Mississippi Fred McDowell plays Louise

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Mississippi Fred McDowell plays Louise

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Delta blues giant Fred McDowell performs "Louise." From the DVD "Legends of Bottleneck Blues Guitar." More info at stefan-grossma...

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@MrDlang93 14 жыл бұрын

This is my great great grandfather.

@theanaloguefix 4 жыл бұрын

Really...😎😎😎

@danielcunhavieira 4 жыл бұрын

Abraham Lincoln it's my great great great great great grandfather

@yushamush9849 4 жыл бұрын

he was great

@angklungeds 4 жыл бұрын

Darius Lang you should be effin proud as punch. McDowell was the best of the best. Full respect to you and family.

@lowellcalavera6045 4 жыл бұрын

I hope you play guitar

@woodhd 14 жыл бұрын

this man is the rosetta stone for modern music

@randyyoung21 12 жыл бұрын

I saw him in '62 (or '63) opening for Chuck Berry!! Audience was anxious for Chuck to come out (of course) but paid Fred proper respect. He appreciated it.

@brianhackert8513 6 жыл бұрын

wicked!

@jadecleveland865 4 жыл бұрын

Chuck Berry should have opened for Fred

@WillyKidd 4 жыл бұрын

@@jadecleveland865 as much as I love Chuck -- I agree with you. Fred is the best.

@SamiShah2004 3 жыл бұрын

@@WillyKidd Fred may have opened for a Rock N Roll musician, but he don't play no Rock N Roll.

@joke8952 3 жыл бұрын

@@jadecleveland865 🤗👍

@jamesbradshaw3389 4 жыл бұрын

People like this master Mississippi Fred McDowell, no longer dwell among us anymore, that is to our very great loss

@Cloroxbleach-lr6ej 2 жыл бұрын

Very true , we must never forget It is up to us to keep this music alive

@ricardomoraes5501 9 ай бұрын

Blues! I like it

@fdweil 7 жыл бұрын

He came to my college around 69 or 70, and I was assigned to take him around for the day. I had a very cute friend named Louise. We all had dinner together, and Fred almost went nuts, he was so interested in her!

@iicjguitar0416 Жыл бұрын

Do you think he based this song off of her?

@fdweil Жыл бұрын

@@iicjguitar0416 😀Haha! He'd been singing that song for years & years when he met my friend!

@MrDlang93 14 жыл бұрын

Yeah I don't know how much you know about him but his son was Jimmy Lee and that is my grandfather on my mom's side. Never got to meet him but my granma has like so of his guitars and stuff.

@are_birds_real 7 ай бұрын

This song tears my guts apart

@xptwillie 14 жыл бұрын

There is a extensive chapter on Alan Lomax meeting Fred McDowell in the 1959 in "The Land Where The Blues Began." Excellent book.

@1LHPrincess 16 жыл бұрын

Its really sad the Blues is becoming a lost art form if we don't keep it alive in the next 20years it'll only be a myth! Keep BLUES alive!

@jackssmirkingrevenge9365 4 жыл бұрын

lord only knows where you are eleven years hence but the blues is still alive and kicking in the guise of the white stripes, elbow (the older stuff at least) a lot of the sludge bands, the NOLA crowd etc are blues-based too imo though the blues is just one man and an acoustic guitar (though fred gets a pass). muddy waters, eric clapton with the big backing bands leave me cold son house for example was never particularly brilliant in terms of technical skill, even back in the thirties before the whiskey set in. but boy, when he sings theres something otherworldly emanating from deep inside this quiet and god-fearing man thats something i dont get from chicago blues. muddy waters' version of walking blues is for me, far superior to anything he came out with later

@zoso1980 3 жыл бұрын

@@jackssmirkingrevenge9365 The blues as performed like this, with space and depth, is being lost. White Stripes and various rock musicians who take elements don't qualify as blues. The blues with all the richness between the notes is dying. To say it's "alive" it lives in slivers and shades in white rock musicians who don't get the whole nuance between the notes.

@noblesiner 13 жыл бұрын

Love Mississippi Fred Mcdowell

@Thirteenwindows 9 жыл бұрын

I was born in 1978 in Havana Cuba. too late and too fat from the good ol' blues. DAMN!!

@arizonadeserttom 9 жыл бұрын

sunday morning coming down? a good dose of Mississippi fred or hank Williams will be the cure........

@Alkali64 13 жыл бұрын

that aches so good...

@theatomicrats 14 жыл бұрын

This is what it's all about, great, pure music.

@lb2.0.45 2 жыл бұрын

Some good ol classic blues right here.

