The First Recordings

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

Annotation

One of the Alan Lomax Collection "Portraits" series
Field recordings made September 21-25 1959 in Como, Mississippi.
Mastered at Master Cutting Room, NYC
Tracks 3 to 7, 9 to 13 not previously released.
Track 1 previously released as "Going Down To The Races" on CD Roots of the Blues (New World Records 80252-2)
Previous release info for other tracks unstated.

Annotation last modified on 2019-02-13 11:12 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Going Down the River
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-22)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell and Miles Pratcher
percussion [comb]:
Fannie Davis
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
4:20
261 Highway
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-25)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
3:12
3Wished I Was in Heaven Sitting Down
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-25)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
2:11
4When the Train Comes Along
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-25)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
vocals:
Rose Hemphill and Sidney Hemphill Carter
2:52
5Shake 'em on Down
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-21)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell and Miles Pratcher
percussion [comb]:
Fannie Davis
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
2:45
6Worried Mind
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-25)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
3:36
7Woke Up This Morning With My Mind on Jesus
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-25)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
3:18
8You Done Told Everybody
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-25)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
recording of:
You Done Told Everybody
composer:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
6:10
9Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-25)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
vocals:
Annie Mae McDowell and Mississippi Fred McDowell
3:12
10What's the Matter Now
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-25)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
percussion [sound of broom sweeping]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
4:58
11Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-25)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
cover recording of:
Good Morning, School Girl
lyricist:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (in 1937)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Georgia Music Corp. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:59
12I Want Jesus to Walk With Me
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-25)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-25)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
vocals:
James Shorty
3:08
13Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning (instrumental)
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-25)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
0:38
14You're Gonna Be Sorry
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-22)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell and Miles Pratcher
percussion [comb]:
Fannie Davis
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
6:41