The late American country blues singer and guitarist John Smith Hurt who is better known as Mississippi John Hurt was born March 8, 1892, in Teoc, Mississippi, United States. Hurt had taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. His strings were made by the early 20th-century company Emory and also belonged to Hoskins. Additional footage from the festival shows Hurt playing “Casey Jones” on a Harmony Sovereign 12-string. He worked as a sharecropper and began playing at dances and parties, singing to a melodious fingerpicked accompaniment. His first recordings, made for Okeh Records in 1928, were commercial failures, and he continued to work as a farmer.
Mississippi John Hurt siblings: Who are Mississippi John Hurt siblings?
Hurt was raised under the wings of his parents in Teoc, Mississippi, United States. His parents are Isom Hurt his father and Mary Jane McCain his mother. From our search, we could not get any details as to whether Hurt has siblings or not. So, therefore we conclude that he is the only child of his parents.
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