Mississippi John Hurt - Today! flac album

John Smith Hurt (March 3, 1892 – November 2, 1966), better known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer and guitarist. Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. His first recordings, made for Okeh Records in 1928, were commercial failures, and he continued to work as a farmer.

Mississippi John Hurt. Today! ‎ (LP, Album, RE). Vanguard. Mississippi John Hurt Mississippi John Hurt Today ‎(CD, Album, Enh). King Record Co. Ltd. KICP 2034. Mississippi John Hurt. от лица компании "Backtracks Records"); BMI - Broadcast Music In. и другие авторские общества (4).

Mississippi John Hurt chronology. Worried Blues (1964). The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt (1967). Today! is the second studio album, but third body of work recorded by folk/country blues musician Mississippi John Hurt. It was released in 1966 by Vanguard Records. This album contains some of the first commercial material recorded after his "rediscovery" in 1963, and is the first he recorded for Vanguard. The album spans several genres and styles of music, ranging from traditional blues and folk songs, to country, to African-American spirituals.

This album has an average beat per minute of 128 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 95/204 BPM). See its BPM profile at the bottom of the page. BPM Profile Today! Album starts at 191BPM, ends at 95BPM (-96), with tempos within the -BPM range. Try refreshing the page if dots are missing). Recent albums by Mississippi John Hurt. Worried Blues (1964)Worried Blues1964. The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt (1967)The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt1967. Hurt was invited to perform at the Newport Folk Festival in 1963, where he was greeted as a "living legend". Following this performance, he began to tour around various universities, and recorded a second album in 1964. Through touring, Hurt's audience continued to grow, which prompted a recording contract with Vanguard Records and the release of his third album, Today!, in 1966. A similar recording and performance schedule was adopted by the fellow bluesman Skip James around this same Reception.

Rediscovered (Mississippi John Hurt album). Rediscovered is a posthumous 1998 Mississippi John Hurt compilation album released on Vanguard Records. It contains 23 songs that had previously been released on four of Hurt's earlier Vanguard albums: Today!, The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt, Last Sessions, and The Best of Mississippi John Hurt. The album's liner notes were written by Ed Ward.