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Mississippi John Hurt - Live (2002)

Mississippi John Hurt - Live (2002)

BAND/ARTIST: Mississippi John Hurt

  • Title: Live
  • Year Of Release: 2002; 2006
  • Label: Vanguard Records
  • Genre: Country Blues, Folk
  • Quality: FLAC lossless
  • Total Time: 01:18:10
  • Total Size: 406 MB
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Mississippi John Hurt's vocal and guitar style are always easy on the ears. Unlike a number of Delta stylists with their high-pitched voices and slashing slide guitars, Hurt's approach to country blues is immediately accessible. Recorded (for the most part) at Oberlin College in 1965, Live captures Hurt a couple of years after his rediscovery and one year before his death. He kicks off with several spirituals, including "I Shall Not Be Moved" and "Nearer My God to Thee." As Billy Altman points out in the liner notes, religious material was often excluded from studio recordings because no one believed it marketable. The remainder of Live consists of folk-blues, from "Salty Dog Blues" to "Coffee Blues" to "Ain't Nobody's Business." Hurt's finger-style guitar reminds one of Elizabeth Cotton and has more in common with the Piedmont players in general than those of his Mississippi home. Perhaps this connection helps explain why Hurt, who is considered primarily a bluesman, covered so many traditional folk songs. Indeed, the inclusion of songs like "C.C. Rider" also connects him to that other great straddler of folk and blues, Leadbelly. The last three tracks — "Hop Joint," "Trouble, I've Had It All My Days," and "Spike Driver Blues" — originate from the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 and fit in well with the other material. Fans will thank their Maker that Tom Hoskins traveled to Mississippi in 1963 to find out if Hurt was still among the living. Otherwise, excellent recordings like Live would've never been made. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.



Tracklist:
1 01. Mississippi John Hurt - Here I Am, Oh Lord, Send Me (03:06)
1 02. Mississippi John Hurt - I Shall Not Be Moved (Live) (03:30)
1 03. Mississippi John Hurt - Nearer My God To Thee (Live) (03:08)
1 04. Mississippi John Hurt - Baby What's Wrong With You (Live) (03:37)
1 05. Mississippi John Hurt - Ain't Nobody's Business (02:36)
1 06. Mississippi John Hurt - Salty Dog Blues (Live) (03:04)
1 07. Mississippi John Hurt - Coffee Blues (Live) (03:18)
1 08. Mississippi John Hurt - Avalon, My Home Town (Live) (03:42)
1 09. Mississippi John Hurt - Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor (Live) (03:50)
1 10. Mississippi John Hurt - Since I've Laid My Burden Down (Live) (03:40)
1 11. Mississippi John Hurt - Sliding Delta (Live) (03:11)
1 12. Mississippi John Hurt - Monday Morning Blues (Live) (03:59)
1 13. Mississippi John Hurt - Richland Woman Blues (Live) (04:37)
1 14. Mississippi John Hurt - Candy Man (Live) (03:52)
1 15. Mississippi John Hurt - Stagolee (Live) (04:15)
1 16. Mississippi John Hurt - My Creole Belle (Live) (02:31)
1 17. Mississippi John Hurt - C.C. Rider (Live) (03:57)
1 18. Mississippi John Hurt - Spanish Fandango (01:12)
1 19. Mississippi John Hurt - Talking Casey (Live) (04:25)
1 20. Mississippi John Hurt - Chicken (Live) (00:58)
1 21. Mississippi John Hurt - You Are My Sunshine (Live) (02:36)
1 22. Mississippi John Hurt - Hop Joint (Live) (02:33)
1 23. Mississippi John Hurt - Trouble, I've Had It All My Days (Live) (02:30)
1 24. Mississippi John Hurt - Spike Driver Blues (Live) (03:52)

Blues | Country | Folk | FLAC / APE

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  • whiskers
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Many thanks
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  • nilesh65
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Thank you so much for sharing!!
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