Portrait of Fred McDowell

Fred McDowell

Bio: Fred McDowell, a seminal figure in Mississippi hill country blues, was one of the most vibrant performers of the 1960s blues revival. He was a sharecropper and local entertainer in 1959 when he made his first recordings at his home on a farm north of Como for noted folklorist Alan Lomax
Born: Tue, Jan 12 1904
Birthplace: Rossville, Tennessee, U.S.

Death: Mon, Jul 03 1972
Fred McDowell is 68 years old
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Poster of The Blues Society
The Blues Society
Fred McDowell would have been no older than
68 in The Blues Society
as 'Self'.
Sun, Oct 29 2023
Poster of The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Fred McDowell would have been no older than
68 in The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as 'Himself'.
Wed, Jan 01 2003
Poster of Blues Maker
Blues Maker
Fred McDowell was
64 in Blues Maker
as 'self'.
Wed, Jan 01 1969

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