Top 10 Best Mississippi John Hurt

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Contributors Mississippi John Hurt transcr. Stefan GrossmanSeries Stefan Grossman's Early Masters of American Blues GuitarInstrument GuitarPage count 96ISBN 0739043307. Stefan Grossman, noted roots-blues guitarist and musicologist, has compiled this fascinating collection of 26 songs legendary blues guitarist Mississippi John Hurt. In addition to Stefan's expert transcriptions, the book includes a CD containing the John Hurt's original recordings so you can hear the music as it was originally performed. Mississippi John Hurt had a fascinating career, originally recording a handful of songs in the late 1920s, and, after disappearing for nearly 30 years, being rediscovered by a new generation of musicians that included Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Stephen Sills. Found in 1963 living in a small town in Mississippi, by an admirer who tracked him down through the lyrics of his 1928 single Avalon Blues, Mississippi John Hurt was persuaded to go to Washington, D.

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