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  2. Mississippi John Hurt did a live 21-song set on April 15, 1965, at Oberlin College in Ohio, a scant two years after his rediscovery in 1963, and a year before his death in 1966.

  3. John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 [1] [nb 1] – November 2, 1966), known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. [3] Hurt was raised in Avalon, Mississippi and taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine.

  4. With a mysterious memento from long ago in hand, a devoted fan of the blues artist Mississippi John Hurt returns to the Delta. The enigmatic John Smith Hurt, shown in 1966, was a...

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  5. In this article, we will delve into the life and legacy of Mississippi John Hurt, exploring his early years, his introduction to music, the challenges he faced, his musical style, and the musicians he influenced. We will also take a look at his later years and the impact he had on the music industry.

  6. Feb 22, 2024 · A fire in Avalon, Miss., destroyed the museum dedicated to singer and guitarist John Hurt, and erases one of the last sites marking the community's history as a formerly all-Black town.

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  7. Apr 23, 2024 · Mississippi John Hurt, American country-blues singer and guitarist who first recorded in the late 1920s but whose greatest fame and influence came when he was rediscovered in the early 1960s at the height of the American folk music revival.

  8. “Avalon’s my hometown. Always on my mind.” -Mississippi John Hurt. These words open one of John’s most famous songs, and the liner notes of hundreds of reissues, reprints and re-releases of John’s music on every format from LP to MP3.

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