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John Smith Hurt, better known as Mississippi John Hurt (July 3, 1893 or March 8, 1892 - November 2, 1966) was an American country blues singer and guitarist.
Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself how to play the guitar around age nine. Singing to a melodious finger-picked accompaniment, he began to play local dances and parties while working as a sharecropper. He first recorded for Okeh Records in 1928, but these were commercial failures. Hurt then drifted out of the recording scene, and he continued his work as a farmer. Tom Hoskins, a blues enthusiast, would be the first to locate Hurt in 1963. He convinced Hurt to relocate to Washington, D.C., where he was recorded by the Library of Congress in 1964. This rediscovery helped further the American folk music revival, which had led to the rediscovery of many other bluesmen of Hurt's era. Hurt entered the same university and coffeehouse concert circuit as his contemporaries, as well as other Delta blues musicians brought out of retirement. As well as playing concerts, he recorded several studio albums for Vanguard Records.
He died in Grenada, Mississippi. Material recorded by Hurt has been re-released by many record labels over the years and his influence has extended over many generations of guitarists. Songs recorded by Hurt have been covered by Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, Beck, Doc Watson, John McCutcheon, Taj Mahal, Bruce Cockburn, David Johansen, Bill Morrissey, Gillian Welch and Guthrie Thomas.
Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings
Mississippi John Hurt's latter-day recordings after his rediscovery have somewhat obscured the importance of these debut sides -- the ones that made his rediscovery an idea initially worth pursuing. Archival recordings such as Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings are the collector's items that made his rep in the first place, and stand as some of the most poetic and beautiful of all country blues recordings. Hurt's playing is sheer musical perfection, with a keen sense of chord melody structure to make his bouncy, rhythmic execution of it sound both elegant and driving. Hurt was 36 at the time of these recordings. His best-known songs are all accounted for in their original incarnations here. Mississippi John Hurt would go on to re-record this material for other labels in the '60s with fine results, but these are the originals -- the ones that much of his justifiable reputation rests on.
Avalon Tracklist:
1. Frankie – 3:23
2. Nobody’s Dirty Business – 2:54
3. Ain’t No Tellin’ – 2:56
4. Louis Collins – 2:59
5. Avalon Blues – 3:03
6. Big Leg Blues – 2:52
7. Stack O’Lee – 2:57
8. Candy Man Blues – 2:46
9. Got The Blues (Can’t Be Satisfied) – 2:52
10. Blessed Be The Name – 2:47
11. Praying On The Old Campground – 2:37
12. Blue Harvest Blues – 2:53
13. Spike Driver Blues – 3:13
Mississippi John Hurt - D.C. Blues - The Library of Congress Recordings - Vol. 1 (1963)
Mississippi John Hurt was "rediscovered" living only a mile away from the crossroads hamlet of Avalon, MS, deduced from the title of a 78-rpm recording he'd made in 1928, by a young guitar player from Washington, DC, named Tom Hoskins, is a miracle we all should be grateful for. That Hurt could still play and sing as well in 1963 when Hoskins found him as he did in 1928 is another praiseworthy miracle. Finally, that the Library of Congress showed the interest and was able to induce Hurt to come to the Coolidge Auditorium in DC in July of 1963 and record dozens of songs as the crowning achievement of his legacy. There are 35 titles in this 2-CD set and every one is a beauty. John Hurt is a national treasure and these LoC recordings are a testament to his genius.
D.C. Blues Tracklist:
Disc: 1
1. Avalon Blues
2. Richlands Women Blues
3. Frankie and Albert
4. Trouble I've Had All My Day
5. Pera-Lee
6. Candy Man
7. Stockwell
8. Got the Blues That Can't Be Satisfied
9. Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me
10. Talking Casey Jones
11. Pay Day
12. Louis Collins
13. Stackolee
14. Coffee Blues
15. Slidin' Delta
16. Corrina, Corrina
17. Hey, Baby, Right Away
Disc: 2
1. Pallet on the Floor
2. Waiting for a Train
3. Funky Butt
4. Spanish Flangdang
5. Monday Morning Blues
6. Shortenin' Bread
7. Oh Mary Don't You Weep
8. Farther Along
9. Do Lord Remember Me
10. Over in the Glory Land
11. Glory Glory Hallelujah
12. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
13. Where Shall I Be
14. Weeping and Waiting
15. Joe Turner
16. If You Don't Want Me [Version #2]
17. Rubber Dolly
18. Keep Me Knockin' (You Can't Come In)
Mississippi John Hurt – Memorial Anthology [1964-Live] (1993)
Recorded live at the Ontario Place Coffee House and The Blues House, Washington, D.C. in November and December 1964. Includes liner notes by Larry Hoffman, Richard Spottswood and Gene Rosenthal. Mississippi John Hurt fans have long had to accept the fact that few recordings of the legendary folk-blues master existed.
