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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