02943nam 2200601 a 450 991078121650332120200520144314.01-283-14909-597866131490911-61703-009-0(CKB)2550000000039830(EBL)726884(OCoLC)735602425(SSID)ssj0000524222(PQKBManifestationID)12250226(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524222(PQKBWorkID)10546722(PQKB)11698277(StDuBDS)EDZ0000206362(MiAaPQ)EBC726884(Au-PeEL)EBL726884(CaPaEBR)ebr10481072(CaONFJC)MIL314909(EXLCZ)99255000000003983020101129d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMississippi John Hurt[electronic resource] his life, his times, his blues /Philip R. RatcliffeJackson University Press of Mississippi20111 online resource (329 p.)American made music seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-61703-008-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; NotesIndexWhen 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 MaryAmerican made music series.Blues musiciansUnited StatesBiographyBlues musicians782.421643092BRatcliffe Philip R1519287MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781216503321Mississippi John Hurt3757311UNINA