FRED McDOWELL Fred McDowell And His Blues Boys LP ARHOOLIE 1969 US stereo 1046
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FRED McDOWELL
with MIKE RUSSO second guitar, JOHN KAHN bass, BOB JONES drums
When Mississippi Fred McDowell proclaimed on one of his last albums, "I do not play no rock & roll,"
it was less a boast by an aging musician swept aside by the big beat than a mere statement of fact.
As a stylist and purveyor of the original Delta blues, he was superb, equal parts Charley Patton and Son House
coming to the fore through his roughed-up vocals and slashing bottleneck style of guitar playing.
McDowell knew he was the real deal, and while others were diluting and updating their sound to keep pace
with the changing times and audiences, Mississippi Fred stood out from the rest of the pack simply
by not changing his style one iota. Though he scorned the amplified rock sound with a passion matched
by few country bluesmen, he certainly had no qualms about passing any of his musical secrets
along to his young, white acolytes, prompting several of them -- including a young Bonnie Raitt --
to develop slide guitar techniques of their own
"FRED McDOWELL AND HIS BLUES BOYS"
Recorded at Sierra Sound Studios in Berkeley, Ca., on August 19, 20 and 21, 1969,
except*, recorded in Berkeley on July 5, 1965
1969 LP ARHOOLIE RECORDS 1046 STEREO
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
SINGLE SLEEVE STILL IN SHRINK
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LABEL: ARHOOLIE - RED/BLACK LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: 1046
Catalog on labels: 1046 A / 1046 B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ARHOOLIE 1046A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ARHOOLIE 1046B
On labels: Produced by Chris Strachwitz
All songs composed by Fred McDowell © by Tradition Music Co. (BMI)
On Back Sleeve: Notes by Pete Welding
For our 84 page illustrated catalog......send $2.00 to cover postage to:
Arhoolie Catalog 10341 San pablo Ave. El Cerrito, CA. 94530
tracklisting
Side A: MY BABY - LEVEE CAMP BLUES
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN - DIAMOND RING - DANKINS' FARM
Side B: BIG STARS FALLING* - YOU AIN'T TREATING ME RIGHT
MEET ME DOWN IN FROGGY BOTTOM - ETHEL MAE BLUES
grading
RECORD EX but (please, also read above description)
SLEEVE NEAR MINT but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The success of the Arhoolie recordings suddenly found McDowell very much in demand
on the folk and festival circuit, where his quiet, good-natured performances left many
a fan utterly spellbound. Working everything from the Newport Folk Festival to
coffeehouse dates to becoming a member of the
American Folk Blues Festival in Europe...(AllMusic)
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