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Stumbled across this old Mississippi John Hurt video discussing and performing "Steel Driving Man." Pete Seeger is the interviewer.
I don't know anybody who can listen to MJH without being completely captivated. Not by his technique, which is entirely his and brilliant in its own right, but by the fact that each note rides from his guitar on a wave of soulful intention.
There is no better Sunday afternoon listening for my money, anywhere.
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"The Blues is the first music that was here. It was born with Eve and Adam in the Garden. It is the one that tells the story."-- John Lee Hooker
Mississippi John Hurt
Born July 3, 1893, Teoc (Carroll County) MS
Died November 2, 1966, Grenada, MS
John's father was Isom Hurt and his mother was Mary Jan McCain. John was one of 3 children. He and his wife, Jessie, had 14 children. (Source: Blues Who's Who- A Biographical Dictionary of the Blues Singers by Sheldon Harris, publ... MORE
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Got a little summer mix for you all, holler if you hear me. This Mississippi John Hurt ditty about a way with the ladies kicks it off and it goes all sorts of places after that, with the emphasis on overall flow and enjoyment, with some oscillation in mood because that is what I like in a mix. It also covers several recent MOG posts of mine and from other folks. Represented are Brazil, Jamaica, Columbia, Spain, UK, NYC, LA, Detroit, New Orleans, Chicago, San Fran, and Ak... MORE
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Smithsonian Folkways, a label known for preserving obscure recordings of many of the heroes of traditional music, has released a beautiful (inside and out) box-set of music recorded by Friends of Old Time Music from 1961 to 1965 (with Doc Watson's first public concert and performances by Mother Maybelle Carter, The Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys, Mississippi John Hurt and lots more). Folk Alley.com This is a lot of great old-timey music from the ar... MORE
