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Album: Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings

Released: Jan 1, 0001

Label: Columbia/Legacy

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Genre: Americana / Blues / Folk
Location MACON, Mississippi, US
Profile Views: 116583
Last Login: 9/17/2009
Member Since 8/23/2006
Website www.myspace.com/jamie_seed
Record Label Okeh Records
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..Mississippi John Hurt.. .. ..From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.. .... ..Jump to: ..navigation.., ..search...... --> --> start content --> ...."Mississippi" John Smith Hurt.. (..March 8.., ..1892.. ....[1]...., ..Teoc.., ..Carroll County.., ..Mississippi.. - ..November 2.., ..1966.., ..Grenada.., ..Mississippi..) was an influential ..blues.. singer and ..guitarist..... .. ........ .. ..........Mississippi John Hurt (left) and Skip James...... ..Raised in ..Avalon, Mississippi.., he learned to play guitar at age 9. He spent much of his youth playing ..old time music.. for friends and dances, earning a living as a farm hand into the ..1920s... In 1923 he often partnered with the ..fiddle.. player ..Willie Narmour.. (Carroll County Blues) as a substitute for his regular partner Shell Smith. When Narmour got a chance to record for ..OKeh Records.. in reward for winning first place in a ..1928.. fiddle contest, Narmour recommended John Hurt to OKeh Records producer Tommy Rockwell. After auditioning "Monday Morning Blues" at his home, he took part in two recording sessions, in ..Memphis.. and ..New York City.. (See Discography below). The "Mississippi" tag was added by OKeh as a sales gimmick. After the commercial failure of the resulting disc and OKeh records going out of business during the depression, Hurt returned to Avalon and obscurity working as a ..sharecropper.. and playing local parties and dances... ..In ..1963.., however, a folk ..musicologist.. named ..Tom Hoskins.., inspired by the recordings, was able to locate ....[2].... John Hurt near Avalon, Mississippi. In fact, in an early recording, Hurt sang of "Avalon, my home". With his guitar playing skills still intact, Hoskins encouraged Hurt to move to ..Washington, DC.. and begin performing on a wider stage. Whereas his first releases had coincided with the ..Great Depression.., his new career could hardly have been better timed. A stellar performance at the 1963 ..Newport Folk Festival.. saw his star rise amongst the new "folk revival" audience, and before his death in ..1966.. he played extensively in ..colleges.., ..concert halls.., ..coffee houses.. and even the ..Johnny Carson.. Tonight Show, as well as recording three further albums for ..Vanguard Records... John Hurt's influence spans several music genres including blues, country, bluegrass, folk and contemporary rock and roll. A soft-spoken man, his nature was reflected in the work, which remained a mellow mix of ..country.., blues and old time music to the end..... .. You're Going to Walk that Lonesome Valley Blues.. .. width="425" height="350">..........> .... width="425" height="350">..............>.. SKIP JAMES' "Im so Glad" with MS John Hurt standing behind him watching..... .. width="425" height="350">..............>
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Mississippi John Hurt

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"Mississippi" John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1892 ..[1].., Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi - November 2, 1966, Grenada, Mississippi) was an influential blues singer and guitarist.

Mississippi John Hurt (left) and Skip James

Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, he learned to play guitar at age 9. He spent much of his youth playing old time music for friends and dances, earning a living as a farm hand into the 1920s. In 1923 he often partnered with the fiddle player Willie Narmour (Carroll County Blues) as a substitute for his regular partner Shell Smith. When Narmour got a chance to record for OKeh Records in reward for winning first place in a 1928 fiddle contest, Narmour recommended John Hurt to OKeh Records producer Tommy Rockwell. After auditioning "Monday Morning Blues" at his home, he took part in two recording sessions, in Memphis and New York City (See Discography below). The "Mississippi" tag was added by OKeh as a sales gimmick. After the commercial failure of the resulting disc and OKeh records going out of business during the depression, Hurt returned to Avalon and obscurity working as a sharecropper and playing local parties and dances.

In 1963, however, a folk musicologist named Tom Hoskins, inspired by the recordings, was able to locate ..[2].. John Hurt near Avalon, Mississippi. In fact, in an early recording, Hurt sang of "Avalon, my home". With his guitar playing skills still intact, Hoskins encouraged Hurt to move to Washington, DC and begin performing on a wider stage. Whereas his first releases had coincided with the Great Depression, his new career could hardly have been better timed. A stellar performance at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival saw his star rise amongst the new "folk revival" audience, and before his death in 1966 he played extensively in colleges, concert halls, coffee houses and even the Johnny Carson Tonight Show, as well as recording three further albums for Vanguard Records. John Hurt's influence spans several music genres including blues, country, bluegrass, folk and contemporary rock and roll. A soft-spoken man, his nature was reflected in the work, which remained a mellow mix of country, blues and old time music to the end.