@guitarded71 15 жыл бұрын

Open E tuning tuned a half-step flat (from low to high: Eflat-Bflat-Eflat-G-Bflat-Eflat).

@martinludi1969 2 жыл бұрын

thanks man

@divernathan 16 жыл бұрын

Another good way to keep it alive is to play it.

@0325JAMES 14 жыл бұрын

This is some classic, down home blues! Great music.

@gtrjay55 5 жыл бұрын

Don't see to many people playing a Trini Lopez model Gibson. This is so good.

@adriantyler6911 2 жыл бұрын

True, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters and Noel Gallagher (Gem Archer plays it) spring to mind

@sixstringcity3931 Жыл бұрын

With a Bigsby to boot!!!

@MyManDan 14 жыл бұрын

Ladies and gentleman: a lesson in music

@drumfansdirect422 8 жыл бұрын

This guy is magical....:-)

@UncleDansVintageVinyl 13 жыл бұрын

Good god! This was one of the gods walking the earth.

@McMorganfield 12 жыл бұрын

amazing real music, you can't fake feel.

@MooyakAttack 8 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite music!

@kiracore84 8 жыл бұрын

Tremendous! Thanks for sharing.

@aldito7586 5 ай бұрын

It's great....

@jsamc 6 жыл бұрын

that song touches my soul

@fngrpckr 17 жыл бұрын

The real deal!Thank's for sharing this and in colour too!

@NapalmWeed 16 жыл бұрын

the greatest music put on this Earth...the blues accept no substitutes

@vlopes3000 4 жыл бұрын

I said, Lou-ee-ise The sweetest girl I know I said, Louise The sweetest girl I know She called me to warm Chicago Down the Gulf of Mexico Now look-a here, Louise Somebody, fish in my pond Carryin' all the perches, mama Grinding all, up my bone Lord, Louise Honey, please don't do me wrong Lord, I ain't had no lovin' Honey, since Louise been gone Now look-a here, baby Across that river long, she's on Bank a-sand, she don't Fair deep water, 'clare, she will nev'r Never land Lo-ord, Louise Honey, please don't do me wrong Lord, I ain't had no lovin' Honey, since Louise been gone Now-look-here, made a buoy line Won't come down, she don't Fair deep water 'clares, you will'nt, mama Never land Lo-oh-oord! Play us while she'll never land Another mile Mama boat made Jackson Papa lying', hardly 'rrive Came early mornin' I swear, mama Lord, late at night Lord, Louise Honey, please don't do me wrong Lord, I ain't had no lovin' Honey, since Louise been gone You know yo' ol' hair ain't curly You know yo ol' teeth ain't pearl Yeah, ya ain't Ya' ain't only woman, baby Gonna share me mama, in this world Lord, Louise Honey, please don't do me wrong Lord, I ain't had no lovin' Honey, since Louise been gone I'm go'on tell you somethin', baby I know you ain't gonna like Be just time you know I ain't g'onna take you back Lord, Louise Honey, please don't do me wrong Lord, I had new lovin' Honey, since Louise been gone.

@petergee7539 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant..what a player.

@TheZyAzZ 13 жыл бұрын

quand on a la chaire de poule, c'est que c'est bon !!! magique, simple, beau, Oh man j'ai le blues!!!!

@thedudekatman 15 жыл бұрын

amazin' haunting blues this guy is a legend,read stanley booth's article 'bout him in the 60's

@danmaltby3271 8 жыл бұрын

totally bad ass

@francescaemc2 2 жыл бұрын

grazie!!!!

@charleswilliams3988 Жыл бұрын

He was in a hop joint in Clarksdale Miss. A lot of years ago. I was young and the women that would come there to see him. I was a young man and loved women and my cousin Leroy did to. We would go there to hear good music but I must say the women that would come to see him play Hollywood model Queens they were but they lived in Clarksdale Miss. My cousin I did not see him for about two week until I went into town he had a black eye and busted lip. I asked him were he had been. The story is never miss with another man's woman.

@MastanehNazarian 5 жыл бұрын

Spiritual.

@CiscoNast 14 жыл бұрын

ouuuuuuu this is DOPE

@Guitarchaeologist 14 жыл бұрын

Stunning he is wearing a short bottle on his third finger enabling him to fret notes with that digit as well. Tuned to an open F chord!

@shaynepatrickhayes1091 6 жыл бұрын

Strait to the bones

@kinghendrixx 16 жыл бұрын

thanx for sharing that. it's great !

@bensmith3200 15 жыл бұрын

I can dig it. I'd have a grand old time with Louise myself.

