Mississippi
John Hurt

John Smith Hurt
b. March 8, 1892 in Teoc, Mississippi
d. November 2, 1966 in Grenada, Mississippi

discography
M I S S I S S I P P I   J O H N   H U R T; from front cover of Vanguard SVRL19005 
source: front cover of Vanguard SVRL19005    
This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm.
All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own.

Stefan Wirz   www.wirz.de

Mississippi John Hurt 78 rpm / LPs / CDs
#year
of
release
titlelabel # / notes

10 inch 78 rpm
11928Mississippi John Hurt

- Frankie (400221-B)
- Nobody's Dirty Business (400223-B)

rec. February 14, 1928 in Memphis, Tenn.; Mississippi John Hurt, voc, g




OKeh 8560
   

- Monday Morning Blues (400219-B)
- Shiverlie Blues (400220-B)
- Casey Jones (400222-B)
- Blessed Be The Name (400224-B)
- Meeting On The Old Camp Ground (400225-B)
- Sliding Delta (400226-B)

rec. February 14, 1928 in Memphis, Tenn.; Mississippi John Hurt, voc, g

OKeh unissued
21928Mississippi John Hurt

- Stack O'Lee Blues (401481-B)
- Candy Man Blues (401483-B)

rec. December 28, 1928 in New York City; Mississippi John Hurt, voc, g


OKeh 8654
31928Mississippi John Hurt

- Blessed Be The Name (401485-B)
- Praying On The Old Camp Ground (401486-B)

rec. December 28, 1928 in New York City; Mississippi John Hurt, voc, g




OKeh 8666
41928Mississippi John Hurt

- Blue Harvest Blues (401487-A)
- Spike Driver Blues (401488-B)

rec. December 28, 1928 in New York City; Mississippi John Hurt, voc, g




OKeh 8692
51928Mississippi John Hurt

- Louis Collins (401472-A) #
- Got The Blues Can't Be Satisfied (401484-B) *

# rec. December 21, 1928 in New York City; Mississippi John Hurt, voc, g
* rec. December 28, 1928 in New York City; Mississippi John Hurt, voc, g




OKeh 8724
61928Mississippi John Hurt

- Ain't No Tellin' (401471-A)
- Avalon Blues (401473-B)

rec. December 21, 1928 in New York City; Mississippi John Hurt, voc, g




OKeh 8759
   

- Big Leg Blues (401474-B) #
- Window Light Blues (401482-B) *

# rec. December 21, 1928 in New York City; Mississippi John Hurt, voc, g
* rec. December 28, 1928 in New York City; Mississippi John Hurt, voc, g

OKeh unissued

# Yazoo L 1009 (1968)


LP / CD compilations
71952Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1 - Ballads

Mississippi John Hurt
- Frankie [OKeh 8560]
2 LP set
ed. by Harry Smith

Folkways FP-251
click to enlarge !
= Folkways FA 2951


1997 re-released as 6 CD
Box Set by Smithsonian
Folkways
www.folkways.si.edu

www.harrysmitharchives.
com

111952Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3 - Songs

- The Coo Coo Bird -- Clarence Ashley
- East Virginia -- Buell Kazee
- Minglewood Blues -- Cannon's Jug Stompers
- I Woke Up One Morning In May -- Didier Hebert
- James Alley Blues -- Richard "Rabbit" Brown
- Sugar Baby -- Dock Boggs
- I Wish I Was a Mole In the Ground -- Bascom Lamar Lunsford
- Mountaineer's Courtship -- Ernest and Hattie Stoneman
- The Spanish Merchant's Daughter -- The Stoneman Family
- Bob Lee Junior Blues -- The Memphis Jug Band
- Single Girl, Married Girl -- The Carter Family
- Le Vieux Soulard Et Sa Femme -- Clemo Breaux and Joseph Falcon
- Rabbit Foot Blues -- Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Expressman Blues -- Sleepy John Estes and Yank Rachell
- Poor Boy Blues -- Ramblin' Thomas

- Feather Bed -- Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Country Blues -- Dock Boggs
- 99 Year Blues -- Julius Daniels
- Prison Cell Blues -- Blind Lemon Jefferson
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean -- Blind Lemon Jefferson
- C'est Si Triste Sans Lui -- Cleoma and Orphy Breaux w/ Joe Falcon
- Way Down The Old Plank Road -- Uncle Dave Macon
- Buddy Won't You Roll Down the Line -- Uncle Dave Macon

- Spike Driver Blues -- Mississippi John Hurt [OKeh 8692]
- K.C. Moan -- The Memphis Jug Band
- Train On The Island -- J.P. Nestor
- The Lone Star Trail -- Ken Manyard
- Fishing Blues -- Henry Thomas
2 LP set
ed. by Harry Smith

Folkways FP-253
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= Folkways FA 2953


1997 re-released
as 6 CD Box Set
by Smithsonian Folkways
www.folkways.si.edu

www.harrysmitharchives.com

 
February 1963: Mississippi John Hurt "rediscovered" by Tom "Fang" Hoskins
 
91963The Mississippi Blues 1927-1940

Bukka White
- The Panama Limited
- Special Streamline
Willie Brown
- Future Blues
- M & O Blues
Kid Bailey
- Mississippi Bottom Blues
Robert Wilkins
- That's No Way To Get Along
- I Do Blues


