- Format: CD
- Label: Fantasy
- Genre: Blues, Soul, Funk
McDowell was first discovered by Alan Lomax with English folk singer Shirley Collins on a field trip in 1959. Lomax described him as “one of the two most important interpreters of the old country style blues”.
Track listing:THE TRAIN I RIDE • POOR BOY, LONG WAY FROM HOME • MILK COW BLUES • JOHN HENRY • GRAVEL ROAD BLUES • MILLIONAIRE’S DAUGHTER BLUES • BIG FAT MAMA • YOU DROVE ME FROM YOUR DOOR • SAIL ON, LITTLE GIRL