The Guitar of Mississippi John Hurt (Book + Online Audio)
The Rediscovery Years
When John Hurt was rediscovered in 1963, he was presented with a very rare opportunity to expand and re-write his musical legacy, late in life. And he did just that, recording over seventy songs previously unrecorded by him, adding to the repertoire of thirteen titles he had recorded in 1928. In The Guitar of Mississippi John Hurt - The Rediscovery Years, John Miller focuses on performances that John Hurt recorded in between 1963 and his death in 1966, presenting t ...more
Product Number:
30791M
Format:
Book + Online Audio
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Notation Type:
Standard Notation and Tab
Pages:
136
Binding:
Squareback Saddle Stitched
Size:
8.75 x 11.75
ISBN:
151346289X
ISBN13:
978-15134-6289-9
Publisher:
Grossman's Guitar Workshop
Date Published:
2/1/2019
When John Hurt was rediscovered in 1963, he was presented with a very rare opportunity to expand and re-write his musical legacy, late in life. And he did just that, recording over seventy songs previously unrecorded by him, adding to the repertoire of thirteen titles he had recorded in 1928. In The Guitar of Mississippi John Hurt - The Rediscovery Years, John Miller focuses on performances that John Hurt recorded in between 1963 and his death in 1966, presenting transcriptions of 24 of those performances. The richness and variety of John Hurt’s music is showcased in these songs, with everything from low-down blues in E to raggy numbers in C to waltzes in D featured. Transcriptions are provided in TAB and standard notation, lyrics for all of the songs are provided, and where verse accompaniments are provided in the transcriptions, indications are given to show where the vocal sits relative to the accompaniment. Audio clips of Mississippi John Hurt playing each transcribed song are available via a download link. If you’re a fan of Mississippi John Hurt’s music, The Guitar of Mississippi John Hurt - The Rediscovery Years will give you the most complete collection of his later performances available anywhere.
Got the Blues 
Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor 
Coffee Blues 
Trouble, I've Had It All My Days 
Moanin' The Blues 
If You Don't Want Me Baby 
Shake That Thing 
I Shall Not Be Moved 
Casey Jones 
Salty Dog 
Nobody Cares For Me 
Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me 
Hop Loint 
Lazy Blues 
Stockwell 
Keep on Knocking 
Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight 
Cow Hooking Blues 
Waiting For You 
Funky Butt 
Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home 
I Been Crying Since You Been Gone 
I'm Satisfied 
Joe Turner Blues 
 
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