Delta blues giant Fred McDowell performs "Louise." From the DVD "Legends of Bottleneck Blues Guitar." More info at stefan-grossma...
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@MrDlang9314 жыл бұрын
This is my great great grandfather.
@theanaloguefix4 жыл бұрын
Really...😎😎😎
@danielcunhavieira4 жыл бұрын
Abraham Lincoln it's my great great great great great grandfather
@yushamush98494 жыл бұрын
he was great
@angklungeds4 жыл бұрын
Darius Lang you should be effin proud as punch. McDowell was the best of the best. Full respect to you and family.
@lowellcalavera60454 жыл бұрын
I hope you play guitar
@woodhd14 жыл бұрын
this man is the rosetta stone for modern music
@randyyoung2112 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.
@brianhackert85136 жыл бұрын
wicked!
@jadecleveland8654 жыл бұрын
Chuck Berry should have opened for Fred
@WillyKidd4 жыл бұрын
@@jadecleveland865 as much as I love Chuck -- I agree with you. Fred is the best.
@SamiShah20043 жыл бұрын
@@WillyKidd Fred may have opened for a Rock N Roll musician, but he don't play no Rock N Roll.
@joke89523 жыл бұрын
@@jadecleveland865 🤗👍
@jamesbradshaw33894 жыл бұрын
People like this master Mississippi Fred McDowell, no longer dwell among us anymore, that is to our very great loss
@Cloroxbleach-lr6ej2 жыл бұрын
Very true , we must never forget It is up to us to keep this music alive
@ricardomoraes55019 ай бұрын
Blues! I like it
@fdweil7 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!
@MrDlang9314 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_real7 ай бұрын
This song tears my guts apart
@xptwillie14 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.
@1LHPrincess16 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!
@jackssmirkingrevenge93654 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
@zoso19803 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.
@noblesiner13 жыл бұрын
Love Mississippi Fred Mcdowell
@Thirteenwindows9 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1978 in Havana Cuba. too late and too fat from the good ol' blues. DAMN!!
@arizonadeserttom9 жыл бұрын
sunday morning coming down? a good dose of Mississippi fred or hank Williams will be the cure........
@Alkali6413 жыл бұрын
that aches so good...
@theatomicrats14 жыл бұрын
This is what it's all about, great, pure music.
@lb2.0.452 жыл бұрын
Some good ol classic blues right here.
@guitarded7115 жыл бұрын
Open E tuning tuned a half-step flat (from low to high: Eflat-Bflat-Eflat-G-Bflat-Eflat).
@martinludi19692 жыл бұрын
thanks man
@divernathan16 жыл бұрын
Another good way to keep it alive is to play it.
@0325JAMES14 жыл бұрын
This is some classic, down home blues! Great music.
@gtrjay555 жыл бұрын
Don't see to many people playing a Trini Lopez model Gibson. This is so good.
@adriantyler69112 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!!!
@MyManDan14 жыл бұрын
Ladies and gentleman: a lesson in music
@drumfansdirect4228 жыл бұрын
This guy is magical....:-)
@UncleDansVintageVinyl13 жыл бұрын
Good god! This was one of the gods walking the earth.
@McMorganfield12 жыл бұрын
amazing real music, you can't fake feel.
@MooyakAttack8 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite music!
@kiracore848 жыл бұрын
Tremendous! Thanks for sharing.
@aldito75865 ай бұрын
It's great....
@jsamc6 жыл бұрын
that song touches my soul
@fngrpckr17 жыл бұрын
The real deal!Thank's for sharing this and in colour too!
@NapalmWeed16 жыл бұрын
the greatest music put on this Earth...the blues accept no substitutes
@vlopes30004 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.
@petergee75399 ай бұрын
Brilliant..what a player.
@TheZyAzZ13 жыл бұрын
quand on a la chaire de poule, c'est que c'est bon !!! magique, simple, beau, Oh man j'ai le blues!!!!
@thedudekatman15 жыл бұрын
amazin' haunting blues this guy is a legend,read stanley booth's article 'bout him in the 60's
@danmaltby32718 жыл бұрын
totally bad ass
@francescaemc22 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.
@MastanehNazarian5 жыл бұрын
Spiritual.
@CiscoNast14 жыл бұрын
ouuuuuuu this is DOPE
@Guitarchaeologist14 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!
@shaynepatrickhayes10916 жыл бұрын
Strait to the bones
@kinghendrixx16 жыл бұрын
thanx for sharing that. it's great !
@bensmith320015 жыл бұрын
I can dig it. I'd have a grand old time with Louise myself.
@robinseedah13 жыл бұрын
Sit next to Fred. Sip a little. Whittle and spit. What the hell man..........this is IT.
@mrmisterjefferson3 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...
@zapwai13 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)
@vinzrqs68508 жыл бұрын
Magique
@bensmith320015 жыл бұрын
I ain't had no loving since you been gone, baby.
@johnanthonycafe2993 Жыл бұрын
Profound simplicity.
@srfrr12 жыл бұрын
That Louise musta been something.
@zyruemusic5 жыл бұрын
U KNOW SHE HAD SOME OF THAT SNAPPER!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@jaslinc33714 жыл бұрын
His God Sent ...
@midgy15 жыл бұрын
Besides the Coldplay comment, I must agree with you.
