He is one of the best guitar players ever, up there with Jimi, Eddy, Duane!
@merkjanoosterhoff15902 жыл бұрын
You'll be proud man! He's been my hero ever since l bought my first Fred mc Dowell arhoolie album in 1967.
@pinschermamm2 жыл бұрын
That's amazing! What a wonderful legacy
@mundproduction65782 жыл бұрын
that’s a funny comment
@MooseWolfBear2 жыл бұрын
Mississippi Fred should be on radio every day.
@rievans572 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@rm315012 жыл бұрын
40 million videos here, and i finally found the best one
@catdaddy33025 жыл бұрын
The old gas station sign. He worked at Stuckey’s in Como, Mississippi pumping gas, when I knew him. It amazed him, his bossman and everybody else when he’d get calls from Europe and everywhere else in the world.
@chrismoede28855 ай бұрын
You knew him personally??
@charleshendrix2329 ай бұрын
RIP Dick Waterman, recently dead, he brought these Bluesmen to the attention of the kids in the 60s at Newport etc. Took Mr McDowel’s photo of course, and Son House and Skip James. Most of us Whiteys would have never known what they look and sounded like and how great. I have Mr Waterman’s book signed by him.
@davisworth51148 ай бұрын
There were hundreds of young white men who brought the blues into the US mainstream, I was blessed to be one. Black people had abandoned the blues by the 60s, and as a concert promoter for the Seattle Folklore Society, I was regularly thrown out of Seattles' black radio station, KYAC. Unbelievable ignorant comments here.
@charleshendrix2328 ай бұрын
@@davisworth5114 Son, for someone who claims knowledge you sure sound like a fool
@charleshendrix2328 ай бұрын
@@davisworth5114 Black people didn’t abandon it, the country abandoned them. Bluesmen couldn’t make a penny off their own music. Yes a lot of white acts re-popularized their art form and it benefitted everyone. But it was a disgrace that such an art form had been basically rejected by most Americans. And its a shame it took white acts to “legitimize” a great form of music.
@davisworth51148 ай бұрын
I was blessed to know Fred McDowell when I was a concert promoter in Seattle in 1970s, I saw him first in 1969 after I returned from Vietnam and it was digging Fred and discovering country blues that saved my life. Fred was a true gentleman with a sardonic, tongue-in-cheek humor. His first album on Arhoolie was with an acoustic guitar and even though he was playing electric in these years, I always thought he sounded best on acoustic, and I have two arch-top F-holes to play this style. Order his first two Arhoolie releases, they are the best!
@Barock-mt8bc2 ай бұрын
I am an ex-vet in the french army special forces, I am 50. May I ask you please how old are you ? Are you 80 ? My dad gave me the fever of blues and RNR when I was a child
@domcha13111 жыл бұрын
He was never famous like BB King, Buddy Guy or Robert Johnson...but the music he created has had just as big of an impact. He's one of the pioneers of Blues and Rock n Roll.
@yared87716 жыл бұрын
domcha131 And people talk about Elvis...pfff
@pozegausaill6 жыл бұрын
AMEN!!!!! He shovels the road for it!!
@DonDeering6 жыл бұрын
This interview with Fred McDowell contains the quote "I do not play no rock 'n' roll" in context, and its meaning is very different to the scornful way it's often interpreted. Enjoy! www.mtzionmemorialfund.org/2017/09/interview-with-mississippi-fred-mcdowell.html
@catdaddy33025 жыл бұрын
BB would’ve told you, he wouldn’t have been playing blues if it weren’t for men like him.
@rafaeld.25545 жыл бұрын
Monster of blues, BAD mtf
@oogam12318 жыл бұрын
Fred McDowell was, is, and forever will be a legend in blues, hail to the king
@Methilde3 жыл бұрын
Just saying, Heil in German is said Hail (Hitler).
@crowsnest1510 Жыл бұрын
Jamall
@grendel27719 жыл бұрын
I'm a heavy metal fan through and through but something about this style of blues really speaks to me. One of my favs for sure.
@magicalxan9 жыл бұрын
Grendel2771 Same for me, that's a blues that moves me. Extremely simple and 100% effective.
@mons30209 жыл бұрын
Well there is classical and folk elements in metal, so I wouldn't say all of it's the blues, just partly.
@bobbymcearlton8 жыл бұрын
Does your liking of blues have anything to do with Mashed Potato Johnson?
