Freitag, 3. November 2023

Mississippi John Hurt - Folk Songs and Blues (1963)


After a 35-year absence, Mississippi John Hurt made a return to recording with "Folksongs & Blues", and his gentle, easygoing style of country blues hadn't changed a bit in the intervening years. Hurt croons, and even occasionally whispers, the lyrics, accompanied by the lazy strum of an acoustic guitar and a few touches
of harmonica. He makes the insults in "Salty Dog" actually sound more disappointed than angry, and "Joe Turner Blues" sounds extraordinarily soothing for a song containing the line "He's the man I hate." Hurt is adept at composing lovely melodies (such as "Candy Man Blues") and his gentle, subtle performances do them justice. Still, as laid-back as it can be, it never becomes boring or insubstantial, primarily because the scarred pain in Hurt's voice, as well as the sometimes-dark lyrics, give these songs more weight than is easily apparent.

"Folksongs & Blues" is a great introduction to Mississippi John Hurt's talents, and is a must-have for anyone interested in country blues.

Tracklist:
A1Avalon Blues
A2Richland Women Blues
A3Spike Driver Blues
A4Salty Dog
A5Cow Hooking Blues
A6Spanish Fandang
B1Casey Jones
B2Louis Collins
B3Candy Man Blues
B4My Creole Belle
B5Liza Jane - God's Unchanging Hand
B6Joe Turner Blues

Mississippi John Hurt - Folk Songs and Blues (1963)
(256 kbps, cover art included)

12 Kommentare:

Anonym hat gesagt…

Some cover art here: http://www.usedrecord.com/products/folk-songs-and-blues-mississippi-john-hurt?variant=1247241985

zero hat gesagt…

Now with a better quality and the cover art. Hope you enjoy it...

Anonym hat gesagt…

MediaFire won't give me the link, it says:

"Joe Turner Blues" by Mississippi John Hurt may be available for download from Amazon.

Anonym hat gesagt…

https://mega.nz/folder/FVJBVK4J#fWnPCWVDjyBcKZu_CMhJBQ/file/5JoWDAJB

Mississipi John Hurt 1963 Folk Songs & Blues

Anonym hat gesagt…

Thanks for the Mega link!

Anonym hat gesagt…

The mega link won't work on it's own.

Anonym hat gesagt…

As above, Amazon is a problem and the mega link is a problem.

Anonym hat gesagt…

The Mega link takes you to a discography - you have to mark what you want to d/l

Anonym hat gesagt…

Mediafire link is dead or deleted and not valid!

zero hat gesagt…

Thanks for the Mega link - what a treasure!

I replaced medifire by a krakenfile link - hope that is fine.

Richard Bock hat gesagt…

Fantastic record. Thanks so much for this!

zero hat gesagt…

I love this album, too!

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