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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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John Hurt was a master of his art. Unlike some of his contemporaries, this isn't rough and raw. His playing is tender, gentle and mature. Hurt's fingerpicking style and the quality of the recording process make this a lot easier on the ear than many of the more basic recordings of many, but it's still pure, unadultared blues.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Having reviewed over 200 books and CD's on Amazon, of which many were good enough in my opinion to be awarded 5-stars, I had not come across 'sheer, unadulterated perfection......that is until I listened to Mississippi John Hurt's "Candy Man Blues"s album.
Whilst there is blues music I enjoy, I am far from being a committed hardcore devotee of the genre, and therefore am surprised that my first encounter with 'perfection' happens to be with a now dead, not universally known exponent of country blues, who sang in a loud whisper, to a melodious finger-picked guitar self-accompaniment. John Smith Hurt known as Mississippi John Hurt lived from 1892 until 1966, born and raised in Avalon, Mississippi, learning to play the guitar at age 9. He was completely self taught and the result was quite unlike any other style being played at the time, but it was the way Hurt "thought the guitar should sound." His fast, highly syncopated style of playing made his music ideal for dancing.
A very polite and quietly spoken man, his mastery of combining his soft singing delivery with the most amazing finger-picked acoustic guitar music was nothing short of genius and which shines through on all of the tracks of "The Candy Man Blues" collection originally recorded in Memphis, Tennessee and New York City in 1928.
Every track is a superlative example of his immense understated talent but worth a special mention are "Stack O'Lee", and "Candy Man Blues", both for the guitar accompaniment, "Avalon Blues", and "Got The Blues", classic Delta with Piedmont Blues influenced numbers, "Praying On The Old Camp Ground", and "Blessed Be Thy Name", Gospel Blues and my personal pick of the bunch "Nobody's Business."
I make no excuses for my 'rant' over this man's artistic brilliance, my only fear is that I still may have sold him short! I can only live but in hope that I may have the good fortune to discover 'perfection' again after another 200 or so reviews but I somehow doubt it.
Whilst there is blues music I enjoy, I am far from being a committed hardcore devotee of the genre, and therefore am surprised that my first encounter with 'perfection' happens to be with a now dead, not universally known exponent of country blues, who sang in a loud whisper, to a melodious finger-picked guitar self-accompaniment. John Smith Hurt known as Mississippi John Hurt lived from 1892 until 1966, born and raised in Avalon, Mississippi, learning to play the guitar at age 9. He was completely self taught and the result was quite unlike any other style being played at the time, but it was the way Hurt "thought the guitar should sound." His fast, highly syncopated style of playing made his music ideal for dancing.
A very polite and quietly spoken man, his mastery of combining his soft singing delivery with the most amazing finger-picked acoustic guitar music was nothing short of genius and which shines through on all of the tracks of "The Candy Man Blues" collection originally recorded in Memphis, Tennessee and New York City in 1928.
Every track is a superlative example of his immense understated talent but worth a special mention are "Stack O'Lee", and "Candy Man Blues", both for the guitar accompaniment, "Avalon Blues", and "Got The Blues", classic Delta with Piedmont Blues influenced numbers, "Praying On The Old Camp Ground", and "Blessed Be Thy Name", Gospel Blues and my personal pick of the bunch "Nobody's Business."
I make no excuses for my 'rant' over this man's artistic brilliance, my only fear is that I still may have sold him short! I can only live but in hope that I may have the good fortune to discover 'perfection' again after another 200 or so reviews but I somehow doubt it.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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I feel quite stupid trying to write a review for this album. What can I say? This one is one of my favourite albums of alltime, this is magic. And this is one is not just music for me, it's live in it's most simpliest and loveliest form, like bread and butter. If any music should have a stamp of "home-made", this one should have it. (Though this one is recorded in a studio )
Great bluesy country recordings played with great skill of finger-picking and a soft gentle voice. This one is like visiting your late grandfather for a milk and cookies or something. Though John Hurt was in his 30's while recording these tracks, there's some sort of aura of agelessness and wisdom beyond years.
Great bluesy country recordings played with great skill of finger-picking and a soft gentle voice. This one is like visiting your late grandfather for a milk and cookies or something. Though John Hurt was in his 30's while recording these tracks, there's some sort of aura of agelessness and wisdom beyond years.
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Candy Man Blues
Excellent sample of this blues originator's early recorded work. Includes classic tracks Frankie and Albert, Avalon Blues, Stack O'Lee and of course Candy Man Blues.
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Published 4 months ago by David G. Pople
Outstanding transfer of an outstanding set of recordings
If you haven't listened to any John Hurt recordings, then this album is a fantastic place to start. Given the age of the recordings, the quality of the transfer and the restoration... Read more
Published 4 months ago by ANH
Candy man blues
Really great blues! It doesn't get much better than this! The voice of Mississippi John Hurt just flows through you like a great Scotch, one sip and you are hooked!
Published 5 months ago by Ricky
Short and sweet perfection
Ploughing my way through exploring the great blues masters of the 20's and early 30's, it is nice to stumble across someone so radically different such as Mississippe John Hurt. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ian Thumwood
Delta blues that break the stereotype
These are beautiful recordings - in sound quality and content - from the 1920s of a truly great musician. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by Papa Bell
stagole blues- u cant beat it
Its a very good album, if your into blues then i suggest you buy it, the fingerpicking style is very simple but very hard to play it how Hurts plays it. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2005 by "jamesoneill32"
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