@thomasharlovic74708 жыл бұрын
Metal heads seem to be the only faction of music fans that can sit and appreciate any type of music. Respect
@magicalxan8 жыл бұрын
Tom H Not true, I like any music but metal... So here you go...
@petekitay11 жыл бұрын
Fred McDowell is the man...Givin people soul shivers since 1941.
@bobnpvine9 жыл бұрын
I been playing blues for decades and "hill country" for the last 10 or 15 and Fred McDowell is the best of them all...
@scottgroth98775 жыл бұрын
Bob Harrison 3 years removed...how did you get started playing blues?
@LaurenceHuntKenora_Ontario5 жыл бұрын
I agree. Fred is the ultimate.
@thecowboypreacher65683 жыл бұрын
Yes yes yes.
@rievans572 жыл бұрын
...with R.L. Burnside running a close 2nd!
@bobnpvine2 жыл бұрын
@@scottgroth9877 Went to Blues Week in 2000 and took Sparky Rucker's slide guitar class... Then made two pilgrimages in Mississippi...
@boatstrips11 жыл бұрын
The fact that this song has over half a million views gives me faith in humanity. Fred was fucking cool.
@joejordanism4 жыл бұрын
boatstrips He was an expert pure music no stage gimmicks people like him inspired Keith Richards and Jimi-they inspired us
@rollycabrita81294 жыл бұрын
Now at a million and counting :)
@vincentbuccieri930511 ай бұрын
Excellent Performance by Master Mcdowell!
@carlosgood-day29839 ай бұрын
1.2M now
@boatstrips9 ай бұрын
@@carlosgood-day2983 been ten years lol
@randykintzley592310 жыл бұрын
Man that's a mean riff. It's dark, haunting and as big and heavy as a freight train.
@inoshikachokonoyarobakayar24935 жыл бұрын
Freight Train Blues, another great Fred McDowell song.
@BlindMellowJelly3 жыл бұрын
So was the way men like this were treated back then, not much has changed R.I.P. George Floyd
@DennisRash3 жыл бұрын
Only Fred could make it sound this way on a electric. I agree with everything you said.
@BlindMellowJelly3 жыл бұрын
@@DennisRash Many dont realize black people were not allowed to order via white mail order catalogs. They only has Sears, Jewel and a few others. Being not all electric amps and guitars are high quality this added to their tone. Wealthy men like Tampa Red and Lonnie Johnson were able to own several guitars and amps because their family were in a better financial position than most.
@BlindMellowJelly3 жыл бұрын
@@DennisRash My fav is Guitar Slim who wrote "the things I used to do" featured the new deluxe sears silvertone amp and solid body guitar as the pair cost a whopping 38.00 researched in a old late 1950s christmas sears catalog.
@antoniosogni57527 ай бұрын
I'm only 12 years old and I love classical music, blues music, jazz, rock and roll, but rap and trap no. I found Missisipi Mcdowell last month and I love him. My favourite are Louise and You gotta move. i love you Fred
@donaldelley28027 жыл бұрын
You can't get a cooler man or cooler music than this
@bannork9 жыл бұрын
That riff just hits straight home, combined with Fred's voice and that echo, it just calls for a beer on the porch, perfect music for the upcountry life here in Thailand.
@drumfansdirect4228 жыл бұрын
+bannork Hey.....what are you doing in Thailand ? ...I love the place .
@hihatjas94774 ай бұрын
Never forgot the first time I heard him. I was blown away. He just had something that no other bluesmen had.
@OKKOKA17 жыл бұрын
One night I sat and drank myself wasted and saw this video ..on replay whole night very beautiful and comforting
@leigh66294 жыл бұрын
Pure legend. Love you Freddy McDowell. I was born 1971, but i'll make sure you're never forgotten !!
@wanketta10 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Masterful. What a consummate artist he was.
@fatknucklefreddy6 жыл бұрын
The greatest slide blues guitarist. Man, he could groove.
@hitchvvv85835 жыл бұрын
i agree. greatest slide bluesman ever
@epicoutdoorracin20102 жыл бұрын
Duane Allman was awesome, but ol’ Fred was the greatest. On acoustic and electric, he could pull off riffs and rhythms that nobody else could before or after him. He could possibly even give River Johnson a run for his money. But Robert was a different style of Blues, like Duane and Fred. Much respect to the Bluesmen. 🍻 🎸😎👍🏼
@fatknucklefreddy2 жыл бұрын
@@epicoutdoorracin2010 so true 🤘🙏
@roberttompkins64892 жыл бұрын
Elmore James usually is attributed with that title---but Fred was great as well.
