Orville Johnson

Mar 5, 2024 | acousticguitar.com | Steve James |Orville Johnson |Adam Perlmutter

Mississippi Fred McDowell (1904–1972) had toiled for years as a farmer, playing his blues on the side, when in 1959 he was discovered by the folklorist Alan Lomax and the English singer Shirley Collins. McDowell’s distinctive North Mississippi hill country blues went on to earn the singer and guitarist widespread attention during the 1960s folk and blues revival.