Mississippi John Hurt
- Got The Blues, Can't Be Satisfied [OKeh 8724]
- Louis Collins [OKeh 8724]
William Harris
- Bullfrog Blues
- Hot Time Blues
Skip James
- If You Haven't Any Hay, Get On Down The Road
- Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
Son House
- Preachin the Blues, Part 1
- Preachin the Blues, Part 2

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OJL-5

OJL discography

101963Mississippi John Hurt
Folk Songs And Blues


- Avalon Blues
- Richland Women Blues
- Spike Driver Blues
- Salty Dog
- Cow Hooking Blues
- Spanish Fangdang

- Casey Jones $
- Louis Collins
- Candy Man Blues
- My Creole Bell
- Liza Jane (God's Unchanging Hands) #
- Joe Turner Blues

Mississippi John Hurt, voc, g
$ Mississippi John Hurt, 12 string g
# Mississippi John Hurt, hca

"Recorded by P.V. Kuykendall, Peter Silitch and Sandy Fisher on March 24, 26, 29 and April 2, 1963 in Washington, D.C."; produced by Dick Spottswood

 

the record number (13157) was meant to take up where Paramount records left off when they went out of business in 1931 !

notes by Dick Spottswood



Piedmont PLP 13157

notes by Dick Spottswood





= Gryphon GLP 13157

original
notes by Dick Spottwood;
additional notes
by Lawrence Cohn
(1964 Sing Out! article)





reissued and distributed
19?? by OJL
"Mississippi John Hurt,
1963
(Volume I of the
Original Recordings
'Folksongs and Blues')"


= OJL 8053

notes by David Brown

= Rounder CD 1081 (1991)
"Avalon Blues 1963"

www.rounder.com


= Vivid Sound VSCD-130
(Jp 2001)

Piedmont discography

119/1963Newport Folk Festival 1963
The Evening Concerts Vol. 1


Sam Hinton
- The Barnyard Song
- Must I Go Bound
- The Arkansas Traveller

Mississippi John Hurt
- See, See Rider
- Stagolee
- Spike Driver Blues
- Coffee Blues
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
- Diamond Joe

The Rooftop Singers
- Walk Right In
Ian & Sylvia
- Un Canadien Errant
SNCC Freedom Singers
- Woke Up This Morning
Joan Baez
- Oh Freedom
- Te Ador Até Amanha
- Wagoner's Lad
Bob Dylan
- Blowin' In The Wind
SNCC Freedom Singers
- We Shall Overcome

rec. live at the Newport Folk Festival, July 26-28, 1963

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Vanguard VRS-9148 (mono)
= VSD-79148 (stereo)
= VTC 1688 (tape stereo)

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= Fontana TFL.6041
(UK mono)

= Vanguard/Orizzonte ORL
8197 (It stereo May 1964)

= Vanguard VCD 77002
(US 1997)
= Vanguard VCD 770002-2 (G)

121964Blues At Newport

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
- Long Gone
- Key To The Highway

Mississippi John Hurt
- Candy Man
- Trouble, I've Had It All My Days
- Frankie
John Hammond
- No Money Down
- Me & The Devil
- Tallahassee Woman

Rev. Gary Davis
- Samson And Delilah
- You Got To Move
John Lee Hooker
- Sometimes You Make Me Feel So Bad
- Bus Station Blues
Dave Van Ronk
- That Will Never Happen No More
- Gambler's Blues
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
- Walk On

recorded live at the Newport Folk Festival, July 26-28, 1963

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Vanguard VRS-9145 (mono)
= VSD-79145 (stereo)
131964Mississippi John Hurt
Worried Blues


- Lazy Blues
- Farther Along
- Sliding Delta
- Nobody Cares For Me
- Cow Hooking Blues No. 2

- Talking Casey
- Weeping And Wailing
- Worried Blues
- Oh Mary, Don't You Weep
- I Been Cryin' Since You Been Gone

"Recorded by Peter V. Kuykendall, Wynwood Recording Studio, on March 14, 15 and 21, 1964"; produced by Dick Spottswood

notes by Robert Shelton
and Dick Spottswood



Piedmont PLP 13161

notes by Robert Shelton
and Dick Spottswood



= Chesapeake CLP 13161

original notes by Robert
Shelton and Dick Spottswood



reissued and distributed
19?? by OJL
"Mississippi John Hurt,
1964
(Volume II of the
Original Recordings
'Worried Blues')"

notes by Eric Park

= OJL 8054

notes by David Brown

= Rounder CD 1082 (1991)
"Worried Blues 1963"
["1963" ?]

www.rounder.com


= Vivid Sound VSCD-131
(Jp 2001)

Piedmont discography

141964Friends of Old Time Music

- Double File - Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton
- Hicks' Farewell - Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton
- Soldier's Joy - Hobart Smith
- Claude Allen - Hobart Smith

- Monday Morning Blues - Mississippi John Hurt #
- Pallet On The Floor - Mississippi John Hurt #
- Chick-A-La-Lee-O - Almeda Riddle

- Come All Ye Tender Hearted - Stanley Brothers
- Little Birdie - Stanley Brothers
- Rabbit In The Log - Stanley Brothers
- Dark Holler Blues - Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley
- What Did I Do To Be So Black And Blue? - Jesse Fuller
- Mistreated Mama Blues - Dock Boggs
- Hook And Line - Roscoe Holcomb
- Pretty Fair Miss All In A Garden - Roscoe Holcomb
- He's Coming In Glory Some Day - Doc Watson, Clint Howard, Fred Price

