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Fred McDowell

ミシシッピ・フレッド・マクダウェル　/　みししっぴ・ふれっど・まくだうぇる

American guitarist

January 12, 1904 – July 3, 1972　・　Tennessee, United States

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My Take

As a blues lover I cannot skip Mississippi Fred McDowell. Born in Tennessee in 1904, he carried the hypnotic, droning pulse of hill country blues in his bones, and his slide guitar growls with a truth no studio polish could fake. What moves me is his arc: a man who played for years in relative obscurity before being rediscovered and finally heard worldwide. He died in 1972, but that sticky, insistent groove still echoes through rock and roots music decades on. Some artists you admire for craft; McDowell you feel in your chest. To me, that is the real definition of authentic.

Overview

Fred McDowell (January 12, 1904 – July 3, 1972), known by his stage name Mississippi Fred McDowell, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist of hill country blues music.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Fred McDowell
Name (Japanese): ミシシッピ・フレッド・マクダウェル
Reading: みししっぴ・ふれっど・まくだうぇる
Born: January 12, 1904 – July 3, 1972
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dragon
Origin: Tennessee, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: guitarist / singer / composer / musician

2. Background

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Junior high: Private
High school: Private
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3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B7%E3%83%83%E3%83%94%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%80%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB

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