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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.
Music video by Mississippi John Hurt performing You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley (Live).#MississippiJohnHurt #YouGotToWalkThatLonesomeValley #Vevo.
Jul 20, 2010 · Mississippi John Hurt - The Ballad Of Stagger Lee. In My Opinion ; One Of the Best And Most Genuine Musical Pieces Ever Recorded. Mississippi John Was an Amazing Musician And Human...
Nov 2, 2016 · Its a murder ballad that speaks to the killing of Billy Lyons by the pimp, Lee Shelton, in St. Louis on Christmas, 1895. Hurt’s version, titled, “Stack O’ Lee Blues,” was recorded on December 28th, 1928 in New York and is considered the definitive version of the song.
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.
Jan 1, 2019 · Mississippi John Hurt - King Of The Blues - Full Album. PhiI93. 3.61K subscribers. 2.4K. 159K views 5 years ago.
Country blues guitarist with an estimable fingerpicking style who recorded in the 1920s but enjoyed a major career revival in the '60s. Read Full Biography.
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Born John Smith Hurt, in Teoc, Mississippi in 1893, John gravitated towards the guitar at an early age. He recounted his first encounter with the guitar on Pete Seeger’s “Rainbow Quest” folk music television program.
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 […]