# rec. March 14, 15 & 21, 1964 at Wynwood Recording Studio by Peter V. Kuykendall; produced by Dick Spottswood


Folkways FA 2390


= Disc D-113 (1965)

www.folkways.si.edu

151965Blues at Newport 1964 - Part 2

Mississippi John Hurt
- Sliding Delta
- Bye And Bye I Will See Jesus
- Talking Casey
Skip James
- Devil Got My Woman
- Cherry Ball Blues
- Sick Bed Blues
- Cypress Grove Blues

Rev. Robert Wilkins
- The Prodigal Son
Elizabeth Cotten
- Freight Train
- Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie
Willie Doss
- Coal Black Mare
- I Had A Woman
- Hobo Blues

rec. live at the Newport Folk Festival, Ri. July 23-26, 1964

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Vanguard VRS 9181 (mono)
= VSD 79181 (stereo)

2 CD set
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King/Vanguard KICP 2118/9
(Jp 1991)
The Blues at Newport
1964 part 1 and 2

161965Traditional Music at Newport 1964 - Part 2

Clayton McMichen with Frank Wakefield
- Old Joe Clark
- Bile Them Cabbage Down
Phipps Family
- Anchored His Love
- God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign
Robert Pete Williams
- Bull Dog Blues
Seamus Ennis
- Did The Rum-Do-Daddy
- Piper On The Hearth
- What'll Ye Do
- Father's Maid
Prank Proffitt
- My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains
- Poor Man
Georgia Sea Island Singers
- Down In The Mire


Mississippi John Hurt
- Coffee Blues
Glenn Ohrlin
- Montana Is My Home
- The Chickens They Grow Tall
Jean Ritchie
- 'Tis The Gift To Be Simple
- Goin' To Boston
Almeda Riddle
- The Hangman
Phoeba and Roscoe Parsons
- Sourwood Mountain
- Shortening Bread
Rev. Robert Wilkins
- I Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down
- Thank You Jesus (with the Georgia Sea Island Singers)

rec. live at the Newport Folk Festival July 23-26, 1964

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Vanguard VRS 9183 (mono)
= VSD 79183 (stereo)
171966Blues Rediscoveries

Mississippi John Hurt
- Ain't No Tellin' [OKeh 8759]
- Avalon Blues [OKeh 8759]
Bukka White
- Sleepy Man Blues
- Aberdeen, Mississippi Blues
Henry Townsend
- Poor Man Blues
John Estes
- Poor Man's Friend
- Liquor Store Blues

Blind Gary Davis
- Oh Lord Search My Heart
- You Got to Go Down
Peg Leg Howell
- Doin' Wrong
Furry Lewis
- Jelly Roll
- Sweet Papa Moan
Big Joe Williams
- Highway 49
- Someday Baby

compiled and edited by Samuel Charters

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RBF 11

RBF discography

17a1966The Party Blues

Dennis McMillon
- Paper Wooden Daddy
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Bed Springs Blues
Tampa Red's Hokum Jug Band
- It's Tight Like That
- How Long How Long Blues
- She Loves So Good
Red Nelson
- Mother Fuyer
Soldier Boy Houston
- Western Rider Blues

Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band
- Don't Drink It In Here
Memphis Jug Band
- Oh Ambulance Man
- Cave Man Blues
Jim Hill & Eddie Anthony
- Wringing That Thing

Mississippi John Hurt
- Candy Man Blues [OKeh 8654]
Bo Carter
- All Around Man
Blind Blake
- Diddie Wa Diddie

prod. by Richard Spottswood






Melodeon MLP 7324




Melodeon MLP 7324
("Biograph" reissue 197?)

Melodeon discography

181966Mississippi John Hurt Today!

- Pay Day
- I’m Satisfied
- Candy Man
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Talking Casey
- Corrinna, Corrinna

- Coffee Blues
- Louis Collins
- Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
- If You Don’t Want Me Baby
- Spike Driver’s Blues
- Beulah Land

"plus" tracks on KICP-2034 (from Vanguard VSD 79248):
- Since I've Laid My Burden Down
- Moaning The Blues
- Richland Woman Blues
- Hop Joint
- Monday Morning Blues
- Keep On Knocking
- Stagolee
- Nearer My God To Thee

rec. 1964; production supervised by Patrick Sky

notes by Nat Hentoff



Vanguard VSD 79220


= Vanguard SVRL 19032
(UK)
"Mississippi John Hurt"


= Fontana TFL 6079
"Mississippi John Hurt"


= Vanguard CD 79220-2
(1987)

= KICP-2034 (Jp)
"Today (plus)"

www.vanguardrecords.com

= Pure Pleasure 9220
(180 g vinyl) mastered
by Kevin Gray & Steve Hoffman

191967Mississippi Blues Vol. 1 (1927-1942)

Jelly Jaw Short (J.D. Short)
- Snake Doctor Blues
Blind Joe Amos
- C & O Blues
William Harris
- Early Mornin' Blues
Sam Collins
- Signifyin' Blues
Charley Patton & Henry Sims
- Mean Black Moan
- Jesus Is A Dying-Bed Maker
Robert Wilkins
- Rolling Stone, part 1 & 2

