🎭 Acting
Fred McDowell
Lived · 68
Born · Jan 12, 1904
From · Rossville, Tennessee, U.S.
Films · 4
🎭 Acting
Biography
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 and originality of McDowell’s music brought him such worldwide acclaim that he was able to record and tour prolifically during his final years.
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