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Fast Facts
- Name: John Smith Hurt
- Born: March 8, 1892
- Died: November 2, 1966
- Genres: Blues and Folk
- Origin: Teoc, Mississippi
- Active: 1928-1966
- Albums: 10
- Labels: Piedmont Records, Quicksilver, Vanguard, Okeh
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Career
Mississippi John Hurt grew up playing Blues music, but he got his big break when he won a fiddling contest in 1928. Hurt then recorded his first single "Monday Morning Blues" which became a local success. While he did not achieve world wide stardom during his lifetime, he is credited for pioneering a new style in folk and blues. -
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I love Stack o Lee Blues (Mississippi John Hurt). Can't wait to record my own version of it.
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Just discovering Mississippi John Hurt. Beautiful blues music. Great, melancholy late night homework blues.
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Ouvindo Mississippi John Hurt, "Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor"... Melancólico.
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"Praying on the Old Camp Ground" by Mississippi John Hurt from "Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 OKeh Recordings"
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Arranged for Guitar Tablature & Standard Notation With Chords & Lyrics. Mississippi John Hurt had a fascinating career, originally recording a handful of songs in the late 1920s, and, after disappearing for nearly 30 years, being rediscover...
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Gentle, graceful, subtle, sweet--these aren't descriptions generally applied to the blues, but they offer a sense of Mississippi John Hurt's uniqueness and enduring legacy. Rediscovered during the 1960s folk boom after last recording in the...
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