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Mississippi John Hurt parents: Meet Isom Hurt, Mary Jane McCain

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The legendary who is known to have himself how to play the guitar at a very tender age of 9 years is no other person than our own John Smith Hurt who is better known as Mississippi John Hurt in the American music industry. He was an American country blues singer and guitarist.

The famous American country blues singer and guitarist sadly passed away at the age of 74 in 1966 when his music career ended, but today his music and legacy continue to live on. Candy Man, Louis Collins, Spike Driver Blues, Coffee Blues, Monday Morning Blues, and Richland Woman Blues are some of the hit songs that Hurt, blessed his audience within his active days.

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Mississippi John Hurt parents: Meet Isom Hurt, Mary Jane McCain

Isom Hurt and Mary Jane McCain are the celebrity parents of American country blues singer and guitarist John Hurt. Records had it that, his mother Mary Jane McCain, and his father Isom Hurt were freed from slavery. Though much is not known about Hurt’s parents, he was the only child of his parents and he was rendered all the support and care he needed as a child through his career path, which has made him who he is till his death.

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