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After recording six tracks for OKeh in 1928, John Hurt disappeared into obscurity. In 1963, folf... more

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Mississippi John Hurt: Discovery - The Rebirth Of Mississippi John H

After recording six tracks for OKeh in 1928, John Hurt disappeared into obscurity. In 1963, folf enthusiast were listening to a tape with 'Avalon Blues', one of the 1928 masters. Tom Hoskins, presuming Hurt was still living in Avalon, Missisippi, drove more than 1,000 miles in a beat-up Volkswagen bug. And he found John Hurt! This CD contains the recordings he made that special day in Hurts living room, songs, interviews, and family singing. Moving! - Digiap w/ Booklet. MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT - gtr/voc.

Article properties: Mississippi John Hurt: Discovery - The Rebirth Of Mississippi John H

Interpret: Mississippi John Hurt
Album titlle: Discovery - The Rebirth Of Mississippi John H
Genre Blues
Label SPRING FED RECORDS
Artikelart CD
EAN: 0644167090421
weight in Kg 0.107

Hurt, Mississippi John - Discovery - The Rebirth Of Mississippi John H CD 1
01	Cow Hookin' Blues	Mississippi John Hurt
02	Interview: John & Jessie Hurt by Tom Hoskins	Mississippi John Hurt
03	Nobody's Business	Mississippi John Hurt
04	Casey Jones	Mississippi John Hurt
05	Stack O'Lee	Mississippi John Hurt
06	Richland Woman Blues	Mississippi John Hurt
07	Coffee Blues	Mississippi John Hurt
08	Do Lord, Remember Me	Mississippi John Hurt
09	Take My Hand	Mississippi John Hurt
10	Candy Man	Mississippi John Hurt
11	Waiting For You	Mississippi John Hurt
12	Conversation: A Song For Mr. Clark	Mississippi John Hurt
13	Got The Blues	Mississippi John Hurt
14	Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me	Mississippi John Hurt
15	Ain't Nobody But You	Mississippi John Hurt
16	Pallet On The Floor	Mississippi John Hurt
17	Spike Driver Blues	Mississippi John Hurt
18	Preaching On The Old Campground/Glory Glory	Mississippi John Hurt
19	Louis Collins/End Of Session	Mississippi John Hurt

Mississippi John Hurt Mississippi John Hurt, (born July 3, 1893, Teoc, Miss.; died November 2,... more

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"Mississippi John Hurt"

Mississippi John Hurt

Mississippi John Hurt, (born July 3, 1893, Teoc, Miss.; died November 2, 1966, Grenada, Miss.) Mississippi John Hurt was a songster whose repertoire included a caressing, gentle version of the blues, handed-down folk songs, light rags, and ballads. Apart from a brief recording career in the late 1920s, Hurt lived nearly all of his life in obscurity until being rediscovered by folk fan Tom Hoskins in 1963. During the three years before his death in 1966, Hurt performed his soft-spoken, finger-picked blues and folk tunes at college coffeehouses and numerous festivals, in-cluding the Newport Folk Festival (1963 to 1965).

A favorite with the early-'60s folk crowd, who were touched by his untroubled voice and equally tranquil guitar picking, Hurt also appeared on national television, performed in the blues docu-mentary This Hour Has Seven Days, and recorded three albums for Vanguard Records. Hurt was raised in Mississippi, where he taught himself how to play guitar. He worked as a farmhand and often performed at local dances and socials. Hurt was discovered by an Okeh Records talent scout in 1928 and sent to Memphis and New York where he recorded thirteen sides, only seven of which were ever released. Hurt returned to Mississippi where he continued to do farm work and occasional performances in the Avalon area until age seventy-one, when Hoskins found him. Hurt was a major influence on the many folk artists who came of age in the early 1960s.

Everyone from Bob Dylan down has paid tribute to Hurt's inventive finger-picking technique and his humble brand of blues.

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