Philip R. Ratcliffe Mississippi John Hurt (Paperback) American Made Music Series-image

Philip R. Ratcliffe Mississippi John Hurt (Paperback) American Made Music Series

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Format: Trade Paperback gtin13: 9781496818355 Item Weight: 16.5 Oz Illustrator: Yes Topic: Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Blues, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies Type: Ethnography Series: American Made Music Series Subtitle: His Life, His Times, His Blues Item Length: 9 in Item Height: 0.7 in ISBN: 9781496818355 Publication Name: Mississippi John Hurt Contributor: Mary Frances Hurt Wright (Foreword by) Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Book Series: American Made Music Ser. Author: Philip R. Ratcliffe Country of Origin: US Book Title: Mississippi John Hurt : His Life, His Times, His Blues EAN: 9781496818355 Release Date: 03/30/2018 Release Year: 2018 Genre: Music, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography Publication Year: 2018 ISBN-10: 1496818350 Number of Pages: 328 Pages Item Width: 6 in Language: English

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Further Details Title: Mississippi John Hurt Condition: New Subtitle: His Life, His Times, His Blues Author: Philip R. Ratcliffe Contributor: Mary Frances Hurt Wright (Foreword by) Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 1496818350 EAN: 9781496818355 ISBN: 9781496818355 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Genre: Music Dance & Theatre Topic: Society & Culture, Social Sciences Release Date: 03/30/2018 Description: Winner, Best History, 2012 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. When Mississippi John Hurt (1892-1966) was ""rediscovered"" by blues revivalists in 1963, his musicianship and recordings transformed popular notions of prewar country blues. At seventy-one he moved to Washington, D.C., from Avalon, Mississippi, and became a live-wire connection to a powerful, authentic past. His intricate and lively style made him the most sought after musician among the many talents the revival brought to light. Mississippi John Hurt provides this legendary creator's life story for the first time. Biographer Philip Ratcliffe traces Hurt's roots to the moment his mother Mary Jane McCain and his father Isom Hurt were freed from slavery. Anecdotes from Hurt's childhood and teenage years include the destiny-making moment when his mother purchased his first guitar for $1.50 when he was only nine years old. Stories from his neighbors and friends, from both of his wives, and from his extended family round out the community picture of Avalon. US census records, Hurt's first marriage record in 1916, images of his first autographed LP record, and excerpts from personal letters written in his own hand provide treasures for fans. Ratcliffe details Hurt's musical influences and the origins of his style and repertoire. The author also relates numerous stories from the time of his success, drawing on published sources and many hours of interviews with people who knew Hurt well, including the late Jerry Ricks, Pat Sky, Stefan Grossman and Max Ochs, Dick Spottswood, and the late Mike Stewart. In addition, some of the last photographs taken of the legendary musician are featured for the first time in Mississippi John Hurt . Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Item Width: 18mm Item Weight: 440g Series: American Made Music Series Type: Ethnography Release Year: 2018 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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