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Good Morning Little School Girl

Mississippi Fred McDowell
Good Morning Little School Girl

The Mississippi hill country is the Delta’s tobacco-spitting, one-eye-missing, hard-luck cousin. Distinct in style from the more popular Delta blues of Robert Johnson, hill country blues is characterized by an emphasis on rhythm and percussive guitar. Mississippi Fred McDowell’s weathered voice soars over the hypnotic, droning groove of his bottleneck slide guitar. On several tracks his wife, Annie Mae, joins in, contributing her hoarse, high wail to the driving force of the spirituals. Standards like “Amazing Grace” and the titular “Good Morning Little School Girl” are transformed into haunting, elemental dirges. McDowell does not play rock ʼn’ roll, but the spirit is rollicking in this compilation of spirituals and blues.

Track Listing

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Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Fred McDowell 03:21
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Little Girl, Little Girl, How Old Are You Fred McDowell 02:59
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Fred's Rambling Blues Fred McDowell 04:46
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Don't Look For Me On A Sunday Fred McDowell 06:59
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I Walked All The Way From East St. Louis Fred McDowell 04:20
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Red Cross Store Blues Fred McDowell 03:05
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Gravel Road Blues Fred McDowell 05:02
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108
Where Were You When The Rooster Crowed 'Fore Day Fred McDowell 03:35
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Drop Down Mama Fred McDowell 02:54
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I Looked At The Sun Fred McDowell 03:23
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111
Early This Morning (Write Me A Few Of Your Lines) Fred McDowell 03:24
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Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning Fred McDowell & Annie Mae McDowell 02:53
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Get Right Church Fred McDowell & Annie Mae McDowell 02:29
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I'm Going Over The Hill Fred McDowell & Annie Mae McDowell 02:42
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Amazing Grace Fred McDowell & Annie Mae McDowell 03:32
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I Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down Fred McDowell & Annie Mae McDowell 01:45
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You Gotta Move Fred McDowell, Annie Mae MCDowell, & Hunters Chapel Spiritual Singers 03:46
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It's A Blessing Fred McDowell & Annie Mae McDowell 02:46
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Bye And Bye Fred McDowell 03:03
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I'm So Glad, Got Good Religion Fred McDowell 04:27
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Look Way Down That Lonesome Road Fred McDowell 03:29
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When The Saints Go Marching In Fred McDowell 02:19