Mississippi Fred McDowell - John Henry

A real treat for the blues buffs out there. Sure wish there was more video of this guy out there, especially something acoustic, but even on an electric Fred is something else

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Music

Tags:

• mississippi
• fred
• mcdowell
• delta
• blues
• slide
• electric
• guitar

[guitardedboy]

Fred McDowell is never listed among the greatest guitar players, and I don't understand why. His technique is amazing; he puts many other so-called "guitar" players to shame.

[ravenkiller1]

Fred McDowell would hollow out one of Simon Cowell's vertebrae, slip it over his finger and use it as a slide.

[PoetryETrain]

Thank you, this has been added to our playlists here and on facebook...

[Kento617]

@MJDx32 I second that! =) I was looking for this dude all day but for some reason his name just escaped me. Man I am so glad I learned about this guy in Jazz Appreciation at my college.

[MJDx32]

@ravenkiller1 Haha best comment ever dude

[tubegucker1]

wow! he combines Blues slide and Travis picking, I've never heard of him before

[jamesmac1976]

@MelvinWren ha ha, no not quite what I meant. I did have one inbetween A and G# once though, not much use! The factory had to recall them.

[MelvinWren]

@jamesmac1976 you have a pitch fork in E? didn't know they made those.

[jamesmac1976]

@busessuck1 and kotze5 no its not an instruction video as such, but for any guitarist out there, a video like this is an education. Watching is a great way to learn, much better than listening alone. I bet he learned a lot by watching others play. And guitarist or not, this is a video, it is here to be viewed.

[jamesmac1976]

@matthewtj887 open E, unless every instrument I have, my electric tuner, pitchfork and pitchpipes are simultaneously confused.

[TheWhiskeyfirst]

@ravenkiller1

lol

Right on..