@robinseedah 13 жыл бұрын

Sit next to Fred. Sip a little. Whittle and spit. What the hell man..........this is IT.

@mrmisterjefferson 3 жыл бұрын

Puts me in mind of some late nights with buddy Byrde and a water glass fulla old grandad. Sweet, slow, but with a nice bite...

@zapwai 13 жыл бұрын

@peace2thegods I think the tuning is open E (Just tune to open D - DADF#AD, and put a capo on the second fret)

@vinzrqs6850 8 жыл бұрын

Magique

@bensmith3200 15 жыл бұрын

I ain't had no loving since you been gone, baby.

@johnanthonycafe2993 Жыл бұрын

Profound simplicity.

@srfrr 12 жыл бұрын

That Louise musta been something.

@zyruemusic 5 жыл бұрын

U KNOW SHE HAD SOME OF THAT SNAPPER!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@jaslinc3371 4 жыл бұрын

His God Sent ...

@midgy 15 жыл бұрын

Besides the Coldplay comment, I must agree with you.

@dayfornight176 16 жыл бұрын

Love that Trini Lopez model Gibson!

@jazzrockblues95 13 жыл бұрын

thats one rare guitar!!!

@Bluefinger 15 жыл бұрын

Acually, it's a Gibson Trini Lopez Model. It's very similar apart from the headstock and the diamond shaped "f" holes

@edcerc 15 жыл бұрын

only fred mcdowell and jlh play the electric blues the right way

@liljimitwofeatherz9735 6 ай бұрын

Fred and who

@piptaylor99 16 жыл бұрын

It is a Gibson Triny Lopez, (a kind of 335) In fact it is the same model that Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters currently uses albiet without the Bigsby. ATB

@ThePumalives 12 жыл бұрын

4:07 = the blues

@banjochris 14 жыл бұрын

Mid-to-late '60s at the University of Washington, if memory serves.

@zoso1980 4 жыл бұрын

*Delta Blues. Wrong. Hill Country Blues. You really should fix the description. Major error.

@liljimitwofeatherz9735 6 ай бұрын

Bull..delta blues..cos he's from Tennessee move to the sip..most hill katt play songs from the delta blues guys

@kmacdowe 13 жыл бұрын

Oh ya. From one MacDowell (sorry about the "a" to another) good soul.

@harleyspringer1 13 жыл бұрын

@serialmosher - Amen to that Bro !

@caferive 13 жыл бұрын

Tell me please whats better than this...wonderful....

@fuxgood 15 жыл бұрын

A player in MO. has Freds Gibson.

@GREGLUHOWY 15 жыл бұрын

I wish this sort of Video was around when I was a kid. The sound is lacking. Oh Well, Fred is always an inspiration along with Sam aka "Lightnin'" Hopkins. Always much to be learned. Definitely

@originaloog 12 жыл бұрын

sadly T Model Ford had a stroke about a month ago and is unable to play at the present time.

@liljimitwofeatherz9735 6 ай бұрын

Greenville Mississippi...t model was my homie ..I laid him to rest

@busessuck1 13 жыл бұрын

@leejohnson79 you should hear his accoustic stuff

@irishstew2133 7 жыл бұрын

I believe that's the same kind of guitar Dave Grohl uses for the Foo Fighters. It at least has the same diamond shaped f-holes and the same kind of headstock.

@gmaildad2087 6 жыл бұрын

A bad ass 4sho

@Guitarchaeologist 14 жыл бұрын

Amend to my comment below it's not F, it is E!

@alexadams1212 12 жыл бұрын

@1000RYL its a slide he plays slide guitar

@2009framat 15 жыл бұрын

I like that one. Not only the music but the film and its atmosphere. The colors is also fantastic. Though I like McDowell my favourite version of LOUISE is done by Robert Pete Williams. I made an animated short film to honor Jimmy Reed. If you click on my name you can watch it. Comments&Ratings are always welcome. Bye from Germany

@jazzrockblues95 13 жыл бұрын

@serialmosher if you mention music, you must think of it as a whole. every band or muscician that expresses himself through music deserves some respect. I understand your point, I too dislike some contemporary bands, but they are music too. cheers.

@peterpterodactyl 13 жыл бұрын

Fred's Gibson Trini Lopez is interchangeable with his voice

@alexanderkock2738 9 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable! How do you get that guitar sound? It's driving me crazy!

@maxxengland8745 9 жыл бұрын

Alexander Köck Valve amp, guitar, practice. Throw your pedals away.

