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Fred McDowell
(1904-1972)
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Fred McDowell was born on 12 January 1904 in Rossville, Tennessee, USA. He died on 3 July 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
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The Skeleton Key
6.5
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("61 Highway Blues")
2005
Without a Paddle
5.8
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("You Gotta Move")
2004
Barnyard
5.6
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("You Gotta Move")
2006
Lovecraft Country
7.1
TV Series
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("Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning")
2020 • 1 ep
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Reacher
8.1
TV Series
performer: "Shake 'Em On Down"
2022
1 episode
Lovecraft Country
7.1
TV Series
performer: "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning"
writer: "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning"
2020
1 episode
Goliath
8.1
TV Series
writer: "Levee Camp Blues"
(uncredited)
2016
1 episode
Two Trains Runnin'
7.6
performer: "61 Highway Blues", "Write Me A Few Lines", "Shake Em on Down"
writer: "61 Highway Blues"
writer: "Write Me A Few Lines"
2016
Independent Lens
8.2
TV Series
writer: "You Gotta Move"
2014
1 episode
Muscle Shoals
7.8
writer: "You Gotta Move"
2013
Treme
8.3
TV Series
performer: "Wished I Was In Heaven Sitting Down"
2011
1 episode
Barnyard
5.6
writer: "You Gotta Move"
2006
The Skeleton Key
6.5
arranger: "61 Highway Blues"
performer: "61 Highway Blues"
2005
Without a Paddle
5.8
Soundtrack
("You Gotta Move")
2004
Gimme Shelter
7.8
writer: "You Gotta Move"
1970
The Andy Griffith Show
8.4
TV Series
music: "Dig My Grave With a Silver Spade"
1962
1 episode
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Born
January 12
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1904
Rossville, Tennessee, USA
Died
July 3
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1972
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
(cancer)
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Slide guitarist known for hill country blues and his weathered voice. He taught Bonnie Raitt how to play slide guitar.
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