Saturday, October 9, 2010

Saturday Morning Blues.... Goin Down to the River

Name: Fred McDowell
Alias:  Mississippi Fred McDowell
Date & Location of Birth: January 12, 1904 RossvilleTennessee
Date Of Death: July 3, 1972 Los Angeles, California
Genre of Blues: Delta Blues and "North Mississippi Blues"

Fun Fact: An orphan. Played slide guitar with animal bones and pocket knives before switching to a glass slide. Famous for saying "I don't play no rock n roll" but flattered by the Rolling Stones covers of his work.

A brilliant track, with some original slide guitar.

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