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Mississippi John Hurt. "Mississippi" John Smith Hurt (1892 – November 2, 1966) was an influential American blues singer and guitarist. Born in rural Mississippi, he learned guitar at an early age and performed at local dances until he was discovered by OKeh Records in 1928. After two recording sessions in Memphis and New York, he returned ...
The Mississippi John Hurt Foundation was founded in 1997 by John Hurt's granddaughter, Mary Frances Hurt, and is mainly supported by generous donations as well as proceeds from the annual Mississippi John Hurt Music Festival and the operation of the Mississippi John Hurt Museum. The Foundation's mission is to help preserve the musical legacy of ...
Dec 15, 2006 · Gentle, graceful, subtle, sweet--these aren't descriptions generally applied to the blues, but they offer a sense of Mississippi John Hurt's uniqueness and enduring legacy. Rediscovered during the 1960s folk boom after last recording in the late 1920s, Hurt cut the three albums compiled here when he was in his early 70s.
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When Mississippi John Hurt (1892-1966) was "rediscovered" by blues revivalists in 1963, his musicianship and recordings transformed popular notions of prewar country blues. At seventy-one he moved to Washington, D. C., from Avalon, Mississippi, and became a live-wire connection to a powerful, authentic past. His intricate and lively style made ...
The collection of songs on the “Today!” album are like a road map, depicting the hardships, the fun and the tragedies of John’s own life. As impressive as his lyrics are, Mississippi John Hurt is most regarded for his picking style. John’s ability to combine a distinct base line, played mostly with his thumb, plus a separate and ...
Mississippi John Hurt Museum Archived 2020-09-09 at the Wayback Machine Includes a link to a discussion forum regarding Mississippi John Hurt with substantive participation by grand nephew, Fred Bolden. Mississippi John Hurt News Archived 2018-12-27 at the Wayback Machine Website run by John's grand nephew, Fred Bolden. Has several forums and ...
