Subject: John Hurt's Birthday - Tribute Recording From: voyager Date: 08 Mar 15 - 06:22 PM Found my 2 favorite musicians performing this tribute to John Hurt (on his March 8th birthday) - Doc Watson and Taj Mahal - Prairie Home Companion 1986 DOC & TAJ : 1. intro/Corrina 2. Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms 3. My Creole Belle DOC : 4. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down 5. intros 6. Blue Railroad Train 7. East Tennessee/Beaumont Rag DOC & TAJ : 8. St. James Infirmary 9. Streamline Cannonball 10. Stormy Monday TAJ : 11. (talk: Taj) 12. Cakewalk into Town 13. (unknown instrumental) 14. Long Gone 15. (talk: Taj) 16. Johnny Too Bad DOC : 17. Deep River Blues 18. Midnight Train 19. (talk: Doc) 20. Black Mountain Rag DOC & TAJ : 21. (hello & intros: Taj) 22. T for Texas 23. Florida Blues 24. (talk: Taj) 25. Deep Elem Blues/credits (fades out) Complete show (Doc/Taj Mahal performances voyager |
Subject: RE: John Hurt's Birthday - Tribute Recording From: BanjoRay Date: 08 Mar 15 - 09:12 PM Thanks for this, Voyager. Tremendous relaxed show with great songs, chat and the best instrumentals your ever likely to hear. |
Subject: RE: John Hurt's Birthday - Tribute Recording From: Will Fly Date: 09 Mar 15 - 04:22 AM Excellent stuff - thanks for the link! Some years ago I bought a very nice CD called "Avalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt" - various artists each doing a John Hurt song. Worth a listen. |
Subject: RE: John Hurt's Birthday - Tribute Recording From: GUEST,Don Stevens Date: 10 Mar 15 - 08:38 AM One of our all-time Favorites. He was the 'Real Thing'. We purchased all 25 of His Albums. Sure miss Him. |
Subject: missippi john hurt happy birthday From: The Sandman Date: 03 Mar 21 - 03:02 AM 1893 Mississippi John Hurt, American blues singer and guitarist, born in Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi (d. 1966 128 today) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_YGCq_-Ey8 |
Subject: RE: missippi john hurt happy birthday From: gillymor Date: 03 Mar 21 - 08:33 AM Happy Birthday, John! Recently I started playing Shake That Thing and a few other MJH tunes that I've neglected for a few decades. Thank gawd for Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest show. |
Subject: RE: John Hurt's Birthday - Tribute Recording From: GUEST,# Date: 03 Mar 21 - 12:59 PM Recording whereon one can hear Mississippi John Hurt sing Gilbert and Sullivan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1LorzOpPtY He had a sense of humor, too. |
Subject: RE: John Hurt's Birthday - Tribute Recording From: voyager Date: 03 Mar 21 - 01:53 PM Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me - a favorite of mine. hbd mjh |
Subject: RE: John Hurt's Birthday - Tribute Recording From: cnd Date: 03 Mar 21 - 10:02 PM For anyone wanting to help ID the unknown instrumental, it's 42:20 into the recording. To me, it just sounded like a standard 12-bar blues improv, though I could also be convinced it's improvisation on Cakewalk. |
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