Composer
Mississippi John Hurt
American country blues singer and guitarist (1892-1966)
1892–1966
26 works in the index
- Born
- 1892
- Died
- 1966
- Birthplace
- Teoc
- Place of death
- Grenada
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Mississippi John Hurt — American country blues singer and guitarist (1892-1966). Mississippi John Hurt was born in 1892 in Teoc. The recorded year of death is 1966; place of death: Grenada. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.
Life and musical career
- Occupations
- guitarist; singer; songwriter; composer; musician
- Genres
- blues; country blues; ragtime; Delta blues
- Birth name
- John Smith Hurt
- VIAF ID
- 42025537
- ISNI
- 0000000059307462
- GND ID
- 124224210
- Library of Congress ID
- n83172297
- MusicBrainz ID
- 802484e0-90de-4611-9fa4-f5ef0c7727b6
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar
- Genres represented
- Blues, Country
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 26
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Blues | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 11 |
| Payday | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 4 |
| Stack O' Lee Blues | — | — | — | — | Blues, Country | 3 |
| If You Don't Want Me | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 3 |
| Monday Morning Blues | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 4 |
| Stack O'Lee Blues | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 3 |
| Big Leg Blues | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues, Country | 2 |
| Nobody's Dirty Business | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 2 |
| Richland Woman Blues | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 3 |
| Ain't No Tellin' | — | — | — | — | Blues, Country | 3 |
| Sliding Delta | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 3 |
| Coffee Blues | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 4 |
| Joe Turner Blues | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 1 |
| Casey Jones | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 2 |
| Got the Blues, Can't Be Satisfied | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 2 |
| I'm Satisfied | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 2 |
| Make Me a Pallet on your Floor | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 2 |
| Candyman | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 1 |
| C. C. Rider | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 1 |
| Corrina, Corrina | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 1 |
| Spike Driver's Blues | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 1 |
| Louis Collins | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 1 |
| Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 1 |
| Candy Man | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Spider, Spider | — | — | — | Guitar | Blues | 0 |
| Frankie | — | — | — | — | Blues, Country | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 42025537. Portrait: Library of Congress photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.