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 ...

Blues & Ballads and Today! will be available February 28, 2025 on 180-gram vinyl and hi-res digital. If you live in the Deep South, 2025 has started off with one wicked cold snap that has folks in ...

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 ...

For fans of American roots music, the Mississippi John Hurt Museum in Avalon, Mississippi, may have been housed inside a 200-year-old shack with a tin roof—it was the childhood home of the late great ...

Chattanooga-based roots group The New Quintet has unleashed their debut single, a joyful and energetic composition paying respects to legendary guitar picker Mississippi John Hurt with “Mississippi ...

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 ...

The blues captured me initially by its directness of impact. I have never known a more searing expression of emotion. “The blues is a lowdown shaking chill.” It meant a great deal to me personally and ...

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 ...