Considered to be one of the first of the Northern Missisippi bluesmen to achieve popular recognition in the early-mid 1900s, Fred McDowell, a hill country blues singer/guitar player, impacted secular music with his style and technique for numerous decades, even directly influencing the Rolling Stones, as well as, coaching Bonnie Raitt on slide guitar. Years later, Raitt would honor his life by providing a portrait to his memorial at his gravesite in Missisippi. McDowell's legacy can still be heard in contemporary music today, especially as Americana and Gospel Blues continues to thrive. Thank you, Missisippi Fred McDowell, for continuing to inspire us!
"I'm Mississippi Fred McDowell, and I do not play no rock 'n roll 'yall - just the straight and natural blues. The only way you gonna rock Fred is you gotta put him in a rock'n chair - that's my type of rockn'!"
Mississippi Fred Mcdowell – You Gotta Move Lyrics
You got to move
You got to move
You got to move, child
You got to move
But when the Lord
Gets ready
You got to move
(guitar)
You may be high
You may be low
You may be rich, child
You may be po'
But when the Lord gets ready
You've got to move
(guitar)
You see that woman
That walk the street
You see the policeman
Out on his beat
But when the Lord gets ready
You got to move
(guitar)
You got to move
You got to move
You've got to move, child
You've got to
But when the Lord gets ready
You got to move.
Omg I’m in tears. My grandfather Elder Louis Moses would sing this. This brought so much memories back. I miss my Papa so much along with his singing, piano playing and guitar playing.