Isaiah Nettles (The Mississippi Moaner)
- Mississippi Moan
Skip James
- Cypress Grove Blues
Son House
- The Jinx Blues - No. 2
Bukka White
- Black Train Blues
Jelly Jaw Short (J.D. Short)
- Barefoot Blues
Ishman Bracey
- Left Alone Blues

Mississippi John Hurt
- Blue Harvest Blues [OKeh 8692]
Robert Johnson
- Kind-Hearted Woman No. 2
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Roots RL 302

Roots discography

19a1967They Sang The Blues (1927-1929)

Mississippi John Hurt
- Nobody's Dirty Business [OKeh 8560]
"Mr. Freddie" Spruell
- Tom Cat Blues
Ki Ki Johnson
- Wrong Woman Blues
- Lady, Your Clock Ain't Right
Willie Reed
- Leavin' Home
Sluefoot Joe
- Shouting Baby Blues
- Tooten' Out Blues

Blind Bobby Baker (= Bobby Leecan)
- Macon Georgia Cut Out
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Frenchy's String Band
- Texas And Pacific Blues
- Sunshine Special
Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers
- I Want Two Wings To Veil My Face

prod. by Arnold S. Caplin

notes by Paul Burgess

Historical ASC-17
= Historical ASC-5829-17
= Historical HLP-17

Historical discography

201967The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt

- Since I've Laid My Burden Down
- Moaning The Blues #
- Buck Dance
- Lazy Blues
- Richland Women Blues
- Tender Virgins
- Hop Joint

- Monday Morning Blues #
- I've Got The Blues
- I Can't Get Satisfied
- Keep On Knocking
- Chicken
- Stagolee
- Nearer My God To Thee

production supervised by Patrick Sky; # Patrick Sky, 2nd g

notes by Dick Waterman

Vanguard VSD 79248 (US)




= SVRL 19005 (UK)


= Vanguard CD 79248-2

www.vanguardrecords.com

211968Mississippi Moaners 1927-1942

Mississippi John Hurt
- Big Leg Blues [OKeh unissued]
Washington White
- The New 'Frisco Train
Mattie Delaney
- Down The Big Road Blues
Rube Lacey
- Ham Hound Crave
Skip James
- Cherry Ball Blues
Uncle Bud Walker
- Stand Up Suitcase Blues
Charley Patton
- Devil Sent The Rain Blues
Son House
- Special Rider Blues
Bobby Grant
- Lonesome Atlanta Blues
Mae Glover
- Gas Man Blues
Papa Harvey Hull
- Two Little Tommies Blues
Joe Calicot
- Traveling Mama Blues
The Mississippi Moaner
- Mississippi Moan
Blind Willie Reynolds
- Married Man Blues
notes by Brad Sweet
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Yazoo L 1009

notes by Stephen Calt
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Yazoo L 1009 (1978?)

notes by Brad Sweet
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Yazoo CD 1009 (1991)

Yazoo discography

21a1968?Classic Guitar Blues

Peg Leg Howell
- Rock And Gravel Blues
- Low Down Rounder Blues
Sylvester Weaver
- True Love Blues
- Poor Boy Blues

Mississippi John Hurt
- Frankie [OKeh 8560]
- Spike Driver Blues [OKeh 8692]
Bo Carter
- Pencil Blues
- Backache Blues

Bo Carter
- Boot It
- I've Got A Case Of Mashin' It
Carl Martin
- Farewell To You Baby
- You Can't Play My Cheap
- Badly Mistreated Man
- Good Morning, Judge
Curley Weaver
- Sometime Mama
- Two Faced Woman



Confidential CLP 002 (Fr)
221969?The Mississippi Blues No. 3: Transition, 1926-1937

Hambone Willie Newbern
- Roll and Tumble Blues
- Hambone Willie's Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Blues
Robert Johnson
- I'm A Steady Rollin Man
- Sweet Home Chicago
Johnnie Temple
- Big Boat Whistle
Blind Joe Amos
- C & O Blues
Skip James
- Cherry Ball Blues
Bo Weavil Jackson
- You Can't Keep No Brown

Big Joe Williams
- Stepfather Blues
- 49 Highway Blues

Mississippi John Hurt
- Stack O Lee Blues [OKeh 8654]
Mississippi Bracey
- You Scolded Me And Drove Me From Your Door
- I'll Overcome Someday
Mary Butler
- Mad Dog Blues
Rosie Mae Moore
- School Girl Blues
Bertha Lee
- Mind Reader Blues
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Origin Jazz Library OJL-17

OJL discography

231969Mississippi John Hurt (1963-1964)

Newport, R.I., 1963
- Candy Man
- Trouble, I've Had It All My Day
- Frankie
"FOTM" Festival, New York, 1964
- Monday Morning Blues
- Pallet On The Floor
- Newport, R.I., 1964
- Coffee Blues

- Newport, R.I., 1964
- See See Rider
- Stagolee
- Spike Driver Blues
- Sliding Delta
- Bye And Bye I Will See Jesus
- Talking Casey



Private PR 5 (Austria)
241969The Story Of The Blues

Fra-Fra Tribesmen
- Yarum Praise Songs

Mississippi John Hurt
- Stack O' Lee Blues [OKeh 8654]
Blind Willie McTell
- Travelin' Blues
Charley Patton
- Stone Pony Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Black Snake Moan
Leadbelly
- Pig Meat Papa
Texas Alexander
- Broken Yo-yo
Peg Leg Howell
- Broke And Hungry Blues
Barbecue Bob
- It Won't Be Long Now
Henry Williams
- Georgia Crawl
Mississippi Jook Band
- Dangerous Woman
Memphis Jug Band
- Gator Wobble
Bessie Smith
- In The House Blues
Lillian Glinn
- Shake It Down
Bertha 'Chippie' Hill
- Pratt City Blues
Butterbeans And Susie
- What It Takes To Bring You Back (Mama Keeps It All The Time)


