Requiem for Mississippi John Hurt (John Fahey)

This John Fahey tribute to the great bluesman first appeared on his 1968 album "Requia" as "Requiem for John Hurt". It later appeared on a posthumously released live set named "The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick". The same song there was entitled "Requiem for Mississippi John Hurt". Both the original Fahey recordings and this cover are played in open C tuning.

Mississippi John Hurt was born John Smith Hurt in 1893 and was raised in Avalon, Mississippi. Hurt taught himself to play guitar, and his relaxed style had enough appeal to allow him to make some recordings as early as 1928. These recordings were not commercially successful, however, and Hurt generally worked as a farmer during this period. One of his early recordings, "Avalon Blues", was later discovered and interest in it inspired a search for his whereabouts. A blues enthusiast named Tom Hoskins located Hurt in 1963, and convinced him to move to Washington D.C. There Hurt made several recordings for the Library of Congress. John's rediscovery helped to fuel the folk revival of the early 1960's and he played at several high profile venues such as the Newport Folk Festival. He also made several studio recordings for Vanguard records at this time. He died in 1966.

John's gentle style has been mimicked by almost every acoustic guitarist familiar with his work, and his recordings inspire acoustic blues and country artists to this day.

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