Members UstadKhanAli Posted December 27, 2007 Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philbo Posted December 28, 2007 Members Share Posted December 28, 2007 Wow!! That was great!! Thanks for the link. They oughta let you post links to where you can buy the CD / DVD / whatever of excellent stuff like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dicky sofa Posted December 28, 2007 Members Share Posted December 28, 2007 Everyone needs a copy of his, "I do not play no rock-n-roll" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted December 28, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2007 I heard some of his stuff a long time ago, but didn't know which stuff. I figured I'd just go and buy the Alan Lomax stuff since I like AL / Rounder. Wow, seriously great stuff!!! It's apparently the first time that Fred McDowell was recorded...I think it was done in the late '50s. And as for Alan Lomax, I can't believe how good it sounds, especially for a recording that old...AND a field recording. That guy always impresses me with whatever he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted December 28, 2007 Members Share Posted December 28, 2007 Fred was the MAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted December 28, 2007 Members Share Posted December 28, 2007 Ya like Bukka White, Ken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted December 28, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2007 I do now, thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted December 28, 2007 Members Share Posted December 28, 2007 Great stuff! He had the cool guitars! He did pretty good for a guy who uses his slide on his ring finger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted December 28, 2007 Members Share Posted December 28, 2007 I do now, thanks!!! He was B.B. King's cousin, and gave B.B. his first guitar. They say that B.B.'s famous finger vibrato was an effort to emulate Bukka's awesome slide vibrato. Good stuff. I love real blues. You can hear SO much of Keith Richards' and Jimmy Page's sound stemming from there. Origins are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thankyou Posted December 29, 2007 Members Share Posted December 29, 2007 Many thanks for the upper this morning. After that, I dove into the Ytube pool and eventually ended up with Van Morrison and The Chieftans doing "Goodnight Irene". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted December 30, 2007 Members Share Posted December 30, 2007 I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Standard8 Posted December 30, 2007 Members Share Posted December 30, 2007 The first Miss. Fred I ever heard was on a blues compilation from way back when, "GLory Hallelujah" was the song and it changed my guitar world, tripping acid and trying to figure out what he was saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted December 31, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2007 There's something about the way he plays slide that gives it a heady sort of feeling. Also, so far, I seem to prefer him playing acoustic instead of electric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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