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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456619903321

Autore

Ratcliffe Philip R

Titolo

Mississippi John Hurt [[electronic resource] ] : his life, his times, his blues / / Philip R. Ratcliffe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2011

ISBN

1-283-14909-5

9786613149091

1-61703-009-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Collana

American made music series

Disciplina

782.421643092

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Soggetti

Blues musicians - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Early Years: From Slavery to Freedom; Chapter 2. The Middle Years, 1929-1962: Return to Avalon and the Depression; Chapter 3. Rediscovery and Sweet Success; Chapter 4. Management Problems and the Death of Mississippi John Hurt; Chapter 5. The Legacies of Mississippi John Hurt; Appendix I. Interviews, Correspondence, and Personal Communications; Appendix II. Contract between Music Research Incorporated and Mississippi John Hurt, 1963; Appendix III. Vanguard Contract, July 11, 1963; Appendix IV. Mississippi John Hurt Discography; Notes

Index

Sommario/riassunto

When Mississippi John Hurt (1892-1966) was ""rediscovered"" by blues revivalists in 1963, his musicianship and recordings transformed popular notions of prewar country blues. At seventy-one he moved to Washington, D.C., from Avalon, Mississippi, and became a live-wire connection to a powerful, authentic past. His intricate and lively style made him the most sought after musician among the many talents the revival brought to light. Mississippi John Hurt provides this legendary creator's life story for the first time. Biographer Philip Ratcliffe traces Hurt's roots to the moment his mother Mary