No blues singer ever presented a more gentle, genial image than Mississippi John Hurt. A guitarist with an extraordinarily lyrical and refined fingerpicking style, he also sang with a warmth unique in the field of blues, and the gospel influence in his music gave it a depth and reflective quality unusual in the field. Coupled with the sheer gratitude and amazement that he felt over having found a mass audience so late in life, and playing concerts in front of thousands of people - for fees that seemed astronomical to a man who had always made music a sideline to his life as a farm laborer - these qualities make Hurt's recordings into a very special listening experience.
Tracklist:
01. Nobody's Business But Mine
02. The Angels Laid Him Away
03. Baby What's Wrong With You
04. Casey Jones
05. Candy Man
06. Lonesome Blues
07. My Creole Belle
08. Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor
09. Trouble I Had All My Days
10. C H I C K E N Blues
11. Coffee Blues
12. Shake That Thing
13. Monday Morning Blues
14. Salty Dog
15. Spike Drivers Blues
16. Here Am I Lord Send Me
17. Talking Casey
18. Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
19. I'm Satisfied
20. Richland Women Blues
Mississippi John Hurt - Ain´t Nobody´s Business
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Like Mance Lipscomb, Mississippi John Hurt was a songster in the best sense of the word and his music and songs provide songs insight into popular African-American music before the advent of the blues and showcases the versatility expected of performers during that time. The race record industry in the United States would subsequently restrict many black musicians, such as Robert Johnson, to recording blues when in all likelihood they, too, played wider repertoires. Thanks so much for posting this.
Also, would you please re-post Tom Liwa's music. I lost some songs when my computer crashed and want to have as much of his music as possible. Thanks again.
Einer meiner liebsten. Absoluter Ausnahmemusiker.
Danke für den Post.
Viele Grüße,
Gerhard
Thanks, Feilimid, for sharing your thoughts! I will repost Tom Liwa´s music this evening...
Thanks to Gerhard, i totally agree!
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