Fred McDowell

  • Known for: Actor
  • Date of birth: 1904. January 12.
  • Place of birth: Rossville, Tennessee, U.S.

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. The depth a...

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