Leroy Carr
- Midnight Hour Blues
Faber Smith
- East St Louis Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw
- Good Whiskey Blues
Casey Bill
- W.P.A. Blues
Bo Carter
- Sorry Feeling Blues
Robert Johnson
- Little Queen Of Spades
Bukka White
- Parchman Farm Blues
Memphis Minnie
- Me And My Chauffeur Blues

Blind Boy Fuller
- I Want Some Of Your Pie
Brownie McGhee
- Million Lonesome Woman
Joe Williams
- Wild Cow Moan
Big Bill Broonzy
- All By Myself
Joe Turner
- Roll 'Em Pete
Otis Spann
- Bloody Murder
Elmore James
- Sunnyland
Johnny Shines
- I Don't Know
compiled by Paul Oliver
DLP



CBS 22135
251970The Best Of Mississippi John Hurt

- Here I Am, Oh Lord, Send Me
- I Shall Not Be Moved
- Nearer My Good To Thee
- Baby What's Wrong With You
- Ain't Nobody's Business

- Salty Dog Blues
- Coffee Blues
- Avalon, My Home Town
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Since I've Laid This Burden Down


- Sliding Delta
- Monday Morning Blues
- Richland Women Blues
- Candy Man
- Stagolee

- My Creole Belle
- C.C. Rider
- Spanish Fandango
- Talking Casey
- Chicken
- You Are My Sunshine

rec. in concert April 15, 1966 [not 1965 *] at Oberlin College; prod. by Bob Scherl

* "The Oberlin Review" in march 1966 has a schedule for MJH performing shows at the Wilder Main Building on April 15, 1966; so Vanguard's liner notes / archive ("April 15, 1965") do not show the actual recording date !!!
(more info at www.msjohnhurtmuseum.com)


Vanguard VSD 19/20

notes by Nancy Toff


click to read notes !
(=) Vanguard VMS 73103
(sides A and B only
mid-line series)


= Vanguard CD 19/20-2
(1987 twofer)

www.vanguardrecords.com

261971?Mississippi John Hurt
The Original 1928 Recordings


- Frankie [OKeh 8560]
- Nobodys Dirty Business [OKeh 8560]
- Ain't No Tellin [OKeh 8759]
- Louis Collins [OKeh 8724]
- Avalon Blues [OKeh 8759]
- Big Leg Blues [OKeh unissued]
- Stack O Lee Blues [OKeh 8654]

- Candy Man Blues [OKeh 8654]
- Got The Blues Cant Be Satisfied [OKeh 8724]
- Blessed Be The Name [OKeh 8666]
- Praying On The Old Camp Ground [OKeh 8666]
- Blue Harvest Blues [OKeh 8692]
- Spike Driver Blues [OKeh 8692]
notes by Les Astrella



Spokane SPL 1001

Biograph BLP C4 (1972)

Yazoo L 1065 (1979)

Spokane discography

271972Mississippi John Hurt
Last Sessions


- Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home
- Boys You're Welcome
- Joe Turner Blues
- First Missed Him
- Funky Butt
- Spider, Spider
- Waiting For You #
- Shortin' Bread

- Trouble, I've Had It All My Days
- Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me
- Good Morning, Carrie #
- Nobody Cares For Me
- All Night Long
- Hey, Honey, Right Away
- You've Got To Die
- Goodnight Irene

prod. by Patrick Sky; # Patrick Sky, 2nd g




Vanguard VSD 79327


= Vanguard CD 79327-2

www.vanguardrecords.com

281972The Great Blues Men

Homesick James
- Set A Date
John Lee Hooker
- Dusty Road
Sleepy John Estes
- Corinna #
Muddy Waters
- Nineteen Years Old
Jesse Fuller
- San Francisco Bay Blues
Mance Lipscomb
- Blues In G
Rev. Gary Davis
- If I Had My Way #

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
- Key To The Highway
Otis Spann
- Burning Fire
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Cotton Field Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
- Louise, Louise Blues
Johnny Young
- Tighten Up On It
James Cotton
- Ain't Nobody's Business



Mississippi John Hurt
- Moanin' The Blues
Junior Wells
- Stormy Mnday Blues #
Johnny Shines
- Dynaflow Blues
Son House (+ Al Wilson)
- Empire State Blues #
Sonny Terry
- Mountain Blues
Joe Turner & Pete Johnson
- It's All Right, Baby

Jimmy Rushing
- How Long, How Long Blues
Skip James
- Cypress Grove Blues
J. B. Hutto
- Please Help
Fred McDowell
- Fred's Ramblin' Blues
Ida Cox
- Four Day Creep #
Robert Pete Williams
- On My Way From Texas
Otis Rush
- I't's A Mean Old World

# not on CD

DLP
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Vanguard VSD 25/26

Vanguard / King GW-203/4
(Jp 1972)

