John Byrne Cooke
PHOTOGRAPHY
Image No. 63-4N-6: Mississippi John Hurt
1963 Newport Folk Festival
John Hurt's 1920s recordings on Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music led to Hurt's rediscovery in 1961, when he was 72 years old. Before his death in 1966, Mississippi John enjoyed five years of revived fame and he saw a new generation of guitar players influenced by his distinctive finger-picking style.
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