hill baby lawd to get some ice before we got back baby lawd we shook em down twice lawdy must I holler The lyrics as I understand them to first song shake em on down R.I.P. Mississippi Fred Mcdowell
@MCowie2 жыл бұрын
Any video with a single old black man playing guitar is gonna be a treat.
@JamesBanner11 жыл бұрын
This is the soul of America
@cuptie719 жыл бұрын
Fred died in 1972.....maybe it was RL Burnside you saw in 95 as his style was very similar considering Fred taught him guitar.
@paulsnider92088 жыл бұрын
+cuptie71 Holy shit-- so Fred actually taught R.L. to play. No wonder this reminds me so much of R.L.'s hypnotic droning style. I got to see R.L. in Toronto in 1997, and even though he was clearly not in prime physical condition, he cast a spell over the famous Silver Dollar Room. Quoth R.L. afer every number: "Well, well, WELL."
@girboz5 жыл бұрын
gimme Fred/Junior anyday over R.L. he a'int got it @@paulsnider9208
@Whitman18193 жыл бұрын
huh...was listening to to this and made me think of that R.L. Burnside tune "See My Jumper Hanging On the Line" playing is quite similar to make that come to my mind...maybe I'm just tired... anyone else hear that?
@Whitman18193 жыл бұрын
well well!!!! ahhhh hahaha I just went and looked up Burnside on Wikipedia and it says about R.L. Burnside.... "He played the harmonica and dabbled with playing guitar, beginning at the age of 16. He said he first played in public at age 21 or 22.[9][10] He learned mostly from Mississippi Fred McDowell, who had lived near Burnside since Burnside was a child. He first heard McDowell playing at age 7 or 8[11] and eventually joined his gigs to play a late set." I was listening to McDowell and bam... I knew somewhere they crossed paths....surprised I caught that although it's damn hard not too! Hard to not recognize that sound though I suppose =)
@AnthonyMonaghan5 жыл бұрын
Simply electrifying...
@WearySisyphus11 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad these videos exist and are free. Can someone tell the tuning ?
@davisworth51144 жыл бұрын
open E
@Zoevandyne7 жыл бұрын
what a hero
@arteclarissa3 жыл бұрын
excelente música y excelente canal
@aldito75863 жыл бұрын
He was beyond !!! ...
@QueenAndrew13 жыл бұрын
@ArteL01 "Good Morning Little School Girl" Love McDowell's take on it.
@highlandervalasik92746 жыл бұрын
He is not considered in the top 100 blues men. Someone really screwed the pooch on that one
@ethanhammond76156 жыл бұрын
highlander valasik why do you think that is? Lets discuss
@ethanhammond76156 жыл бұрын
Lol but fuckin kurt cobain is in the top 100, and not fred? Think about that shit
@ps4shotsgaming5286 жыл бұрын
Lol there ears be deceiving them, This guy is the blues one man vs the world and the tone/sound he gets is spot on, his voice is great its real not manufactured or trying to hard hes just enjoying it
@Anhaa06 жыл бұрын
Probably because he is god-like compared to most of them...
@padderickpeak94936 жыл бұрын
screw top 100. he's in my top three. Love him.
@bill13884 жыл бұрын
Watching him makes my 26 years of playing all seem pointless .so good it hurts
@sylvio198012 жыл бұрын
WOW !!!
@wormcloud96035 жыл бұрын
wow (every time, wow)
@egbertsouse84873 жыл бұрын
He’s Fred McDowell and he don’t play no Rock & Roll... He sure did make the template for it though. Just awesome 👏
@richdandanell29114 жыл бұрын
Todays musicans need to listen to this.
@michaelholloway20267 ай бұрын
The day is done. The road dust settled. The yellow shadows fading by the roadside. The smell of an evening meal waiting. The girl I love waiting. The day is done.