910 Mississippi John Hurt (1892-1966) “Candy Man” and “Coffee Blues” 1966

In 1963, Hurt was rediscovered by folk music archivists who were delighted to find that the performer of Hurt’s 1928 recordings still lived in Avalon, Mississippi. They invited him to record again. “Hurt only reluctantly agreed, but would eventually embark upon a remarkable second career of performing and recording, capturing the imagination of enthusiastic revival-era audiences like no other ‘rediscovered’ pre-War recording artist” (Daniel Fleck, Old-Time Herald, 2010). The album Today! is listed on the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. 

Mississippi John Hurt “Candy Man”

Mississippi John Hurt “Coffee Blues”