- Format: LP
- Label: Doxy Records
- Genre: Jazz
180 gram LP
Born in Rossville, Tennessee in 1904, Mississippi Fred McDowell is one of the great Delta bluesmen, and by 1971 when his "You Gotta Move" first appeared on the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers album, one of its best known. But in 1959 when he was first hunted down at his home in Como, Mississippi by Alan Lomax (and Shirley Collins) he had not yet made a single recording. The first time McDowell's amazing repertoire was ever committed to tape was when Lomax set up his tape recorder on McDowell's front porch and over a period of 4 days from September 21-25, 1959 proceeded to record McDowell singing and playing acoustic guitar, joined at times by guitarist Miles Pratcher and Fannie Davis on comb. Occasional vocals were also provided by McDowell's wife Annie Mae, James Shorty, Sidney Carter and Rose Hemphill. Lord Have Mercy is an excerpt of that historic front porch session.
Track listing - Side A: 1. Shake 'Em On Down 2. Drop Down Mama 3. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning 4. Fred McDowell's Blues 5.Worried Mind 6. When You Get Home, Write Me A Few Little Lines 7. Soon One Mornin' 8. Germany Blues Side B: 1. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 2. Wished I Was In Heaven Sitting Down 3. Lord Have Mercy 4. Woke Up This Morning With My Mind On Jesus 5. Freight Train Blues 6. Been Drinkin' Water Out Of A Hollow Log 7. I Want Jesus To Walk With Me 8. 61 Highway Blues 9. What's The Matter Now
