The Guitar of Mississippi John Hurt
The Rediscovery Years
by John Miller
Fingerpicking Guitar - Sheet Music

Guitar (fingerpicking) - Intermediate

SKU: MB.30791M

The Rediscovery Years. Composed by John Miller. Squareback saddle stitch, Solos, Blues, Technique, Theory and Reference. Style. Book and online audio. 136 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30791M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30791M).

ISBN 9781513462899. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

When John Hurt was rediscovered in 1963, he was presented with a very rare opportunity to expand and re-write his musical legacy, late in life. And he did just that, recording over seventy songs previously unrecorded by him, adding to the repertoire of thirteen titles he had recorded in 1928. In The Guitar of Mississippi John Hurt - The Rediscovery Years, John Miller focuses on performances that John Hurt recorded in between 1963 and his death in 1966, presenting transcriptions of 24 of those performances. The richness and variety of John Hurt’s music is showcased in these songs, with everything from low-down blues in E to raggy numbers in C to waltzes in D featured. Transcriptions are provided in TAB and standard notation, lyrics for all of the songs are provided, and where verse accompaniments are provided in the transcriptions, indications are given to show where the vocal sits relative to the accompaniment. Audio clips of Mississippi John Hurt playing each transcribed song are available via a download link. If you’re a fan of Mississippi John Hurt’s music, The Guitar of Mississippi John Hurt - The Rediscovery Years will give you the most complete collection of his later performances available anywhere.