@dayfornight17616 жыл бұрын
Love that Trini Lopez model Gibson!
@jazzrockblues9513 жыл бұрын
thats one rare guitar!!!
@Bluefinger15 жыл бұрын
Acually, it's a Gibson Trini Lopez Model. It's very similar apart from the headstock and the diamond shaped "f" holes
@edcerc15 жыл бұрын
only fred mcdowell and jlh play the electric blues the right way
@liljimitwofeatherz97356 ай бұрын
Fred and who
@piptaylor9916 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
@ThePumalives12 жыл бұрын
4:07 = the blues
@banjochris14 жыл бұрын
Mid-to-late '60s at the University of Washington, if memory serves.
@zoso19804 жыл бұрын
*Delta Blues. Wrong. Hill Country Blues. You really should fix the description. Major error.
@liljimitwofeatherz97356 ай бұрын
Bull..delta blues..cos he's from Tennessee move to the sip..most hill katt play songs from the delta blues guys
@kmacdowe13 жыл бұрын
Oh ya. From one MacDowell (sorry about the "a" to another) good soul.
@harleyspringer113 жыл бұрын
@serialmosher - Amen to that Bro !
@caferive13 жыл бұрын
Tell me please whats better than this...wonderful....
@fuxgood15 жыл бұрын
A player in MO. has Freds Gibson.
@GREGLUHOWY15 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
@originaloog12 жыл бұрын
sadly T Model Ford had a stroke about a month ago and is unable to play at the present time.
@liljimitwofeatherz97356 ай бұрын
Greenville Mississippi...t model was my homie ..I laid him to rest
@busessuck113 жыл бұрын
@leejohnson79 you should hear his accoustic stuff
@irishstew21337 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.
@gmaildad20876 жыл бұрын
A bad ass 4sho
@Guitarchaeologist14 жыл бұрын
Amend to my comment below it's not F, it is E!
@alexadams121212 жыл бұрын
@1000RYL its a slide he plays slide guitar
@2009framat15 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
@jazzrockblues9513 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.
@peterpterodactyl13 жыл бұрын
Fred's Gibson Trini Lopez is interchangeable with his voice
@alexanderkock27389 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable! How do you get that guitar sound? It's driving me crazy!
@maxxengland87459 жыл бұрын
Alexander Köck Valve amp, guitar, practice. Throw your pedals away.
@roman77529 жыл бұрын
Maxx England thats right
@microcosm68718 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.
@djbigleg32288 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.
@brujo4206 жыл бұрын
microcosm you need to practice for sure
@claychandler34684 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
@bootlegpreacher15 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...
@liljimitwofeatherz97356 ай бұрын
It a delta style... he was out Tennessee move to the Sip..
@PAI9316 жыл бұрын
what the hell, can anyone tell what the name of that gibson is, i've never seen it before
@1LHPrincess16 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!
@pikeking115 жыл бұрын
forget about the amp,just gimme that badass gibson! ;-)
@h4mburg3r13 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
@deacoskissies24578 жыл бұрын
Anyone know what model of guitar hes playin? its got some real soul ya heard!
@AceBaseKingOfSpace8 жыл бұрын
Gibson 'Trini Lopez' 335.
@shanerone11818 жыл бұрын
what about the amp?
@AceBaseKingOfSpace8 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.
@cstuewe217 жыл бұрын
Dan Auerbach owns this guitar now if i'm not mistaken...pretty sweet
@gottesprototyp5677 жыл бұрын
this man was able to put soul in every guitar
@banjochris15 жыл бұрын
Open D (or E).
@captross077 жыл бұрын
Is this in open D tuning?
@nezZario6 жыл бұрын
most, it's actually open E, same thing as openD but +1step (tune UP from standard)
@MDCblues12 жыл бұрын
@jteshuwah corey harris
@yardbirdsweet13 жыл бұрын
Is that a Gibson Trini Lopez model?
@sirvidia13 жыл бұрын
where can i get that shirt?
@ema19e8714 жыл бұрын
he play with open chords "E"?
@stevemonkey7813 жыл бұрын
@jteshuwah Check out Chris Dollimore hes ace
@Nikos35mk14 жыл бұрын
any idea when this was filmed????? seems like the 50's or 60's
@brianhackert85136 жыл бұрын
i'd say 68-71 cuz the trini lopez was his last guitar
@i1051919515 жыл бұрын
looks like a teisco check mate of some sort
@bebenavole15 жыл бұрын
what amp is that?
@theRADteepee13 жыл бұрын
WHERE CAN I FIND A RECORDING OF THIS?
@ronbobele89964 жыл бұрын
cat head delta blues and folk art store in clarksdale ms .. they have a website.
@thefringthing15 жыл бұрын
I would guess Open G.
@alfredmendoza14053 жыл бұрын
That camera man should have been shot! We want to see the chord progression! We 'know' what he looks like!!
@charleswalton28059 жыл бұрын
Chet atkihs tenderly
@DangerBird15 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
@ThePauly114 жыл бұрын
well pick those guitars up boy and start playing!! =)
@azabattle16 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.
@nikolazuzic486611 жыл бұрын
no white man to play blues!!!!amen,,,but rock,n,roll,n heavy rock,that,s ok