November 2, 1966: Remembering Mississippi John Hurt
Remembering Mississippi John Hurt on the anniversary of his death on November 2, 1966: his fingerpicking, 1928 recordings and rediscovery during the 1960s folk-blues revival.
Original editorial illustration of Mississippi John Hurt; not a documentary photograph.
On November 2, 1966, Mississippi John Hurt died in Grenada, Mississippi. His acoustic fingerpicking and understated singing had found a new audience during the folk-blues revival of the 1960s.
Hurt first recorded in 1928. Decades later, Avalon Blues helped collector Tom Hoskins trace him to Avalon, Mississippi. Hoskins located Hurt in 1963 and arranged his move to Washington, D.C., where Hurt made albums and recordings for the Library of Congress.
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Image: original GuitarGangsters editorial illustration, not a documentary photograph.