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Thread #53523 Message #825408
Posted By: GUEST,Roy Book Binder
13-Nov-02 - 02:10 PM
Thread Name: Mississippi John Hurt and Libba Cotten - history?
Subject: RE: MJH and Libba Cotten - history?
No, Mississippi John Hurt was not from the Delta. He was from Avalon in the Mississippi hill country. The music in the hill country had more in common with the Piedmont style than with the Delta.
John and Libba first met each other in 1963. They shared folk festival stages several times from 63-66.