@roman7752 9 жыл бұрын

Maxx England thats right

@microcosm6871 8 жыл бұрын

+Alexander Köck Ill steer away from the whole 'practice more' advice. McDowell's sound is largely attributed to the semi hollow body guitar. A tube amplifier does not play a huge role in his particular sound, its the semi-hollow. He used a Gibson Trini Lopez when he went electric. I believe he also used metal thumb picks. This creates a very tin-like blues sound. You really hear the 'chuck-chuck' sound when he's thumping the bass strings.

@djbigleg3228 8 жыл бұрын

+Alexander Köck,feeling & old valve amps its not just the tone its the FEELING.many call it the natural high.but fred is called the best blues slide guitarist for a reason.checkout going down to the river live,another great is skip james top notch original guitar skills & top notch vocal checkout hardtime killing floor & catfish & your be hooked pure blues & soul unlike no other.could name many many more.peace.

@brujo420 6 жыл бұрын

microcosm you need to practice for sure

@claychandler3468 4 жыл бұрын

No disrespect intended but according to these comments this man apparently has everyone in this comments section just about related to him wow

@bootlegpreacher 15 жыл бұрын

i must assert, this is not Delta Blues, He's from the Hill Country and there is a difference ...just one of my pet peeves...

@liljimitwofeatherz9735 6 ай бұрын

It a delta style... he was out Tennessee move to the Sip..

@PAI93 16 жыл бұрын

what the hell, can anyone tell what the name of that gibson is, i've never seen it before

@1LHPrincess 16 жыл бұрын

GREAT! The mom would have called the Police on me!! I would have snatched him up in my car and took him to a Summer Blues Fest and left him there! LOL joking but thats great! Just Great!

@pikeking1 15 жыл бұрын

forget about the amp,just gimme that badass gibson! ;-)

@h4mburg3r 13 жыл бұрын

@jteshuwah /watch?v=P2rCkAnhql8&feature=related it's not even close but still the best blues-band germany has still to offer imo

@deacoskissies2457 8 жыл бұрын

Anyone know what model of guitar hes playin? its got some real soul ya heard!

@AceBaseKingOfSpace 8 жыл бұрын

Gibson 'Trini Lopez' 335.

@shanerone1181 8 жыл бұрын

what about the amp?

@AceBaseKingOfSpace 8 жыл бұрын

Hard to tell..but it does have reverb and is probably about 15 watts judging by the size of it. Any old small valve amp with reverb will get that sound.

@cstuewe21 7 жыл бұрын

Dan Auerbach owns this guitar now if i'm not mistaken...pretty sweet

@gottesprototyp567 7 жыл бұрын

this man was able to put soul in every guitar

@banjochris 15 жыл бұрын

Open D (or E).

@captross07 7 жыл бұрын

Is this in open D tuning?

@nezZario 6 жыл бұрын

most, it's actually open E, same thing as openD but +1step (tune UP from standard)

@MDCblues 12 жыл бұрын

@jteshuwah corey harris

@yardbirdsweet 13 жыл бұрын

Is that a Gibson Trini Lopez model?

@sirvidia 13 жыл бұрын

where can i get that shirt?

@ema19e87 14 жыл бұрын

he play with open chords "E"?

@stevemonkey78 13 жыл бұрын

@jteshuwah Check out Chris Dollimore hes ace

@Nikos35mk 14 жыл бұрын

any idea when this was filmed????? seems like the 50's or 60's

@brianhackert8513 6 жыл бұрын

i'd say 68-71 cuz the trini lopez was his last guitar

@i10519195 15 жыл бұрын

looks like a teisco check mate of some sort

@bebenavole 15 жыл бұрын

what amp is that?

@theRADteepee 13 жыл бұрын

WHERE CAN I FIND A RECORDING OF THIS?

@ronbobele8996 4 жыл бұрын

cat head delta blues and folk art store in clarksdale ms .. they have a website.

@thefringthing 15 жыл бұрын

I would guess Open G.

@alfredmendoza1405 3 жыл бұрын

That camera man should have been shot! We want to see the chord progression! We 'know' what he looks like!!

@charleswalton2805 9 жыл бұрын

Chet atkihs tenderly

@DangerBird 15 жыл бұрын

american pop is a mile wide and an inch deep..if ya want the real deal ya gotta walk upstream where the water is sweetest.Wen ya get to AliFarke Toure's house,have a sit and look back downstream...u can just barely make out Muddys house

@ThePauly1 14 жыл бұрын

well pick those guitars up boy and start playing!! =)

@azabattle 16 жыл бұрын

I agree - stuff like this is amazing - but the problem is loads of blues more easily available is boring middle aged smug fret wankery - which probably puts a lot of people off.