In 1993, however, MEMORIAL ANTHOLOGY appeared-the first "new" Hurt album in nearly 20 years. The two-disc set presents a board recording of a concert Hurt performed in Washington, DC in late 1964, as well as a delightful and informative half-hour interview with Hurt (conducted by Pete Seeger).
Among the 28 songs Hurt performs here are nearly all of his signature tunes; only the raw sound quality and occasional out-of-tune guitar string prevent this from being a definitive Hurt collection. This 2 disk set incl. the finest performances of this l bluesman & a never before heard interview w. Pete Seeger..
Memorial Anthology Tracklist:
Disc 1
1. Sliding Delta – 2:55
2. Salty Dog – 3:09
3. Louis Collins – 4:33
4. Stack O’Lee Blues – 4:09
5. Monday Morning Blues – 4:27
6. Comin’ Home – 3:17
7. Candy Man – 3:23
8. A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight – 2:37
9. Casey Jones – 5:21
10. Make Me a Pallet on the Floor – 4:10
11. You Can’t Come In – 2:44
12. Joe Turner Blues – 2:55
13. Spanish Fandango – 2:26
14. Lonesome Am I – 3:31
15. I Shall Not Be Moved – 4:32
16. C.C. Rider – 3:25
17. Trouble Blues – 5:20
Disc 2
1. Lovin’ Spoonful – 3:16
2. Richland Woman Blues – 5:45
3. Frankie and Albert – 6:28
4. My Creole Belle – 2:19
5. Chicken – 1:32
6. Pete Seger/John Hurt Interview – 31:27
7. Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me – 3:01
8. Nobody’s Dirty Business – 2:51
9. Stocktime (Buck Dance) – 1:39
10. Worried Blues – 2:19
11. Avalon Blues – 3:13
Mississippi John Hurt- The Complete Studio Recordings
Although not as consistently magnificent as Hurt's 1928 recordings, the performances the artist recorded for Vanguard in the mid 1960's would be the zenith of many blues artist's entire careers.
Disc 1: Mississippi John Hurt – Today! (1966)
Today! is the second studio album, but third body of work recorded by folk/country blues musician Mississippi John Hurt. It was released in 1966 by Vanguard Records. This album contains some of the first commercial material recorded after his "rediscovery" in 1963, and is the first he recorded for Vanguard.
Today! Tracklist:
1. "Pay Day"
2. "I'm Satisfied"
3. "Candy Man"
4. "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor" (trad.)
5. "Talking Casey"
6. "Corrina, Corrina" (trad.)
7. "Coffee Blues"
8. "Louis Collins"
9. "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" (trad.)
10. "If You Don't Want Me Baby"
11. "Spike Driver Blues" (trad., arranged John Hurt)
12. "Beulah Land" (trad.)
Disc 2: Mississippi John Hurt – The Immortal John Hurt (1967)
One of the best albums of country blues ever recorded. The fingerpicking is delicate, the vocals mellow and sweet. Many tunes that remain associated with Hurt are included here in versions that rival his legendary recordings from the late '20s. "Richland Woman Blues," "Stagolee," "The Chicken," and "Since I've Laid My Burden Down" sound as fresh as ever in these '60s versions. This album leaves little doubt as to why Hurt was so beloved after his rediscovery.
Immortal Tracklist:
1. Since I've Laid My Burden Down - 2:43
2. Moaning The Blues - 3:15
3. Buck Dance - 2:02
4. Lazy Blues - 1:27
5. Richland Women Blues - 4:00
6. Tender Virgins - 2:55
7. Hop Joint - 2:07
8. Monday Morning Blues - 3:55
9. I've Got The Blues And I Can't Be Satisfied - 2:47
10. Keep On Knocking - 2:05
11. Chicken - 1:05
12. Stagolee - 5:33
13. Nearer My God To Thee - 3:25
Disc 3: Mississippi John Hurt – Last Sessions [1966] (1972)
Recorded February 1966 at Manhattan Towers, New York; and July 1966 at Vanguard's 23rd Street Recording Studio, New York.
Last Sessions Tracklist:
1. Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home - 2:13
2. Boys, You're Welcome - 3:00
3. Joe Turner Blues - 3:28
4. First Shot Missed Him - 1:42
5. Farther Along - 3:41
6. Funky Butt - 1:55
7. Spider, Spider - 1:30
8. Waiting for You - 2:35
9. Shortnin' Bread -2:12
10.Trouble I Had All My Days - 3:02
11.Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me - 3:19
12.Good Morning, Carrie - 1:55
13.Nobody Cares for Me - 3:40
14.All Night Long - 2:43
15.Hey, Honey, Right Away - 1:59
16.You've Got to Die - 3:26
17.Goodnight Irene - 2:26
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