This Historic Day In Music: Mississippi John Hurt

This is my third post celebrating the anniversary of the birthday of Mississippi John Hurt.

Last year, in my post of July 3, 2011, I included a link to a video of John playing and singing “You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley.” However, in going back to that post myself, I discovered that the video has been removed and the link disconnected.

So, I’m going to try again and post a second video link as well.

In my mind, one can’t get too much of the wonderful music of Mississippi John Hurt.

There you go: a double dose of some of the best fingerpicking guitar playing you’ll ever hear. I hope you enjoyed it.

Mississippi John Hurt was born on July 3, 1893 in Teoc, Mississippi. For a detailed account of his life, recording history and near-miraculous rediscovery in 1963, please check out my archived post of July 3, 2010.

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I am the son and only child of a registered nurse & a self-employed collector of wildflowers. I went on to become: a Beatles’ fan; a record collector; a drummer; a music magazine subscriber; a guitar player; a songwriter; a high school graduate; a college student; a music major; a performing singer/guitarist; a photography student; a yearbook photographer; a student teacher; a boyfriend; a letter writer; a college graduate; an elementary school music teacher; an apartment dweller; a husband; a guitar teacher/independent contractor; a homeowner; an independent music producer; the father of a daughter; the father of a son; a bandmate; a teacher of the history of popular music in America; an instructor of music/adjunct faculty member; a grandfather (x3); a condo dweller; and a blogger.

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