@doublahh10 жыл бұрын
I listen to this song at least once everyday!!! I love it!
@garysvan5 жыл бұрын
I'm on it 3 times in a row at least 3 times a day. Cant stop myself.
@rievans572 жыл бұрын
Me 2!
@3rdshiftfornow16 жыл бұрын
I first heard Fred's music on a tape I checked out of the library shortly after the death of my father in 1999. I then ended up buying 6 different cds and this music really helped me deal with my dad's passing. Today I listen to a lot of different stuff, but it does'nt get more real than this !!!
@supremetruth90326 жыл бұрын
MAN, I REALLY LOVE THE WAY HE PLAYS THE BLUES !!! ... BOTH HIS GUITAR PLAYING AND SINGING VOICE ARE PERFECT !!! THANK YOU .
@UltimatePowa6 жыл бұрын
One my major inspirations.
@ryans92973 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful tunes ive ever had the pleasure of hearing. This man , simply brilliant. What a gift to our great nation 🇺🇸
@nikospaleologos39073 жыл бұрын
That's one of the most beautiful and haunting riffs I've ever heard.. Amazing song
@claptonfan5418 жыл бұрын
Can anyone imagine what it would be like to listen to this type of music alone in a dark room? I'll bet there'll be some serious chills.
@davenewspeak3252 Жыл бұрын
I do that once in a while. It's like going back in time. A great experience.
@aimanhakim4775 Жыл бұрын
im literally was 2 years old when u commented ☠️☠️
@fathergascoigne46098 ай бұрын
@@aimanhakim4775👶
@tom661214 жыл бұрын
The man had it all. What a powerful voice and a face that looks like it done some hard livin and travelin . Killer guitar riffs to.
@cdcondrici13 жыл бұрын
This man is truly unique. Just pay attention how his notes played with the guitar match exactly his vocals. In my opinion he is the best. I'm completely in love with his music. Thanks for sharing this, people should wake up one day :)
@brenomonforte70222 жыл бұрын
World need more music like this. World need more soul, more BLUES
@MyMoppet5214 жыл бұрын
I'm trying to remain a bit of a lady. I've always told my kids that people who use certain words just didn't have a very good vocabulary and couldn't express themselves. If I wasn't 'Grandma' and my grandson might not see this, I'd say this was .....awesome@@@@!!!! I'd say this is ##### brilliant! Since I am not giving in to my first response, I have sent a prayer up for this music to NEVER disappear from our lives. Thank you, thank you, thank you. This is a Masterpiece!
@xjaidlyn6 жыл бұрын
I was so fortunate to see him perform at the Ash Grove in Los Angeles/West Holllywood back in late 60s. Was my first exposure to Blues .. my dad got us tickets .. After this I was hooked. Love the blues.. and one of my other favorite bands in 70s was Climax Blues Band give them a listen.
@alexandre2106135 жыл бұрын
xjaidlyn quelle chance de l’avoir vu jouer ! Comment était-il ? Tu as pu l’approcher ?
@thrbrdrider16 жыл бұрын
the man is a legend forever. my humble homage to Mississippi Fred McDowell.
@HowlinWilf1314 жыл бұрын
A beautiful record (and a great clip of the man himself) - brilliant accoustic guitar playing and his voice at its powerful best.
@rubenskiii3 ай бұрын
An 18 year old KZbin music video is in itself a rarity. Let alone the music. Thanks so much for uploading this! Warm greetings from the Netherlands🇳🇱.
@johnford3089 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love him.and his music
@alwaysdestroy8415 жыл бұрын
When I think blues, this is the song I think of. It's wonderful.
@atuliti6 жыл бұрын
There is something very special in his singing and guitar playing that you feel as if you are listening to a complete band/orchestra playing along.
@bannork16 жыл бұрын
Love the Delta blues, what a wonderful voice Fred had too, powerful and expressive.
@sunlitporch14 жыл бұрын
..one of the greatest players and one of the best moments in blues..
@ArteL0113 жыл бұрын
This genius never got the true recognition he deserved/s, awe inspiring, soulful, meaningful, when I hear him sing I believe what he has to say.
@corvuscorax82229 жыл бұрын
Jesus he can play (and sing)! Definitely one of my favourites.
@brockmcculloch74998 жыл бұрын
Brother McDowell. Passed on my birthday but left a spark of light that can`t be dimmed! Reaches something of the eternal.
@gibson352416 жыл бұрын
Looks like a clip from the 1965 American Folk Blues Festival on German TV. Great to see this footage of Fred on acoustic back after all these years.
