Mississippi John Hurt, Live - 1h 18m 12s

Tracks & Durations

1. Here I Am, Oh Lord, Send Me	3:06
2. I Shall Not Be Moved	3:30
3. Nearer My God To Thee	3:08
4. Baby What's Wrong With You	3:37
5. Ain't Nobody's Business	2:36
6. Salty Dog Blues	3:04
7. Coffee Blues	3:18
8. Avalon, My Home Town	3:42
9. Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor	3:50
10. Since I've Laid My Burden Down	3:40
11. Sliding Delta	3:11
12. Monday Morning Blues	3:59
13. Richland Woman Blues	4:37
14. Candy Man	3:52
15. Stagolee	4:15
16. My Creole Belle	2:31
17. C.C. Rider	3:57
18. Spanish Fandango	1:12
19. Talking Casey	4:25
20. Chicken	0:58
21. You Are My Sunshine	2:36
22. Hop Joint	2:33
23. Trouble, I've Had It All My Days	2:30
24. Spike Driver Blues	3:51

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Review

Country blues just doesn't get much better, or any sweeter, than Hurt's performance here. When this concert recording was issued as a two-record set 35 years ago, it bore the misleading title The Best of Mississippi John Hurt. Misleading because it featured the rediscovered 70-something artist reviving material he'd originally recorded more than 35 years earlier. But age did nothing to diminish the sly sensuality of Hurt's songs or the gentle virtuosity of his guitar. The selection includes traditional spirituals, such as "I Shall Not Be Moved" and "Nearer My God to Thee"; signature standards, such as "Candy Man" and "My Creole Belle"; and surprises, such as the instrumental "Spanish Fandango" and the evergreen "You Are My Sunshine." Hurt's return from obscurity ranks with the more rewarding upshots of the 1960s folk revival, and his legacy (since his death in 1966) has continued to influence contemporary folk and blues musicians. In addition to the original recordings from a 1965 concert at Oberlin College, this reissue contains three previously unreleased tracks recorded at the same year's Newport Folk Festival workshop. --Don McLeese

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