Mississippi Fred McDowell-Jesus On The Mainline

Jesus On The Mainline
November 5, 1971, Live at the Gaslight

[@paulginsberg6942]

The man is an entire symphony in himself. One of the truly greats.

[@roberttompkins6489]

Fred should be more celebrated among the Blues' greats. His guitar work gives me chill bumps and his songs encapsulate the very best elements of the Blues that transcends time. God I am glad I lived long enough to have discovered this guy.

[@norakat]

When you look up ‘Blues’ on Wikipedia, the first picture you find is a picture of Fred McDowell. Doesn’t get better than that - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues

[@bettypierce552]

Play your way ❤😂

[@antoninobongiovanni5822]

All the credit and respect to those visionaries who worked to preserve these .genuine superstars. They are an American treasure not enough people know. The theft and plagiarism is so obvious is some of our rock legends of today

[@jaydubya8739]

Fred has to be one of the very best there has ever been. His stuff is gold

[@spoonful1018]

dig it

[@johnj.flanagan-songsoffaith]

I heard Mississippi Joe, and Mississippi John, and now Mississippi Fred the first time today. All of them were great, because they played from their own hearts and souls, and they each had a story to tell, sometimes sad, lonely, other times more optimistic, reconciled to life as it is, as it was, as it can be.

[@lawrencehoepner2195]

I am not even sure why but this man - this song - moves me to tears. The sound is so unbelievably rich.

[@LDW76-k3h]

2:46

[@Helpwood]

"Mississippi" Fred McDowell. God rest his soul. Never before and never again.

[@jamesmcallister5494]

Ol Fred just reaches right into my heart and squeezes..

[@mctavish23]

Amen

[@jamesmcallister5494]

Jimmy Reed was another great one in my book . somtimes you can hear his wife singing quietly in his ear helping him with the words in his later recordings because of his demencia . I loved his stuff as l was a harmonica player when l was a young one .l stole a lot of his licks..

[@coravisser3846]

Real brilliant the way he played , and that voice wonderfull.

[@jamesbueker11]

Makes you understand where Robert Johnson and Lightnin Hopkins come from. Elmore Leonard: it all rings so true. Thank God for this genius magic man.

[@jamesbueker11]

Elmore James. Stormy Monday not Leonard. Hate spellcheck

[@jeffwilliams196]

@@jamesbueker11 Elmore Leonard was a crime writer. I've mixed up shit from different genres.

[@liljimitwofeatherz9735]

Nope they were not ...lighten from Tejas..fred heard earlier ppl from Tennessee and Mississippi..

[@ruthward7581]

I could listen to him all day

[@stevegoodman7242]

LOVE IT WHEN HE TALKS!

[@goodun6081]

The way he pronounced spirituals, I thought for a second he was saying "specials"! But when Fred McDowell plays, they're all special.

[@bureaucratbayonet]

Thank you!

[@liljimitwofeatherz9735]

Many of the ppl of a nation of tribes spoke like so

[@Ac-ly8tx]

That’s what I thought too brother

[@davidmolina7543]

That’s exactly what I heard. lol.

[@harpgrinder3149]

Mississippi Fred McDowell is The Man! Undisputed King of Raw Delta/Hill Country Blues. His uncle showed him to use an old steak-bone dried in the hot Mississippi sun for a slide around 1915-ish. He played the street corners in Memphis in the 1920s.

[@samanthamurdock3752]

Is that bone what he always used?

[@sisi11122]

Traveler In The Blues! Thank you so much. You too KZbin for the recommendation. You've getting right with these blues musicians. Darn! It's good.

[@valluik]

Where the soul of man never ends.......

[@dianepatterson8467]

Greatness!! So amazing. This isn't Jesus on the Mainline, though.

[@andrewm4564]

You are correct. I have the 2 CD's of this concert, and the third track on the first CD is labeled as Jesus on the Mainline, but it sounds like "Mercy." The fourth track on the CD is labeled "Mercy" but Fred introduces that track as Jesus on the Mainline.

[@kennyguitarallen5662]

great footage from a great blues man

[@borisv.3528]

This is what Angels play - and listen to - up there in Heaven.

[@samanthamurdock3752]

Every day and nite!!!

[@johnknottenbelt2727]

He breathes the Blues from his heart through that guitar like gospel music does in the wee wee hours, when all but the Living Soul is fast asleep. How many guitarists from the 60s onward, took a lesson from Fred & those who gave birth to the real Blues.

[@jamesbueker11]

Badass in every way. Wowie!

[@AkouriAmmar]

This is Mercy from The Gaslight live , 1971

[@kevindwyer8780]

Akouri Ammar j

[@polarityrecords]

Exactly. NOT JesusOn The Mainline.

[@ericsprado4631]

@@polarityrecords Thanks- I was going nuts trying to make it into Jesus on the mainline.

[@tjcolatrella943]

I used to frequent The Gaslight saw many really intimate shows there..

[@sidDkid87]

no, Fred, thank *YOU!!!*

[@reinholdruther1501]

❤😊 I love this song, 🙏Thanks Fred

[@jamesmundy8305]

You should hear the rest of it! It's about twenty-five minutes long, give or take

[@jeanmarieLillymar]

love the blues.

