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.

Annotation last modified on 2022-02-05 21:51 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
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
#TitleArtistRatingLength
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 (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-21)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
bass drum:
Lonnie Young (Lonnie Young, Sr., 1950s fifer and drummer, and songwriter from North Mississippi)
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
vocals:
Lonnie Young (Lonnie Young, Sr., 1950s fifer and drummer, and songwriter from North Mississippi)
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 (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-21)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
bass drum:
Lonnie Young (Lonnie Young, Sr., 1950s fifer and drummer, and songwriter from North Mississippi)
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
vocals:
Lonnie Young (Lonnie Young, Sr., 1950s fifer and drummer, and songwriter from North Mississippi)
Ed Young, Lonnie Young & G.D. Young3:07
7Chevrolet
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-21)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-21)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
bass drum:
Lonnie Young (Lonnie Young, Sr., 1950s fifer and drummer, and songwriter from North Mississippi)
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
vocals:
Lonnie Young (Lonnie Young, Sr., 1950s fifer and drummer, and songwriter from North Mississippi)
Ed Young, Lonnie Young & G.D. Young4:07
8Oree
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-21)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-21)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
bass drum:
Lonnie Young (Lonnie Young, Sr., 1950s fifer and drummer, and songwriter from North Mississippi)
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 (British folk singer) (on 1959-09-21)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
bass drum:
Lonnie Young (Lonnie Young, Sr., 1950s fifer and drummer, and songwriter from North Mississippi)
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
vocals:
Lonnie Young (Lonnie Young, Sr., 1950s fifer and drummer, and songwriter from North Mississippi)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (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 (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
cover recording of:
Stop Breaking Down Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
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