Fred McDowell The First Recordings [Rounder 1718]  Here we have Mississippi Fred's first ever recordings. Captured live on his  front porch accompanied his friends on guitars and one wild fuzz tone comb player. This set is dark brooding blues with an elegance that stands the test of time. Alan Lomax has captured Fred's most famous songs like Good Morning  Little Schoolgirl, Shake 'em On Down, and the blistering 61 Highway. Fred is the guy who taught a very young Bonnie Raitt the slide guitar and got the Rolling Stones' Keith Richard to sport a national guitar and cover Fred's most  famous piece You Got To Move. This is quite frankly the best blues re-issue of 1997 and must for any serious country blues fan. So turn your lamp down low and fill your glass with hundred proof bourbon, put Mississippi Fred on your  box and drift away to the delta. Porkchop gives it two catfish sandwiches, 4 corn meal hushpuppies and a heaping side of shot-gun coleslaw.