Watermelon Slim on Mississippi Fred McDowell. The Blues Kitchen Presents.. [Interview & Performance]

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We first saw Watermelon Slim playing in Clarksdale, Mississippi back in 2013.
Five years later & he’s made his way over to London for a show at The Blues Kitchen in Camden.
His debut, ‘Merry Airbrakes’ was released in 1973 & his most recent album ‘Golden Boy’ has been spinning constantly on our stereo since its release last year.
We met up before the show to discuss his younger years in North Carolina, hearing John Lee Hooker for the first time & learning to play the guitar in Vietnam.
Watermelon Slim performs a version of Mississippi Fred McDowell’s, ’61 Highway’.
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[@jamiepallant9100]

What a guy, had the pleasure of seeing him in Clarksdale MS in 2014 at the Bluesberry Cafe, he had time to chat with us before the gig and told us some of these stories. A true gent and a great musician.

[@ksmyth999]

Mississippi Fred McDowell came over to England a few years before he died. I saw him in London in about 1969.

[@yguane54]

I , Je vous regarde et je vous écoute depuis la France .J'aime beaucoup se que vous faite .Longue vie à vous .
From France.

[@reaganwiles_art]

The best blues harp player I ever heard was in a laundromat in Aix en Provence; he came in sat on a washer and started blowing-my mind!

[@guitargold100]

Soooooo good.

[@73ake]

Awesome stuff👍😀

[@brotherdave8691]

Bob Log lll

[@BayAreaMike99]

Watermelon slim? Don’t let TikTok see this.💀

[@joejohnson6321]

His white magic is ripping off black music.

[@1blastman]

Where are you from? Ever been to Clarksdale?