Mississippi John Hurt

Mississippi John Hurt
The sweetiest man alive but...
No musician ever applied a gentler touch to songs of murder, sex, and salvation than Mississippi John Hurt

Born July 3, 1893, Hurt lived a quiet life as a farmer and laborer, playing occasional parties and fish fries until 1963. He was rediscovered in Avalon, a consequence of having named it as his hometown in a record made thirty-five years before. Hurt enjoyed great popularity during the blues revival of the 1960s, making television appearances, playing folk festivals, and recording albums. Exceptionally well liked by all who came in contact with him, he became the most famous of all the rediscovered 1920s bluesmen, eclipsing in his fame the celebrated Son House and Skip James.

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