(=) Vanguard CD 25/26 (1988)
www.vanguardrecords.com

291972Bukka White sings Sic 'em Dogs On Me 1927 to 1939

Elizabeth Johnson
- Be My Kid Blues (1928)
- Sobbin' Woman Blues (1928)
Mae Glover
- I Ain't Givin' Nobody None (1929)
Washington (Barrelhouse) White
- Po' Boy (1939)
- Sic 'Em Dogs On Me (1939)
Ishman Bracey
- Suitcase Full Of Blues (1930)
Rosie Mae Moore
- Ha Ha Blues (1928)
De Ford Bailey
- John Henry Blues (1928)
D.H. Bilbro
- Chester Blues (1931)

Louie Lasky
- How You Want Your Rollin' Done (1935)
- Teasin' Brown Blues (1935)
Willie Baker
- Weak Minded Blues (1929)
- Rag Baby (1929)
Long "Cleve" Reed & The Downhome Boys
- Mama You Don't Know How (1927)
- Original Stack O'Lee Blues (1927)

Mississipi John Hurt
- Stack O'Lee Blues (1928)
Furry Lewis
- John Henry Blues - part 1 (1929)
Charley Patton
- Heart Like Railroad Steel (1929)
click to enlarge !


Herwin H 201

Herwin discography

301972Mississippi John Hurt 1928
Stack O' Lee Blues

His First Recordings

- Frankie [OKeh 8560]
- Nobodys Dirty Business [OKeh 8560]
- Ain't No Tellin [OKeh 8759]
- Louis Collins [OKeh 8724]
- Avalon Blues [OKeh 8759]
- Big Leg Blues [OKeh unissued]
- Stack O Lee Blues [OKeh 8654]

- Candy Man Blues [OKeh 8654]
- Got The Blues Cant Be Satisfied [OKeh 8724]
- Blessed Be The Name [OKeh 8666]
- Praying On The Old Camp Ground [OKeh 8666]
- Blue Harvest Blues [OKeh 8692]
- Spike Driver Blues [OKeh 8692]
Spokane SPL 1001 (1971?)

notes by
Richard Spottswood



Biograph BLP C4

Yazoo LP 1065 (1979)

Biograph discography

311975Mississippi John Hurt
Volume One Of A Legacy


- Trouble I've Had It All My Days
- Pera Lee [slide g]
- See See Rider
- Louis Collins
- Coffee Blues
- Nobody's Dirty Business
- Do Lord Remember Me
- Monday Morning Blues (05:17) #

- Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me
- Pay Day
- Stack-O-Lee (07:21) #
- Casey Jones
- Frankie And Albert (05:01) #

# these are extended versions (compared to other recordings)

rec. 1963-1964 in Washington, D.C. by John Irvine (Ca)

notes by John Irvine



Rebel CLPS 1068 (Ca)

notes by John Irvine



= Piedmont CLPS 1068
(US 1975)

(=) Rounder CD 1100 (1997)

321976Great Bluesmen Newport

Robert Pete Williams
- Midnight Boogie
- Levee Camp Blues
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
- My Baby Done Changed The Lock On The Door
John Lee Hooker with Bill Lee on bass
- Tupelo
- Bus Station Blues
Son House
- Son Blues
- Death Letter Blues #
- Pony Blues
Sleepy John Estes
- Mailman Blues
- Clean Up At Home
Doc Reese
- Hey Rattler / Oh My Lord

Mississippi John Hurt
- Sliding Delta
- Trouble, I've Had It All My Day
Skip James
- Hard Times Killing Floor Blues
- Cherry Ball Blues #
- Illinois Blues
The Reverend Gary Davis
- Death Don't Have No Mercy
Willie Doss
- Catfish Blues
- I Had A Woman
Mississippi Fred McDowell
- Lord, I'm Going Down South
- If The River Was Whiskey
Lightnin' Hopkins with Samuel Lay
- Cotten Fields Blues
- Shake That Thing

gatefold inner sleeve of Vanguard VSD 77/78
gatefold inner sleeve, left side; click to enlarge !gatefold inner sleeve, right side; click to read Maynard Solomon notes !

# note on CD 77/78: "due to compact disc time restrictions some songs on the original album are not included in this package"

DLP
notes by Maynard Solomon
click to enlarge !

click to read track list !
Vanguard VSD 77/78

click to enlarge !
King/Vanguard LAX-155
(Jp 1976)

notes by Samuel Charters
click to enlarge !
= Vanguard CD 77/78 (1991)
2 LPs on 1 CD #
Great Bluesmen At
Newport 1959-1965

32a1978Golden Hour presents
The Great Bluesmen Vol. II

Mississippi John Hurt
- Candy Man
Mississippi Fred McDowell
- Highway 61
Son House
- Death Letter Blues
Robert Pete Williams
- Midnight Boogie
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- My Baby Done Changed The Lock On The Door
Willie Doss
- I Had A Woman
Skip James
- Sporting Life Blues
John Lee Hooker
- Bus Station Blues
Sleepy John Estes
- Clean Up At Home
Lightning Hopkins
- Shake That Thing
Reverend Gary Davis
- Death Don't Have No Mercy

