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John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 [1][nb 1] – November 2, 1966), known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. [3] Hurt was raised in Avalon, Mississippi and taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine.
Its a murder ballad that speaks to the killing of Billy Lyons by the pimp, Lee Shelton, in St. Louis on Christmas, 1895. Hurt’s version, titled, “Stack O’ Lee Blues,” was recorded on December 28th, 1928 in New York and is considered the definitive version of the song.
Country blues guitarist with an estimable fingerpicking style who recorded in the 1920s but enjoyed a major career revival in the '60s. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1900s - 1960s. Born. July 3, 1893 in Teoc, MS. Died. November 2, 1966 in Grenada, MS.
Mississippi John Hurt (3 July 1893 – 2 November 1966) was an American country blues singer-songwriter. Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, he learned to play a finger-picked style.
In this 2024 release by Draft Films, a Tennessee film company, in conjunction with the Mississippi John Hurt Foundation, Jamison Stalsworth and Alex Oliver have created a lovingly rendered portrait of the life and career of Mississippi John Hurt, a soft-spoken bluesman from the Mississippi Delta.
Today! is the second studio album, but third body of work recorded by folk/country blues musician Mississippi John Hurt. [1] It was released in 1966 by Vanguard Records. This album contains some of the first commercial material recorded after his "rediscovery" in 1963, and is the first he recorded for Vanguard.
American Epic: The Best of Mississippi John Hurt is a compilation album released to accompany the American Epic documentary films in 2017. It collects all the surviving performances from Mississippi John Hurt's first two recording sessions for OKeh Records in Memphis and New York City in 1928.
His first recordings, 78 rpm discs released in 1928-29, are regarded as classics of the blues genre. Mississippi John Hurt’s delicate vocals, inventive fingerpicking on guitar, and warm personality endeared him to generations of music fans.
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I Shall Not Be Moved Lyrics: I shall not, I shall not be moved / I shall not, I shall not be moved / Just like a tree that's planted by the water / I shall not be moved / I'm on my way to heaven...