Mississippi John Hurt
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”The Blues ain't nothin' but a good woman on your mind.” MJH fan account.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Elizabeth Cotten & Mississippi John Hurt, Newport Folk Festival, 1964. Photo by Jim Marshall
December 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Elizabeth Cotten & Mississippi John Hurt, Newport Folk Festival, 1964. Photo by Jim Marshall
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Roadhouse Album Review:
Erin Harpe's authentic acoustic blues define "Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me: A Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt"
Read my review at the Blues Roadhouse blog (www.bluesroadhouse.com)
Erin Harpe's authentic acoustic blues define "Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me: A Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt"
Read my review at the Blues Roadhouse blog (www.bluesroadhouse.com)
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Roadhouse Album Review:
Erin Harpe's authentic acoustic blues define "Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me: A Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt"
Read my review at the Blues Roadhouse blog (www.bluesroadhouse.com)
Erin Harpe's authentic acoustic blues define "Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me: A Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt"
Read my review at the Blues Roadhouse blog (www.bluesroadhouse.com)
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Lucinda Williams' contribution to this truly excellent Mississippi John Hurt tribute album.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Lucinda Williams' contribution to this truly excellent Mississippi John Hurt tribute album.
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"It was an honor to curate these artists — and a very difficult task. Bob Dylan goes electric, Phil Ochs leaps to the present, and Mississippi John Hurt makes time stand still. Pete Seeger and Peter, Paul & Mary evolve before our eyes.”
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A New Documentary Shows Another Side of the Newport Folk Festival
The upcoming film 'Newport & The Great Folk Dream' is packed with rare footage of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Johnny Cash, and other icons.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"It was an honor to curate these artists — and a very difficult task. Bob Dylan goes electric, Phil Ochs leaps to the present, and Mississippi John Hurt makes time stand still. Pete Seeger and Peter, Paul & Mary evolve before our eyes.”
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Tonight’s dinner music selection.
Mississippi John Hurt- The Immortal 1967 US 1st press.
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Mississippi John Hurt- The Immortal 1967 US 1st press.
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October 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Tonight’s dinner music selection.
Mississippi John Hurt- The Immortal 1967 US 1st press.
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Mississippi John Hurt- The Immortal 1967 US 1st press.
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Richland Woman Blues
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Mississippi John Hurt Richland Woman Blues
YouTube video by scmo08
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October 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Richland Woman Blues
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𝐓𝐚𝐣 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐫𝐭 — 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐤 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥, 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟒
Two generations of the blues in one frame. Mississippi John Hurt, whose gentle picking and kindness left a mark on everyone he met, and a young Taj Mahal—soaking in the living history he would help carry forward.
Two generations of the blues in one frame. Mississippi John Hurt, whose gentle picking and kindness left a mark on everyone he met, and a young Taj Mahal—soaking in the living history he would help carry forward.
October 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
𝐓𝐚𝐣 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐫𝐭 — 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐤 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥, 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟒
Two generations of the blues in one frame. Mississippi John Hurt, whose gentle picking and kindness left a mark on everyone he met, and a young Taj Mahal—soaking in the living history he would help carry forward.
Two generations of the blues in one frame. Mississippi John Hurt, whose gentle picking and kindness left a mark on everyone he met, and a young Taj Mahal—soaking in the living history he would help carry forward.
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🎶 Track 43 is a slice of pure joy: 'Shortnin' Bread' by the legendary Mississippi John Hurt! 🍞✨
With his smooth country blues vibe and fingerpicking mastery, this one’s an instant toe-tapper.
Got a track that fits the mood? Mention @listigeplaylists.bsky.social with a Spotify link!
With his smooth country blues vibe and fingerpicking mastery, this one’s an instant toe-tapper.
Got a track that fits the mood? Mention @listigeplaylists.bsky.social with a Spotify link!
September 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🎶 Track 43 is a slice of pure joy: 'Shortnin' Bread' by the legendary Mississippi John Hurt! 🍞✨
With his smooth country blues vibe and fingerpicking mastery, this one’s an instant toe-tapper.
Got a track that fits the mood? Mention @listigeplaylists.bsky.social with a Spotify link!
With his smooth country blues vibe and fingerpicking mastery, this one’s an instant toe-tapper.
Got a track that fits the mood? Mention @listigeplaylists.bsky.social with a Spotify link!
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»I woke up this morning, I woke up this morning / Woke up this morning, with the monday morning blues« youtu.be/ZNePQTK5iPM (live 1964)
Guten Morgen mit Mississippi John Hurt und dem Monday Morning Blues.
