Mississippi, United States (1893 – 1966)
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.
Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself how to play the guitar around age nine. Singing to a melodious finger-picked accompaniment, he began to play local dances and parties while working as a sharecropper. He first recorded for Okeh Records in 1928, but these were commercial failures. Hurt then drifted out of the… read more
Top Tracks
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| 1 | Play on youtube | Coffee Blues |
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| 2 | Play on youtube | Louis Collins |
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| 3 | Play on youtube | Frankie |
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| 4 | Play on youtube | Boys, You're Welcome |
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| 5 | Play on youtube | Spike Driver Blues |
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| 6 | Play on youtube | Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor |
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| 7 | Play on youtube | Avalon Blues |
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| 8 | Stack O'Lee |
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| 9 | Play on youtube | Nobody's Dirty Business |
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| 10 | Play on youtube | Candy Man Blues |
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