The James Cotton Blues Quartet
- Cotton Crop
Otis Spann's Southside Piano
- Burning Fire
Buddy Guy
- Poison Ivy
The Otis Rush Blues Band
- I Can't Quit You Baby
The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band
- Messing With The Kid
Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band
- I Got Mine In Time
J.B. Hutto and his Hawks
- Please Help
Homesick James and his Dusters
- Set A Date
The Johnny Shines Blues Band
- Dynaflow Blues
Jimmy Rushing
- Everyday

compiled by Alan Balfour & Jed Kearse


PYE Golden Hour GH 879
331979Mississippi John Hurt
1928 Sessions


- Got The Blues Cant Be Satisfied [OKeh 8724]
- Louis Collins [OKeh 8724]
- Blue Harvest Blues [OKeh 8692]
- Avalon Blues [OKeh 8759]
- Blessed Be The Name [OKeh 8666]
- Nobodys Dirty Business [OKeh 8560]
- Frankie [OKeh 8560]

- Ain't No Tellin [OKeh 8759]
- Big Leg Blues [OKeh unissued]
- Stack O Lee Blues [OKeh 8654]
- Praying On The Old Camp Ground [OKeh 8666]
- Spike Driver Blues [OKeh 8692]
- Candy Man Blues [OKeh 8654]

mastering and production: Nick Perls

Spokane SPL 1001 (1971?)

Biograph BLP C4 (1972)

notes by Steve Calt
click to enlarge!

click to enlarge!
Yazoo L 1065

click to enlarge!
= Yazoo CD 1065

Yazoo discography

341980Mississippi John Hurt
Monday Morning Blues

The Library Of Congress Recordings Volume One

- Nobody's Dirty Business
- Monday Morning Blues tk. 2
- Hey Baby Right Away
- Spanish Fangdang
- Pay Day
- Keep On Knocking
- Talking Casey Jones

- Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me
- Got The Blues That Can't Be Satisfied
- Stocktime
- Candy Man
- Pera-Lee
- Trouble I've Had All My Days
- Waiting For You
notes by Bruce Bastin

Flyright FLYLP 553

Flyright discography

351982Mississippi John Hurt
Avalon Blues

The Library Of Congress Recordings Volume Two

- Avalon Blues
- Joe Turner
- Good Morning Miss Carrie
- Richlands Women Blues
- Frankie (and Albert)
- If You Don't Want Me (two versions)
- Louis Collins

- Stackolee
- Rubber Dolly
- Coffee Blues
- Slidin' Delta
- Keep On Knockin'
- Corrina, Corrina
- Funky Butt

rec. on stage at Coolidge Auditorium at Library of Congress on July 15 & 23, 1963

notes by Bruce Bastin





Heritage HT-301
361982Mississippi John Hurt
Satisfied


- Candy Man
- My Creole Belle
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Shake That Thing
- I’m Satisfied
- Salty Dog
- Nobody’s Business But Mine
- The Angels Laid Him Away
- Casey Jones
- Baby What’s Wrong With You
- Lonesome Blues

rec. in concert April 15, 1966 [not 1965 *] at Oberlin College; prod. by Bob Scherl

* "The Oberlin Review" in march 1966 has a schedule for MJH performing shows at the Wilder Main Building on April 15, 1966; so Vanguard's liner notes / archive ("April 15, 1965") do not show the actual recording date !!!
(more info at www.msjohnhurtmuseum.com)

notes by Bob Scherl



Quicksilver Intermedia
QS 5007

(=) Prestige Elite CD 37
(Prestige Raw Blues
series) (2002)

371982Mississippi John Hurt
The Candy Man


- Richland Women Blues
- Trouble, I’ve Had It All My Days
- C-h-i-c-k-e-n
- Coffee Blues
- Monday Morning Blues

- Frankie And Albert
- Talking Casey
- Here I Am, Oh Lord, Send Me
- Hard Time In The Old Town Tonight
- Spike Driver's Blues

rec. in concert April 15, 1966 [not 1965 *] at Oberlin College; prod. by Bob Scherl

* "The Oberlin Review" in march 1966 has a schedule for MJH performing shows at the Wilder Main Building on April 15, 1966; so Vanguard's liner notes / archive ("April 15, 1965") do not show the actual recording date !!!
(more info at www.msjohnhurtmuseum.com)

notes by Bob Scherl

Quicksilver Intermedia
QS 5042

= Blue Moon BMLP 1.030
(1986)

(=) Prestige Elite CD 37
(Prestige Raw Blues
series) (2002)

381986Mississippi John Hurt
Shake That Thing


- Candy Man
- My Creole Belle
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Shake That Thing
- I'm Satisfied
- Salty Dog

- Nobody's Business But Mine
- The Angels Laid Him Away
- Casey Jones (Ramblin' Mind)
- Baby, What's Wrong With You?
- Lonesome Blues

rec. in concert April 15, 1966 [not 1965 *] at Oberlin College; prod. by Bob Scherl

* "The Oberlin Review" in march 1966 has a schedule for MJH performing shows at the Wilder Main Building on April 15, 1966; so Vanguard's liner notes / archive ("April 15, 1965") do not show the actual recording date !!!
(more info at www.msjohnhurtmuseum.com)

notes (reprinted from
Quicksilver Intermedia
QS 5042) by Bob Scherl



Blue Moon BMLP 1.030

(=) Prestige Elite CD 37
(Prestige Raw Blues
series) (2002)

391988Mississippi John Hurt
Sacred And Secular

The Library Of Congress Recordings Volume Three

Secular
- Pallet On The Floor
- Staggolee
- I'm Satisfied
- Ain't Nobody But You Babe [I Don't Love Nobody]
- C. C. Rider
- Waiting For A Train
- Funky Butt
- Shortenin' Bread

