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American country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist
- John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 [nb 1] – November 2, 1966), known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
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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.
Apr 23, 2024 · Mississippi John Hurt (born July 3, 1893, Teoc, Mississippi, U.S.—died November 2, 1966, Grenada, Mississippi) was an 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.
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A reporter recounts how he acquired and gave away a piece of wallpaper with a Roosevelt poster that once belonged to Mississippi John Hurt, a pioneer of the Delta blues. He also traces the life and music of the enigmatic and gentle guitarist and singer.
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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Mississippi John Hurt (3 July 1893 – 2 November 1966) was an American country blues singer-songwriter. Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, he learned to play a finger-picked style. His early ...
Learn about the life and music of Mississippi John Hurt, a legendary blues guitarist and singer who was rediscovered in 1963 after decades of obscurity. Explore his early influences, family, career, and legacy through stories, photos, and songs.
