Friday, October 26, 2007

Mississippi John Hurt

Another one of my favorite guitar players. The ability of one person to play guitar with such skill that the resulting sounds are as full as those produced by a good piano player is pretty much a lost art, at least compared to a hundred years ago. John Hurt, who may have been a teenager before he saw his first automobile, came from a time when more people knew how to do it. He demonstrates his ability nicely in this clip. Enjoy.

For more info, here are Mississippi John Hurt's All Music Guide and Wikipedia entries.

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