Mississippi John Hurt

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Country blues guitarist with an estimable fingerpicking style who recorded in the 1920s but enjoyed a major career revival in the '60s.

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1900s - 1960s

July 3, 1893 in Teoc, MS

November 2, 1966 in Grenada, MS

Blues, Folk

Acoustic Blues, Blues Revival, Country Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Delta Blues, Field Recordings, Regional Blues, Pre-War Blues, Songster

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