Mississippi John Hurt (1892–1966)
Author of Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings
About the Author
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Works by Mississippi John Hurt
Avalon Blues 5 copies
Coffee Blues (Audio CD) 2 copies
Live [Sound Recording] 1 copy
John Henry 1 copy
In concert 1 copy
Folks Songs And Blues 1 copy
Live [Vanguard] 1 copy
Mr. Hurt Goes To Washington 1 copy
I'm Satisfied 1 copy
Make Me a Pallet 1 copy
Associated Works
The Newport Folk Festival-1963: The Evening Concerts [sound recording] — Contributor — 1 copy
Great Bluesmen at Newport [sound recording] — Contributor — 1 copy
Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 1-3 (Disc 2 of 6) — Contributor — 1 copy
Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 1-3 (Disc 6 of 6) — Contributor — 1 copy
Best of the Blues 1957-1968 [sound recording] — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Hurt, Mississippi John
- Legal name
- Hurt, John Smith
- Birthdate
- 1892-03-08
- Date of death
- 1966-11-02
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- Blues musician & singer
Folk musician - Short biography
- Personnage attachant, John Hurt est de ces troubadours dont le répertoire se perd dans les traditions orales de la musique populaire. Né en 1892, il se produit longtemps localement, avant d’enregistrer en 1928. On ne trouve ensuite plus trace de son nom dans les discographies jusqu'en 1963 où, redécouvert, il va pendant les trois dernières années de sa vie, faire revivre sur de nombreux disques et dans de grands festivals des chansons presque oubliées. (Guide Akaï du disque 1983 : Disques Jazz, Blues, Pop, Rock, p. 263)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi, USA
- Place of death
- Grenada, Mississippi, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Mississippi, USA
Members
Reviews
Hurt's second album on Vanguard Records, released posthumously.
4/4 (Great).
There are some filler tracks, and his voice is starting to go (there's a lot of lisping and slurring). Otherwise, it's more of the same, which is fine by me.
4/4 (Great).
There are some filler tracks, and his voice is starting to go (there's a lot of lisping and slurring). Otherwise, it's more of the same, which is fine by me.
Hurt's last studio recordings for Vanguard Records, from 1966.
3/4 (Good).
It feels more like a collection of outtakes and demos than an album.
3/4 (Good).
It feels more like a collection of outtakes and demos than an album.
Hurt's first album on Vanguard Records.
5/4 (One of my favorites).
His voice has grown some rasp, and his picking is a little mellower, but otherwise he picks up right where he left off in 1928.
5/4 (One of my favorites).
His voice has grown some rasp, and his picking is a little mellower, but otherwise he picks up right where he left off in 1928.
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Statistics
- Works
- 36
- Also by
- 10
- Members
- 113
- Popularity
- #173,160
- Rating
- 4.7
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 4