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Mississippi John Hurt: His Life, His Times, His Blues Philip R. Ratcliffe
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Living in Mississippi Around 1959, Burnside was convicted for killing a man at a dice game and served time. Feb 1, 2001 - Musically, he enjoyed such great blues musicians as Blind Willie McTell (and his way of story telling), Skip James, Manse Lipscomb, Mississippi John Hurt, Elizabeth Cotton, and Buddy Guy, among others. This collection is a must-have for any acoustic blues fan. Jun 9, 2009 - Mississippi John Hurt was born on 3rd July 1893. You are in the right place to get lowest price. His dignity, humor, peculiar guitar style and tender, expressive voice made him the most popular artist of traditional country blues. Mar 3, 2014 - Born in 1926, R.L. It had been a hard road for Pete. We're taking the occasion of Portland's Mississippi Records' reissue of the Anthology to look at some of the artists the collection has inspired over the years, including Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, and Sonic Youth. Jan 30, 2014 - It was the height of the folk music boom (or as some call it, the folk scare), and Pete would come on picking his strange hybrid of old time clawhammer banjo and Charlie Poole three finger style, with his own many innovations thrown in. Dec 17, 2013 - Back then, goes the story, he was the only guy on his dormitory floor who owned a record player, and whenever a new album came out, the gang would rush back to his room to give it a spin. The guitar playing is hauntingly sweet and easily recalls Mississippi John Hurt and Lightnin' Hopkins. He also Though raised in the New York City area, he grew up hearing accounts of life in the rural south from his parents and especially his grandparents, and they made their way into his own stories and songs. He'd welcome little known guests on the show playing strange music for city people, Doc Watson, Mississippi John Hurt, The Greenbriar Boys, Johnny Cash and Roscoe Holcomb. Dylan records were a How sad that once again Dave Van Ronk seems to be a minor character in the early 60's history of folk music and the rediscovery of the old-timey blues stylings of the likes Mississippi John Hurt and others in that same time. It was through Taj Mahal that he found his way to the old time blues. Nov 8, 2013 - Looking for great deals on Mississippi John Hurt: His Life, His Times, His Blues and best price? Burnside spent much of his life playing music, although he didn't gain attention for his playing (or his recordings, for that matter) until the 1990's, thanks to the efforts of Fat Possum.