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Mississippi john hurts latterday recordings after his rediscovery have somewhat obscured the importance of these debut sides the ones that made his rediscovery an idea initially worth pursuing. He recorded for okeh in the 1920s, but for thirtyfive years thereafter he worked outside music except for performances at local parties, picnics, dances and school and church functions near his home in avalon mississippi. Frankie lyrics verse 1 frankie was a good girl, everybody know she pay one hundred dollars for our one suit of clothes. Mississippi john smith hurt july 2, 1892, teoc, mississippi november 2, 1966, grenada, mississippi was an american blues singer and guitarist life.
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Mississippi john hurt bio 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. Mississippi john hurt complete studio recordings on. He worked as a sharecropper and began playing at dances and parties, singing to a melodious fingerpicked accompaniment. Hurt was rediscovered by tom hoskins in 1963 back down in carroll county.
Mississippi john hurt foundation, hoffman estates, illinois. If you want a digitally cleaned up version try avalon blues. John smith hurt, better known as mississippi john hurt july 3, 1893 or march 8, 1892. Mississippi john hurt blind man sit in the way and. The main difference between this and the earlier sony release is the packaging, with the cover art here made to resemble what a mississippi john hurt commercial 78 rpm album or early columbia lp mightve looked like. To expose disadvantaged urban and rural children to folkblues music by providing educational opportunities and onhand experience. His first recordings, made for okeh records in 1928, were commercial. Mississippi john hurt blind man sit in the way and cried by thebwjohnson. John smith hurt, better known as mississippi john hurt, was an american country blues singer and guitarist. Simply put, mississippi john hurt is a treasure of the blues. Musically the best of mississippi john hurt is identical to avalon blues and 1928 sessions.
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