I would like to clarify a glaring mistake in your article on Max Ochs and the rediscovery of Mississippi John Hurt in 1963 (“Nobody’s Fault but Mine,” 12/9). It was Tom Hoskins (known to his ...

A museum in Avalon, Miss., was destroyed by a fire yesterday. It honored the legendary bluesman John Hurt. NPR's Neda Ulaby spoke to the musician's granddaughter. NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: The Mississippi ...

Pioneer blues and folk guitarist Mississippi John Hurt spent many nights entertaining at the Valley Store in Carroll County. The sheriff's office is investigating a break-in at the historic store ...

AVALON, Miss. — The mystery surrounding the missing blues trail marker honoring legendary bluesman Mississippi John Hurt and the cause of the Mississippi John Hurt Museum fire is as winding as the ...

A fire destroyed the Mississippi John Hurt Museum, according to an announcement from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. Mississippi John Hurt was a legendary bluesman, who first recorded in the ...

Mississippi John Hurt’s mother bought him a Black Annie guitar for $1.50 when he was 12. They lived in the northwestern Mississippi town of Avalon, so small that it didn’t appear on most maps after ...

It must be daunting to do a tribute album to Mississippi John Hurt. His intricate finger-picking style, wistful delivery and Cinderella career make him a unique character in music. Hurt recorded a few ...

Today! showcases Mississippi John Hurt’s quiet genius. Now available on 180-gram vinyl and hi-res audio formats. Craft Recordings and Bluesville Records dropped the reissue of Mississippi John Hurt’s ...

A fire in Avalon, Miss., destroyed the museum dedicated to singer and guitarist John Hurt, and erases one of the last sites marking the community's history as a formerly all-Black town. A museum in ...