Mississippi John Hurt

What is his better recorded CD or LP's? Any suggestions?

champtree01-11-2006 1:13am

zinfan2 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 154 posts 01-11-2006 at 05:25am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If you're a fan of Mississippi John (which I sure am), you might also want to listen to Bill Morrissey's Songs of Mississippi John Hurt, a 1999 release on Philo. It's a very well done set of covers sung in Bill's creaky yet haunting voice, backed by a first-rate acoustic band, and the sound is sensational.
jond Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,946 posts 01-11-2006 at 11:18pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Also check out "Avalon Blues", a tribute album from a few years ago with a variety of artists. It's really excellent and it has very good sound.
rushton Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,445 posts 01-12-2006 at 02:13am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sit, thanks for your recommendation on VSD-79220. I have a really nice 2LP set you might watch out for. Recorded at Oberlin College in 1965, it's titled "The Best of Mississippi John Hurt" but it's not a compilation, it's a live performance. Vanguard VSD 19/20. Both performance and sound quality are excellent. In fact, I think I'll go put this on the 'table next... .
surfgod Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 229 posts 01-21-2006 at 09:01am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If you want the good stuff, the Piedmont sessions from the late 50s' recordings on the Piedmont label of course.