Mississippi John Hurt – Make Me A Pallet - Live!

John Smith Hurt, commonly known as Mississippi John Hurt was born in the early 1890's and is one of those legendary blues singers of the same generation at Son House, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Charlie Patton. He started playing guitar at age 9 and worked on and off as a sharecropper, recording for Okeh and Vanguard Records but the resurgence of his career came when he was invited to play at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival.

Mississippi John Hurt did a live 21-song set on April 15, 1965, at Oberlin College in Ohio, a scant two years after his rediscovery in 1963, and a year before his death in 1966. Hurt was remarkably consistent as a performer, whether you listen to his famous 1920s Okeh tracks, his rediscovery studio work for Vanguard Records, or the handful of live shows like this one: the skill and delivery is always steady, professional, and charming. Among the highlights in this set is his intricate and atmospheric slide guitar work on "Talking Casey," one of the few times Hurt abandoned his trademark three-finger guitar picking style. This concert has been issued in various configurations and sequences by several labels under different titles and with different cover art over the years.


Tracklist:

Nobody's Business But Mine
The Angels Laid Him Away
Baby What's Wrong With You
Casey Jones
Candy Man
Lonesome Blues
My Creole Belle
Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor
Trouble I Had All My Days
C-H-I-C-K-E-N Blues
Coffee Blues
Shake That Thing
Monday Morning Blues
Frankie And Albert
Salty Dog
Spike Drivers Blues
Here I Am, Lord, Send Me
Talking Casey
Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
I'm Satisfied
Richland Women Blues

Mississippi John Hurt – Make Me A Pallet - Live!

(320 kbps, cover art included)