Mississippi Fred McDowell - Freight Train Blues

[JDRSASK]

He sound poor then!

[quovadis1952]

Thank you Fred...

[timberbeast420]

exellent,,the man,

[DeathSuperMario]

Is that song got any relation with song Elizabeth Cotton - Freight Train

[nektarapt]

lyrics please. i searched for the lyrics to this song, but freight train blues seems to be an entirely different song than this by fred mcdowell

[henningvontreskow]

I first heard this in the fall of 1964 when I was 19 years old in the public library in Worcester, Mass. Also John Dudley's "Cool Water" and Vera Hall's "Black Woman". You can imagine the effect on me -- pushed me farther and farther away from whatever the center of American culture was, never to return. Good Move.

[danzigvi]

This comes straight from his soul. This is beyond excellent. Thanks for putting it on youtube.

[MrLeohart]

I'm glad he took us with him

[MrLeohart]

I'm glad he took us along0

[bassiksrw]

This is priceless! This is real blues!

[jess60901]

He's a Diamond and Gold Mine combined....

[tjc59ae]

True expressions from the heart. They say true blues can only be sung with deep pain. Maybe this is why we don't hear them any more like this. Thank You for posting. Truly a classic.

[Aesthir]

@tjc59ae BB king strongly disagrees with your statement on pain being the only true inspiration for blues, but I agree that this is fantastic :)

[madFlam1]

i love these old recordings

[chungazrevenge]

one of the all time greats at the same level as son house, Light'n muddy R.L,

Jr kimbrough ect .I know not all same style but all the best

[chungazrevenge]

one of the all time greats at the same level as son house, Light'n muddy R.L,

Jr kimbrough .I know not all same style but all the best

[mekev99]

magnificent

[checkraisedbywolves]

almost a month.....and only 15 views ?

what a shame

great post