Mississippi John Hurt “Today!” Vanguard One of the most famous “rediscoveries” of the Folk Blues Revival of the 1960s was that of Mississippi John Hurt, who before this 1966 release (shortly before his death that year) had not recorded since 1928.   This is an essential blues album of standards and originals (that have become standards) including my favorite, “Candy Man”.   And the cover photo by Ed Freeman!   What a simple, beautiful, honest portrait of the man.

Side 1

• Payday
• I’m satisfied
• Candy man
• Make me a pallet on the floor
• Talkin’ Casey Jones
• Corrina, Corrina

Side 2

• Coffee blues
• Louis Collins
• Hot time in the old town tonight
• If you don’t want me. Baby
• Spike driver blues
• Beulah land

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