In 1975, Jesse Hurt, John's second wife, had one of John's guitars; perhaps it was the one described in the last paragraph above. Jesse was living in Grenada at the time. I visited her and she brought out the guitar. It was missing a few strings but still seemed to be in good shapeOf course, she would not consider selling it. I asked her it she would leave it to John's son, "Man" Hurt. She told me that "Man" could play just like his father but he would not get the guitar. She said she would leave it to the grandchildren.

Mary Hurt-Wright, who founded the Mississippi John Hurt Blues Foundation, opened his old house as a museum and presents a yearly MJH Blues Fest on the museum grounds, is the granddaughter of MJH through Gertrude Hoskins Hurt, John's first wife. She does not have the guitar.
I have no idea what became of it.


Ken