Mississippi John Hurt
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- 68%Mississippi Fred McDowell
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- 64%Charley Patton
- 63%Son House
- 62%Bukka White
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- 58%Blind Willie Johnson
Biography
John Smith Hurt, 3 July 1893, Teoc, Mississippi, USA, d. 2 November 1966, Grenada, Mississippi, USA. One of the major ‘rediscoveries’ during the 60s folk blues revival, Mississippi John Hurt began playing at informal gatherings and parties at the turn of the century, when guitars were still relatively uncommon. Although he worked within the idiom, Hurt did not regard himself as a blues singer and his relaxed, almost sweet, intonation contrasted with the aggressive approaches of many... Read more
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blues
delta blues
folk
classic blues
acoustic
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delta blues
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classic blues
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