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Mississippi John Hurt

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Blues Balladeer :

Born in the 19th century, Mississippi John Hurt career exploded in the late 1920's. The depression forced him back to obscurity, only to be re-discovered after WWII. He was a true link of the Country Blues of the past, to modern songwriting. He passed in 1966.

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