Down Home Blues 1959

~ Release by Mississippi Fred McDowell (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Track 1-01 - 1-05 recorded in Como, MS (21 September 1959)
Track 1-06 - 1-22 recorded in Como, MS (22-25 September 1959)
Track 2-01 recorded in Como, MS (21 September 1959)
Track 2-02 - 2-04 recorded in Parchman Farm, MS (October 1959)
Track 2-05 - 2-12 recorded in Como, MS (21 September 1959)
Track 2-13 - 2-24 recorded in Hughes, AK (1 October 1959)

This release falsely lists G.D. Young as the snare drum player on tracks 2-05 to 2-09. However, during that session recorded by Alan Lomax, the snare drum was played by Lonnie Young's son, Lonnie Young Jr.
This is documented in the Lomax Digital Archive: https://archive.culturalequity.org/node/849

G.D. Young did play with Ed Young and Lonnie Young Sr., but this was several years later and not during the 1959 recordings for Alan Lomax.

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleLength
1When You Get Home, Write Me a Few Little Lines
3:26
2Drop Down Mama
2:51
3Shake 'em on Down
3:21
4Fred McDowell's Blues
4:11
5Goin' Down to the River
4:18
6You Gonna Be Sorry
6:43
7You Done Tol' Everybody
6:10
8Woke Up This Morning With My Mind on Jesus
3:18
9Soon One Mornin'
3:13
10Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning
2:44
11Wished I Was in Heaven Sitting Down
2:11
12Germany Blues
3:11
13Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
2:58
14Freight Train Blues
3:06
15Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning
3:11
16Been Drinkin' Water Out of a Hollow Log
2:58
17I Want Jesus to Walk With Me
3:08
1861 Highway Blues
3:09
19Lord Have Mercy
1:54
20Worried Mind
3:35
21What's the Matter Now
4:57
22Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning
0:37
2▼CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Shake 'em on Down [Alt]
Mississippi Fred McDowell2:45
2Cool Water Blues
John Dudley3:04
3Po' Boy Blues
John Dudley2:35
4Clarksdale Mill Blues
John Dudley2:22
5Jim and John
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-21)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (on 1959-09-21)
editor:
Alan Lomax
bass drum:
Lonnie Young
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
vocals:
Lonnie Young
Ed Young, Lonnie Young & G.D. Young3:08
6Hen Duck
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-21)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (on 1959-09-21)
editor:
Alan Lomax
bass drum:
Lonnie Young
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
vocals:
Lonnie Young
Ed Young, Lonnie Young & G.D. Young3:07
7Chevrolet
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-21)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (on 1959-09-21)
editor:
Alan Lomax
bass drum:
Lonnie Young
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
vocals:
Lonnie Young
Ed Young, Lonnie Young & G.D. Young4:07
8Oree
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-21)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (on 1959-09-21)
editor:
Alan Lomax
bass drum:
Lonnie Young
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
Ed Young, Lonnie Young & G.D. Young2:39
9Sittin' on Top of the World
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-21)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (on 1959-09-21)
editor:
Alan Lomax
bass drum:
Lonnie Young
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
vocals:
Lonnie Young
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (on 1959-09-21)
Ed Young, Lonnie Young & G.D. Young2:43
10All Night Long
Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher3:35
11I'm Gonna Live Anyhow 'til I Die
Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher2:35
12Buttermilk
Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher3:21
13Levee Camp Reminiscence
Forrest City Joe5:18
14Train Time
Forrest City Joe4:33
15Red Cross Store
Forrest City Joe3:40
16You Gotta Cut That Out
Forrest City Joe2:59
17Stop Breaking Down
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax
cover recording of:
Stop Breaking Down Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
publisher:
MPCA King of Spades
Forrest City Joe2:53
18Drink on Little Girl
Forrest City Joe2:53
19She Lived Her Life Too Fast
Forrest City Joe3:22
20She Don't Love Me That Way
Forrest City Joe3:23
21Forrest City Jump
Forrest City Joe2:57
22Boogie Children
Boy Blue2:56
23Joe Lee's Rock
Boy Blue3:38
24You Got Dimples in Your Jaw
Willie Jones3:14