Mississippi Fred McDowell
Born Fred McDowell in Rossville, Tennessee on January 12, 1904, the blues
singer-songwriter and guitarist was better known by his stage name Mississippi
Fred McDowell. A blues icon, he is acknowledged as the father of North
Mississippi Hill Country blues. He began his musical journey when he started
playing guitar at 14, using a slide made from a beef rib bone. He would later
switch to using a glass slide. Mississippi Fred McDowell worked on a farm and
did other odd jobs while performing for decades at local gatherings and parties
in Como, Mississippi. Discovered by folklorist / ...
![Someday (Live)[Set 1][1999 Remaster]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fv2%2Fcover_art%2Fcuration%2Foriginal%2F6%2F3%2Fd%2F9%2F06d2-3e77-4e33-9437-2b1a5a45af42.jpeg&w=96&q=75){kind=small}
Someday (Live)[Set 1][1999 Remaster]Mississippi Fred McDowell, Fred McDowell, Fred Seibert and Tom Pomposello
Shake 'em On Down
4:09
Highway 61Mississippi Fred McDowell
When I Lay My Burden Down
4:26
![You Got to Move (Live)[Set 1][1999 Remaster]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fv2%2Fcover_art%2Fcuration%2Foriginal%2Fd%2Fa%2F0%2Fa%2Fec78-57b2-424e-bb2e-2188e0c0b598.jpeg&w=96&q=75){kind=small}
You Got to Move (Live)[Set 1][1999 Remaster]Mississippi Fred McDowell, Fred McDowell, Fred Seibert and Tom Pomposello
You Got To Move
3:04
Wished I Was in Heaven Sitting Down
Mississippi Fred McDowell2:18
Milk Cow BluesMississippi Fred McDowell
Long way from home
Three O'Clock in the MorningMississippi Fred McDowell and Johnny Woods
