Reel South

Shake 'Em On Down: The Blues According To Fred Mcd

Season 2, Episode 12 of 12

By Joe York and Scott Barretta. Through interviews and never-before-seen footage, delight in the story of Mississippi sharecropper of Fred McDowell, the godfather of the North Mississippi style of blues, who was first recorded by Alan Lomax in 1959, traveled to Europe with the Rolling Stones in the mid-1960s, mentored Bonnie Raitt, and influenced the music of many others including RL Burnside, Taj Mahal and the North Mississippi All Stars.

Previously Aired

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Time
Channel
3/5/2017
7 p.m.
3/5/2017
11 p.m.
3/9/2017
3 a.m.
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