@dbacks2023-3 жыл бұрын
On some quiet day 10 years ago, kid-me randomly decided to search "Going down to the river" and came across this gem.
@petergee7539 Жыл бұрын
This brilliant man redefined "underrated"... you simply cannot imagine the influence he has had, but among those who know, those who wish for the pure.
@TRUCKAD387 ай бұрын
The ROOTS OF ALL MUSIC from a 52 year old UK TEDDY BOY ❤❤❤
@billgonzales89787 ай бұрын
WRONG
@muisire14 жыл бұрын
Until a few minutes ago I only heard Mississippi John Hurt. To find another Mississippi in the same groove has made my day awesome. Thank you...
@tumbledon16 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this every day...and never get tired of it....
@paulwaymondo75686 жыл бұрын
What a riff . What a solo. What a player!
@benoitdelbeauve63032 жыл бұрын
For me This is The Ultimate Blues!
@rmfirebird13 жыл бұрын
This is HOLY. Its been said that blues started and ended with this performance!
@KawaZ650C14 жыл бұрын
I thought there was no life after Robert Johnson. There is. Plenty. Awesome. Whatever troubles you, put on Fred McDowell and your troubles are gone, forgotten. What trouble?
@talister10610 жыл бұрын
There is something that hits home listening to this. One man one guitar and a whole lot of talent.
@billgonzales89784 ай бұрын
the blues had a baby and they called it rock&roll
@ke63194 жыл бұрын
This riff can go on forever. It haunts the soul until it completely captivates it. And when he sings, his voice is echoing inside my soul, as if it was a memory of a dark dream. He really had some demonic vocals that makes you feel possessed under their spell. I'll pick up guitar just because I want to play like this one day
@mranster17 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, haunting, soul-restoring.
@joeprice9322 Жыл бұрын
For sure the king of blues in my book. Got style of his. Own
@koloft0716 жыл бұрын
Wow! Absolutely fantastic, you can't get more authentic than this.
@voodoomaster8514 жыл бұрын
Damn, Freddie knows his blues! guitar solo 1.15. Amazing! one of the best blues songs I have ever heard!!
@ProbableCauseBluesBand17 жыл бұрын
This guy is the real deal, he's one of the founders of the blues. Anyone who claims to like blues and doesn't like this guy is foolin' themselves!
@sugarmamaaa14 жыл бұрын
Buddy Guy: "We played for the love of music. Today they play for the love of money." When you listen to Fred there ain't no doubt he's playing for the love of music just like all the Delta bluesmen. Love this version much more than the others.
@ronbobele89965 жыл бұрын
HILL COUNTRY NOT DELTA BLUES
@Methilde3 жыл бұрын
@@ronbobele8996 he said "just like" mister professor.
@Yourbankaccount Жыл бұрын
@@ronbobele8996 delta blues.
@sleeperino3054 Жыл бұрын
@@Yourbankaccount Mississippi Hill Country Blues.
@zoso1980 Жыл бұрын
Funny you quoted Buddy Guy. Guy ain't on the chitlin circuit. Buddy's been chasing the money for decades.
@johnellick637 жыл бұрын
Down home music at it's roots. Great stuff!!!!
@Istaysmoking15 жыл бұрын
one of the best blues performances caught on film
@cal-lg17 жыл бұрын
one of the greatest pieces of music I've ever heard. From the soul, a classic
@rievans572 жыл бұрын
Me 2!
@sarahstacy81 Жыл бұрын
Rock and roll guitar. Blues is the very foundation of Rock and Roll. Fred McDowell needs to be in the Blues and Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame.
@Chickenhawk993215 жыл бұрын
That playing and singing, heartfelt and painfully experienced - Beautiful.
@timwilliams72743 жыл бұрын
Born in shelby county mississippi, these are the history of blues God rest him in peace,to this day I love your music.Your a Titan, you will always be loved
@flavyn118 жыл бұрын
He's brilliant....what a treasure!!!!
@psychosurfer6911 жыл бұрын
he is the most heavy, most hard of all delta blues musicians i have heard. true rock n roller. thought he claimed he didnt play rock n roll hehe.
@zoso19807 жыл бұрын
Not Delta Blues - Hill Country Blues.
