Vinyl records

Fred McDowell vinyl records

6 albums with 88 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

American 'hill country blues' singer and guitarist. Born: January 12, 1906 in Rossville, Tennessee, USA Died: July 3, 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA (Cancer) Also often called "Mississippi Fred McDowell". After decades of playing for small local gatherings, McDowell was recorded in 1959 by roving folklore musicologist Alan Lomax and Shirley Collins, on their Southern Journey field-recording trip. With interest in blues and folk music rising in the United States at the time, McDowell's field recordings for Lomax caught the attention of blues aficionados and record producers, and within a couple of years, he had finally become a professional musician and recording artist in his own right.