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Tag Archives: Delta Blues
Today’s Music: George M. Cohan, Mississippi John Hurt, Pete Fountain, Fontella Bass
‘Yankee Doodle Boy’ George M. Cohan was born this day in 1878 (d. 1942). Here’s Jimmy Cagney performing some of his most famous compositions from the 1942 Cohan biopic, Yankee Doodle Dandy. Delta blues legend Mississippi John Hurt was born … Continue reading
Posted in Blues, Jazz, Music, Rock, Video
Tagged Delta Blues, Fontella Bass, George M. Cohan, Mississippi John Hurt, Pete Fountain, Soul
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“Monday Morning Blues” by Mississippi John Hurt
Who is Mississippi John Hurt, you ask? Man, you got to be ‘learned up’ on the King of Three-Finger Delta Blues Pickin’ who influenced a whole passel of later guitar players, such as Dave Van Ronk, John Fahey, Leo Kottke … Continue reading
Posted in Blues, Music, Rock, Video
Tagged Dave Van Ronk, Delta Blues, Fingerpicking, John Fahey, Keb' Mo', Leo Kottke, Mississippi John Hurt
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