John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 – November 2, 1966), known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Hurt...

Sessions is an album by Mississippi John Hurt. It was recorded at a Manhattan hotel in February and July 1966 shortly before Hurt's death that year, and...

John Hurt may refer to John Hurt, actor Mississippi John Hurt, musician John L. Hurt, politician John Hurt (chaplain) John Hirt, Australian pastor John...

but third body of work recorded by folk/country blues musician Mississippi John Hurt. It was released in 1966 by Vanguard Records. This album contains...

American Epic: The Best of Mississippi John Hurt is a compilation album released to accompany the American Epic documentary films in 2017. It collects...

- had become an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement. In 1928, Mississippi John Hurt, a self-taught amateur musician and farmer, recorded 13 songs for...

post office first began operation under the name Avalon in 1908. Mississippi John Hurt, an African-American blues musician, was raised and lived here most...

1998 Mississippi John Hurt compilation album released on Vanguard Records. It contains 23 songs that had previously been released on four of Hurt's earlier...

Casey Jones Jr. who serves as a bombardier during World War II Mississippi John Hurt "The Ballad of Casey Jones" is distinct from "Casey Jones" by the...

covering Mississippi John Hurt alongside original, sometimes improvisational compositions. "I'd get on the bus and start playing Mississippi John Hurt with...

"Miss Peaches" James: Shortnin' Bread Rock / Tears of Joy 1963 – Mississippi John Hurt, D.C. Blues: Library of Congress Recordings 1966 – Lee Dorsey 1977...

by pop singers of the day, such as Cliff Edwards. The version by Mississippi John Hurt, recorded in 1928, is regarded by many as definitive. In his version...

White, Reverend Gary Davis, Dave Van Ronk, Mississippi John Hurt, and his self-professed "hero" "Spider" John Koerner. He plays a Mule resonator, National...

she left home to seek out the remaining blues giants, such as Mississippi John Hurt, Reverend Gary Davis, and Son House, and hone her craft in the traditional...

for one year and discovered Mississippi John Hurt's music through the Blues at Newport 1963 album on Vanguard Records. Hurt and Hopkins would become cornerstone...

Bracey, Bo Carter, Sam Chatmon, Mississippi John Hurt, Furry Lewis, Son House, Skip James, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Pinetop Perkins,...

Mississippi John Hurt also recorded commercial versions of this song, nearly all of them containing verses about the legendary railroad worker, John Henry;...

thriller film Candyman (album), by Steve Lukather The Candy Man, by Mississippi John Hurt "Candyman" (Christina Aguilera song) "Candyman" (Ratcat song) "Candyman"...

Mississippi John Hurt: His Life, His Times, His Blues. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781617030093. "Richland Women Blues". Mississippi John Hurt...

before Papa Charlie’s recording." Similar versions were recorded by Mississippi John Hurt and Lead Belly. The Morris Brothers version includes "Let me be...

enthusiasts, including Mississippi John Hurt, Bukka White, Skip James and Son House. In 1964, blues enthusiast Tom Hoskins located John Hurt, who at the time...

(1989) sung at Little Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia The John Tesh Project (2000, Pure Hymns) Amy Grant recorded it as part of the medley...

Washington (1963) in a medley with other songs Mississippi John Hurt on The Best Of Mississippi John Hurt (recorded 1965, published 1970) Ella Fitzgerald...

vocalist Marycarol Brown, originating from a song about John Henry by Mississippi John Hurt called "Spike Driver Blues". The band shared the stage with...

record collection of old vinyl recordings of musicians such as Mississippi John Hurt and Lightnin' Hopkins. Raised as a Catholic, she found little inspiration...

the Recording Studio, 1964) Mississippi John Hurt – "Since I've Laid This Burden Down" (The Best of Mississippi John Hurt, 1966) Furry Lewis – "Lay My...

- Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2017. "Mississippi John Hurt - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2017. Eagle...

the song on his album Too Late to Worry – Too Blue to Cry (1963). Mississippi John Hurt performed a cover of the song in his recordings for the Library...

he was influenced by folk and delta blues music, notably that of Mississippi John Hurt. Kottke learned to play trombone and violin before trying the guitar...

Travis, Jimmy Dean Harry Belafonte Mississippi John Hurt (as "Spike Driver Blues") Lonnie Donegan Jack Warshaw John Fahey Steve Earle Justin Townes Earle...