Guten Morgen mit Mississippi John Hurt und dem Monday Morning Blues.
Mississippi John Hurt Monday Morning Blues Live At The Ashgrove
John Smith Hurt (possibly March 3, 1892– November 2, 1966), better known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer and guitarist.
Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. He worked as a sharecropper and began playing at dance
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September 22, 2025 at 5:30 AM
»I woke up this morning, I woke up this morning / Woke up this morning, with the monday morning blues« youtu.be/ZNePQTK5iPM (live 1964)
Guten Morgen mit Mississippi John Hurt und dem Monday Morning Blues.
Guten Morgen mit Mississippi John Hurt und dem Monday Morning Blues.
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Morning coffee sketch
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Charcoal in A4 sketchpad
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Charcoal in A4 sketchpad
August 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Morning coffee sketch
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Charcoal in A4 sketchpad
Mississippi John Hurt
Charcoal in A4 sketchpad
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Fantastic writing on Mississippi John Hurt!
One Artist, One Song Series: Mississippi John Hurt - Avalon Blues (1928)
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One Artist, One Song Series: Mississippi John Hurt - Avalon Blues (1928)
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One Artist, One Song Series: Mississippi John Hurt - Avalon Blues (1928)
"There’s nothing astonishing about the "quiet old man" phenomenon... it’s the "quiet young man" that makes you sit up and notice."
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July 24, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Fantastic writing on Mississippi John Hurt!
One Artist, One Song Series: Mississippi John Hurt - Avalon Blues (1928)
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One Artist, One Song Series: Mississippi John Hurt - Avalon Blues (1928)
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youtube.com/watch?v=VoRn... Mississippi John Hurt Live
MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT " John Henry " 1965
YouTube video by Historic Films Stock Footage Archive
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June 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Early
Mississippi John Hurt:
🎵 Lovin' Spoonful
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Lovin' Spoonful
Mississippi John Hurt · Worried Blues · Song · 2017
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June 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Early
Mississippi John Hurt:
🎵 Lovin' Spoonful
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That’s what Davis was saying. He wasn’t gatekeeping. He was naming a pattern. A rhythm passed down. A sound shaped by centuries. If you’d lived close enough to it, you felt it humming beneath the floor.
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Image: Mississippi John Hurt, circa. 1950s, Photographer Unknown.
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Image: Mississippi John Hurt, circa. 1950s, Photographer Unknown.
June 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
That’s what Davis was saying. He wasn’t gatekeeping. He was naming a pattern. A rhythm passed down. A sound shaped by centuries. If you’d lived close enough to it, you felt it humming beneath the floor.
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Image: Mississippi John Hurt, circa. 1950s, Photographer Unknown.
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Image: Mississippi John Hurt, circa. 1950s, Photographer Unknown.
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Dirk Ziff donates 500 guitars to the Met, incl Leo Fender’s first #guitar; the acoustic used by Mississippi John Hurt; and Keith Richards' 1959 sunburst Les Paul used during the Stones’ first appearance on Ed Sullivan.
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The Met Receives Landmark Gift of More Than 500 of the Finest Guitars from the Golden Age of American Guitar Making - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
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May 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Dirk Ziff donates 500 guitars to the Met, incl Leo Fender’s first #guitar; the acoustic used by Mississippi John Hurt; and Keith Richards' 1959 sunburst Les Paul used during the Stones’ first appearance on Ed Sullivan.
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Glory Glory Hallelujah - Mississippi John Hurt
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Glory Glory Hallelujah
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May 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Glory Glory Hallelujah - Mississippi John Hurt
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@ionamm.bsky.social @joanieboloney22.bsky.social @pupulmimsi.bsky.social @eek10.bsky.social youtu.be/zd3TpjWyVX0?... I think one more from Mississippi John Hurt. Hope you enjoy it. Goodnight friends 😴
Mississippi John Hurt - Monday Morning Blues
YouTube video by Traveler Into The Blue
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May 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
@ionamm.bsky.social @joanieboloney22.bsky.social @pupulmimsi.bsky.social @eek10.bsky.social youtu.be/zd3TpjWyVX0?... I think one more from Mississippi John Hurt. Hope you enjoy it. Goodnight friends 😴
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"Blessed be the name" Mississippi John Hurt www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFOF... #music #spiritual #gospel #blues
MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT - Blessed Be The Name [1928]
YouTube video by Blues/Reggae/Country/Bluegrass/Gospel
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May 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
"Blessed be the name" Mississippi John Hurt www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFOF... #music #spiritual #gospel #blues