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Just down the road from the Valley Store, a short distance from the new St. James Church, one can find the Mississippi John Hurt Museum, a museum dedicated to the life and music of the gentle songster who enraptured the world during the 1960’s Folk Revival with his syncopated fingerpicked rhythms and kindly voice.
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.
Jul 6, 2024 · For fans of American roots music, the Mississippi John Hurt Museum in Avalon, Mississippi, may have been housed inside a 200-year-old shack with a tin roof—it was the childhood home of the late...
The Foundation's mission is to help preserve the musical legacy of Mississippi John Hurt. It achieves this goal by maintaining John Hurt's home which was converted into the Mississippi John Hurt Museum, and the St. James Church, which was John Hurt's place of worship and his school.
Carroll County, Mississippi, is the birthplace and resting place of the musical legend Mississippi John Hurt, a “Country Blues” musician from Avalon, Mississippi, whose work represents a profound contribution to American culture.
Feb 28, 2024 · A museum honoring the legacy of legendary blues pioneer Mississippi John Hurt has been destroyed in a fire. Situated in the 200-year-old wooden shack that was once Hurt’s home, the museum was full of memorabilia and memories of his heartfelt work, all of which have sadly now been “reduced to ash”.
Mississippi John Hurt Museum, in Avalon, Mississippi. There was a memorial and museum dedicated to Hurt in Avalon, Mississippi, parallel to RR2, the rural road on which he grew up. On February 20, 2024, it was destroyed in a fire the day after being made a National Landmark. Arson is not suspected.
Feb 21, 2024 · A fire destroyed the Mississippi John Hurt Museum, according to an announcement from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. Mississippi John Hurt was a legendary bluesman, who first...
Seven years later Mary Frances opened the Mississippi John Hurt Museum. She considered the whole thing a miracle. A hymnal and bible sit on the podium of the old church once attended by...
Many who were lucky enough to see one of his appearances at the Newport Folk Festival, or the Café Lena coffeehouse, or even the Gaslight remarked about his glowing inner spirit, a spirit the transcended simply being a good musician. There was something special about Mississippi John Hurt.