[@randybeard6040]

I know Many of these Great Blues Legends are Entertaining in Heaven Right Now as the Blues Reaches the Heart and Soul...

[@valeriyblinov1573]

GREAT!!!! LOVE YOU!!!!

[@karenuphill2741]

Wow i love this guy

[@theresadmytriw4138]

Mercy ‼️🎶💙🔥👍

[@bobnpvine]

Any youngib' find this, then y'all gonna know what Norrth Mississippi blues is all about... Enjoy,,,

[@JBCo2012]

Thank you for uploading this Classic from Fred!

[@curlykipper]

When Buddy Guy sings 'I play by Feel' i believe he was referring to Mississippi Fred.

[@liljimitwofeatherz9735]

Nope many of them say that ..for they couldn't really read or write..so I didn't learn from no one I feel what I play

[@krisscanlon4051]

Whew...Ry musta been blown away

[@jamesmillard177]

Groovy man

[@JasonCunliffe]

Mercy

[@valluik]

Yessss I see the light!!!!❤

[@agz7269]

Sfyle soooo cooòoll 💙♨♨♨

[@howardbanks1594]

I think Jesus was on a partyline!

[@elderantonveyzaluna9814]

Wracias Precioso

[@TRUCKAD38]

Respect ❤

[@spoonful1018]

Who is that dude there watching Fred? Must be in Heaven . . . Sitting Down

[@jurijsnovosjolovs2844]

Genius....!!!!

[@kevinsamuels5868]

Yeah man

[@jamesvignali6074]

Required listening for Fysah and Olivia.

[@leovermeiren]

👍💙🎸😎

[@markgeiger7700]

great stuff yes! but when does he get to Jesus on the Main Line?

[@dankeck6230]

It's a shame Mississippi Fred McDowell doesn't know the lyrics to Jesus Is On The Mainline

[@mircovannucchi6600]

The Blues !

[@zenbanjo2533]

Is there an acoustic bass playing along? Curious.

[@stacyblue1980]

🙏💕🌹🦅

[@frogeregis]

3♥♥

[@zulubeatz1]

Big tings.

[@chinto50]

I dont think this is "Jesus on the Mainline"..

[@adampoe2797]

Nope! Mercy

[@kesslerwatson4085]

I thought the same thing lol

[@kingzofdayz4576]

Ask him... In your souls..

[@gs1100ed]

So, does anyone know the name of this song about a freight train

[@andrewm4564]

You are correct. I have the 2 CD's of this concert, and the third track on the first CD is labeled as Jesus on the Mainline, but it sounds like "Mercy." The fourth track on the CD is labeled "Mercy" but Fred introduces that track as Jesus on the Mainline.

[@stephaniepayne2263]

Whare yall think rock n roll come from. Bluesxx

[@littletreme]

We made another version in a different style on our channel here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJradJl5ltyIbtE tell me if you like :)

[@bettypierce552]

What happened to Jesus on the main line???

[@robertcaldwell7571]

I hate to be the one to tell you, but this is not "Jesus on the Mainline".

[@rontelfer6678]

Great - but this is not 'Jesus on the Main Line'.

[@gs1100ed]

Any idea what’s the name of this song?

[@rontelfer6678]

On Mississippi Fred McDowell's album, Live In New York, it's listed as 'Mercy'.@@gs1100ed

[@andrewm4564]

It is "Mercy"

[@иванепифан-к8ж]

Настоящий блюз, правда вдали от главных последовательностей. Этототдельная музыкальная ветвь.

[@clivelangman8696]

Not what it says on the tin!

[@JBCo2012]

I thought this was JESUS On the Main Line? Good song but FALSE advertising

[@danielking7488]

DealReal12 . obviously you have no taste in music

[@azailaydyeing4408]

And you cook the pasta too long.

[@chinto50]

wow.. a guy points out that the song is mistitled and he gets slagged that he has no taste in MUSIC?????? sorry but its Daniel King who does'nt know the music.. Anybody who listens to " old blues" would have picked this up.. Does anyone know what song this is?????

[@JasonCunliffe]

@@chinto50 Mercy

[@chinto50]

@@JasonCunliffe Thanks Jason.. appreciated. Here is the real Jesus on the Mainline by MF McD….. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpicoqedr7qCntk

[@rickborg3451]

Great but not Jesus on the mainline.

[@MaxIsBackInTown]

This is not jesus is in the mainline

[@ericeugenecole7090]

It is Mercy.

[@MaxIsBackInTown]

@@ericeugenecole7090 This is definitely not jesus on the mainline. Fred has multiple version of this song and this is not one of theme. Also jesus is on the main line is an old gospel song I used to sing in church.

[@ericeugenecole7090]

@@MaxIsBackInTown the name of this song is “Mercy” as I previously stated.

[@MaxIsBackInTown]

@@ericeugenecole7090 Thanks for the clarification, because your first comment very much obfuscated the meaning.

[@MaxIsBackInTown]

@Philosophy_First sure, whatever you say.