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Mississippi John Hurt, The Yoda of the Blues (Blues Stories, 11)

Posted on November 1, 2013 by georgelamplugh

A Review of Philip R. Ratcliffe, Mississippi John Hurt: His Life, His Times, His Blues. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2011. This entry in the University Press of Mississippi’s “American Made Music” series is very interesting, for several reasons. The … Continue reading →

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