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Jun 29, 2024 · 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.
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.
With a mysterious memento from long ago in hand, a devoted fan of the blues artist Mississippi John Hurt returns to the Delta. The enigmatic John Smith Hurt, shown in 1966, was a pioneer of...
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.
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.
Music video by Mississippi John Hurt performing You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley (Live).#MississippiJohnHurt #YouGotToWalkThatLonesomeValley #Vevo.
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.
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. Soundtrack: Walk the Line. Blues singer/songwriter Mississippi John Hurt was born John Smith Hurt in Teoc, MS, on July 3, 1893. As a young man he taught himself how to play guitar and performed at local clubs and dances.
Mississippi John Hurt, né John Smith Hurt le 8 mars 1892 à Teoc, Mississippi et mort le 2 novembre 1966 à Avalon, Mississippi, est un chanteur et guitariste de Piedmont blues, de blues et de folk américain.
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