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Arts & Culture | November/December 2022. A Pilgrimage to Honor a Blues Legend. With a mysterious memento from long ago in hand, a devoted fan of the blues artist Mississippi John Hurt returns...
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.
May 30, 2017 · Official website: http://to.pbs.org/2pzOUDG | #AmericanEpic Mississippi John Hurt Subscribe to the PBS channel for more clips: / pbs Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS programs at...
Mississippi John Hurt was a renowned blues singer and guitarist who left an indelible mark on American folk music. Born on July 3, 1893, in Carroll County, Mississippi, Hurt’s unique style and repertoire made him a beloved figure in the folk music revival of the 1960s.
Mar 1, 2024 · Born March 8, 1893, John Smith Hurt — best known by his artist name Mississippi John Hurt — was an influential guitar player and country blues singer and songwriter. He grew up in the town of Avalon in the state of Mississippi, which is how he got his artistic moniker.
Mississippi John Hurt was born on 8 March 1892 in Teoc, just north of Greenwood in the Mississippi Delta. Hurt grew up one of three children in a farming family in nearby Avalon. He began his musical career by singing in church choirs as a young child. He picked up three-finger style guitar around age […]
Jimmy Rogers. New recommendations. John Smith Hurt, known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Hurt was raised in Avalon, Mississippi and taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine.
