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Track: Spike Driver Blues
Artist: Mississippi John Hurt
Album: Complete Studio Recordings

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Name: Mississippi John Hurt
Spotify Genres: country blues, blues, classic blues, ragtime
Followers: 143,856
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Biography

Influential country blues singer and guitarist. Born: 8 March 1893 (exact birth date disputed) in Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi Died: 2 November 1966 in Grenada, Mississippi, USA (heart attack) Blues enthusiast located Hurt in 1963 and persuaded him to move to Washington, D.C. He was recorded by the Library of Congress in 1964. This helped further the American folk music revival, which led to the rediscovery of many other bluesmen of Hurt's era. He also went on to record several albums.

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Release: Mississippi John Hurt - Blue Harvest Blues / Spike Driver Blues
Year: 1929
Genres: Blues
Styles: Country Blues