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Discover Library of Congress Sessions by Mississippi John Hurt released in 2000. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
May 20, 2024 · Mississippi John Hurt - D.C. Blues The Library of Congress Recordings Vol. 1 (CD1)
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- Ab Borburgh
May 18, 2004 · The story behind these sessions is typical for bluesmen of Mississippi John Hurt's generation. Hurt made some milestone recordings in the late '20s and then disappeared. He was tracked down by a young blues hound in the early '60s, at the height of the folk/blues boom. In 1964, Hurt ran through his influential repertoire for a series of recordings by the Library of Congress. This first ...
Dick Spottswood and Tom Hoskins, a blues enthusiast, located Hurt in 1963 and persuaded him to move to Washington, D.C. [5] He was recorded by the Library of Congress in 1964. This helped further the American folk music revival, which led to the rediscovery of many other bluesmen of Hurt's era. Hurt performed on the university and coffeehouse concert circuit with other Delta blues musicians ...
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May 22, 2024 · Tracks0:00 Monday Morning Blues4:27 Nobody's Dirty Business8:21 If You Don't Want Me10:07 Spike Driver (John Henry)13:23 Salty Dog16:09 My Creole Belle18:14 ...
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