@francesstlawrence88206 жыл бұрын
I think he was being ironic when he he said he don' t play no RnR because he pretty damn near invented it he he ! How cool?! X
@DonDeering6 жыл бұрын
This interview with Fred McDowell contains the quote "I do not play no rock 'n' roll" in context, and its meaning is very different to the scornful way it's often interpreted. Enjoy! www.mtzionmemorialfund.org/2017/09/interview-with-mississippi-fred-mcdowell.html
@multibucker5 жыл бұрын
Excellent, thank you!
@ronbobele89965 жыл бұрын
MS HILL COUNTRY BLUES!!!! SON HOUSE IS DELTA
@Yepyep22614 жыл бұрын
This is a beautiful thing.
@Kozmiknomadiko Жыл бұрын
All-American 🇺🇲 Listening from South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@bobj32515 ай бұрын
Truly truly amazing, stunning
@aldito75863 жыл бұрын
It really doesn't get better than this...
@logincar16 жыл бұрын
Excelente interpretacion. Es una canción para escuchar muchas veces. Se constituye un icono del blues americano. Gracias por este regalo Mr. Dowell.
@michaelsill54207 жыл бұрын
stunning and hauntingly beautiful
@FANKANable8 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ. this is absolutely incredible
@Istaysmoking15 жыл бұрын
Of the best blues performances caught on film
@JosephLance-x9q9 ай бұрын
Not a lot of the greats left today, but thank god we have young ones that are carrying the torch
@rhyscallender12378 жыл бұрын
This is the best rendition of this song I've heard him do, flows so beautifully, plus the guitar work is next level
@tmrezzek57284 жыл бұрын
Man...when Fred hits those slide notes I feel like I'm on a peak and in the valley. Best rollercoaster ride ever!
@jonno5215 жыл бұрын
Real chills, massively powerful. I don't want to play off one bluesman against another but Fred McDowell & Skip James do it for me at least as much as Robert Johnson. John Hurt is the one I love most but country blues is an entirely different musical form. BTW, thanks a million for posting this.
@Methilde3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Crapper Blakwell, Lonnie Johnson and a few others.
@rievans572 жыл бұрын
@@Methilde Lightnin' Hopkins!
@Methilde2 жыл бұрын
@@rievans57 So many greats one, we could play ping-pong for hours with their names :) :)
@MrDannysuzy12 жыл бұрын
straight from the soul...just like music was ment to be.
@djbigleg322812 жыл бұрын
i got a live lp by fred called shake em on down live in new york,re released in 1982,its just fred n a bass player in a club its my favorite lp by fred 1 of his last recordings and 1 of his best,its no blag that he is called the best slide guitarist in the history of the blues its a fact,his guitar skills r amazing n capture rawness n emotions 2days blues musicians can never acheive,should b in the hall of fame,tru talent stands out they never sellout,cos they live 4 music,so respect is due
@elrico13647 жыл бұрын
This opens that place in ones soul that you did not even know exists... enjoy the visit.
@DarkZeroXX-hw2bm11 жыл бұрын
True American music that cannot be beaten.
@jameskessel51384 ай бұрын
Fantastic Blues Man, Bonnie Rait always loved Fred.
@sandydority2532 Жыл бұрын
He was one of the greats of the blues,, Love this song🎸🎼💙
@leandrobatistadasilveira7134 Жыл бұрын
I was listening to some old school 80's trash metal. suddenly algorithm brought me here. WTF I'm mesmerized!!! This is amazing!!! I'm in love by Mississippi Fred McDowell's music!!! Why I never heard about him??
@mjjoseph82599 жыл бұрын
best version of this song
@diddywahdaddy16 жыл бұрын
This really gives me goosebumps.
@rievans572 жыл бұрын
Me 2!
@masterhairy1232 ай бұрын
Fred has brought me through hard times, thank you
@robertlisternicholls Жыл бұрын
Real, raw blues. Wonderful.
@naomiburn83864 жыл бұрын
I won’t be the first and I won’t be the last to say it. Music back then was at a higher level.
@fil46485 ай бұрын
He's been haunting me since the first time i heard of him...spooky kind of legend...
@rhosllanerchrygog10 жыл бұрын
The man is Absolutely Brilliant..stunnig work..Breathtaking, soul stirring..
@satychary18 жыл бұрын
Musical perfection, pure and mesmerizing..
@GOWSUCOUGS112 жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible - no other word for it.
@louiedebono61228 жыл бұрын
Mississippi Hill Country baby!!!
@QuanYin7112 жыл бұрын
Found this one in one of my playlists ... damn .. this tuff is great ... rips your heart straight if you happen to have bad luck at the time you lsiten to this song ... This is REAL BLUES !!!