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Mississippi John Hurt

Blues
Delta Blues
Bluegrass
With his beautifully soft delivery, elegant finger-picking technique and old-world, soulful storytelling, Mississippi John Hurt was an obscure country-blues player from the 1920s and 30s until he was re-discovered and became a hero to the young folk stars of the 1960s. Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, he started playing the guitar of a family friend when he was nine and later teamed up with local fiddle player Willie Narmour to perform at barn dances and parties. He worked manual jobs as a farm hand and as a laborer for a railroad company, and only had two recording sessions for...
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Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor
Make Me A Pallet On Your FloorMississippi John Hurt

Revisited

4:11

Ain't No Tellin'
Ain't No Tellin'Mississippi John Hurt

Night Time Blues

2:56

Candy Man Blues
Candy Man BluesMississippi John Hurt

Folk Songs And Blues

Coffee Blues
Coffee BluesMississippi John Hurt

D.C. Blues: The Library Of Congress Recordings, Vol. 1

2:37

Richland Woman Blues
Richland Woman BluesMississippi John Hurt

Folk Songs And Blues

3:39

Pay Day
Pay DayMississippi John Hurt

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