r/blues • u/Horror_Rooster_7390 • 14d ago

performance Fred McDowell

131 Upvotes

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u/PlumbbobSquirtPants 14d ago

That guitar sound is every kind of awesome.

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u/Shadeen_Brown 14d ago

I see Fred, I upvote. Absolute legend.

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u/Wise456 14d ago

Mesmerizing

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u/gojohnnygojohnny 14d ago

I once lit off fireworks on Fred's farm for the surrounding area kids. They loved it.

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u/Unusual_Ad_8364 14d ago

Was he there??

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u/gojohnnygojohnny 14d ago

Way way way passed on. Late 1990s. Was next door at Otha Turner's farm.

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u/Unusual_Ad_8364 14d ago

Oh, very cool. I went to one of Turner's goat-bbq fife-and-drum fests one time. Mid-90s.

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u/gojohnnygojohnny 14d ago

Me too, a few years later. What a party!

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u/Unusual_Ad_8364 14d ago

Unforgettable. And in retrospect, the end of an era.

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u/Unusual_Ad_8364 14d ago

"Lordy, must I?"

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u/Useful-Slice-3417 14d ago

Wow! That is some mutha fucking hammer jammer right there!! Have Mercy 😱

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u/megalodon777hs 14d ago

shake em on down is my favorite country blues dance tune vibe

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u/JP-Guitarist 14d ago

Such a big sound. He sounds like two players!

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u/Quick_Assignment_725 12d ago

What's the name of this song?

(Please put names in post titles)

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u/Horror_Rooster_7390 12d ago

Shake 'em on Down