Sacred
- Mary Don't You Weep
- Farther Along
- Do Lord Remember Me
- Over In The Glory Land
- Glory Glory Hallelujah [Since I've Laid My Burden Down]
- What A Friend We Have In Jesus
- Weeping And Wailing
- Where Shall I Be



Heritage HT-320
401988Country Blues Live

Mississippi John Hurt (recorded at Joel Jacobson's, Washington, D.C., 1960's)
- I Shall Not Be Moved
- Avalon Blues
- I Hate To See That Evening Sun Go Down
- Payday
- Casey Jones
- Spanish Flang Dang
- Welcome
Robert Pete Williams (at Johnny's, Hinterbruhl, Austria, October 1966)
- I'm So Worried

John Jackson (at Washington Folk Festival)
- John Henry
- Poor Boy
- Buck Dancer's Choice
- Tell Me Pretty Mama
Sleepy John Estes & Yank Rachell (In Vienna, Austria, October 1966, TV show)
- I'm A Tearing Little Daddy
- 80 Highway
- Mailman Blues

Document DLP 525
Limited Edition
411989Checkin' Out The Blues

Muddy Waters
- Baby Please Don't Go
- Rollin And Rumblin
John Lee Hooker
- Dimples
- Boom Boom
Lightning Slim
- My Babe
- Good Morning Heartache
Etta James
- I'd Rather Go Blind
- Respect Yourself
Otis Rush & Little Water
- Blue Mood
- I Feel Good


Mississippi John Hurt
- I'm Satisfied
- Monday Morning Blues
Howlin Wolf
- Killing Floor
- Goin Down Slow
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
- Every Day I Have The Blues
- Out Of Sight
Elmore James
- Dust My Broom
- Mean Mistreatin' Mama
B.B. King
- Every Day I Have The Blues
- The Letter

Style LP STYRL007


= Style CD STYRD007

421989Mississippi John Hurt
Avalon Blues


- Avalon Bues
- Richlands Women Blues
- Frankie And Albert
- Louis Collins
- Stackolee
- Coffee Blues
- Slidin' Delta
- Corrine Corrina
- Nobody's Dirty Business
- Monday Morning Blues
- Hey Baby Right Away
- Spanish Flangdang
- Pay Day
- Talking Casey Blues
- Let The Mermaid Flirt With Me
- Got The Blues That Can't Be Satisfied
- Stocktime
- Candy Man
- Pera-Lee
- Trouble I've Had All My Days
July 1963 Library of
Congress recordings
(some were previously
issued on Flyright
and Heritage LPs)


Flyright FLYCD 06


Flyright FLYCD 06 (2000)

www.interstate-music.co.uk

42a1990The Greatest Songsters (1927-1929)

Richard (Rabbit) Brown (1927)
- James Alley Blues
- Never Let The Same Bee Sting You Twice
- I'm Not Jealous
- Mystery Of The Dunbar's Child
- Sinking Of The Titanic

Mississippi John Hurt (1928)
- Frankie
- Nobody's Dirty Business
- Ain't No Tellin'
- Louis Collins
- Avalon Blues
- Big Leg Blues
- Stack O'Lee Blues
- Candy Man Blues
- Got The Blues Can't Be Satified
- Blessed Be The Name
- Praying On The Old Camp Ground
- Blue Harvest Blues
- Spike Driver Blues
Hambone Willie Newbern (1929)
- She Could Toodle-Oo
- Nobody Knows
- Shelby County Workhouse Blues
- Way Down In Arkansas
- Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Blues
- Roll and Tumble Blues
notes by Chris Smith

Document DOCD 5003

www.document-records.com

= P-Vine PCD 2259 (2003)

431991Mississippi John Hurt: The Songster






rec. in concert April 15, 1966 [not 1965 *] at Oberlin College; prod. by Bob Scherl
* "The Oberlin Review" in march 1966 has a schedule for MJH performing shows at the Wilder Main Building on April 15, 1966; so Vanguard's liner notes / archive ("April 15, 1965") do not show the actual recording date !!!
(more info at www.msjohnhurtmuseum.com)

DLP



King Bee KNB 1002 (US)
441991Blues At Newport
Recorded live at the Newport Folk Festival 1959-64

Mississippi John Hurt
- Candy Man
- Coffee Blues
- Stagolee
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
- Long Gone
- Key To The Highway
Reverend Gary Davis
- Samson And Delilah
- I Won’t Be Back No More
Reverend Robert Wilkins
- The Prodigal Son
- (I Wish I Was In) Heaven Sitting Down
Skip James
- Devil Got My Woman
Sleepy John Estes, Yank Rachel & Hammy Nixon
- Clean Up At Home
Robert Pete Williams
- On My Way From Texas
- Bulldog Blues
Jesse Fuller
- I Double Double Do Love You
- San Francisco Bay Blues
John Hammond
- Me And The Devil
John Lee Hooker
- Sometimes You Make Me Feel So Bad
- Hobo Blues
Dave Van Ronk
- That Will Never Happen No More
click to enlarge !
Vanguard CD 70115-2

www.vanguardrecords.com

451991Mississippi John Hurt In Concert

- Nobody's Business But Mine
- Angels Laid Him Away
- Baby What's Wrong With You
- Casey Jones
- Candy Man
- Lonesome Blues
- My Creole Belle
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Trouble I Had All My Days
- Chicken
- Coffee Blues
- Shake That Thing
- Monday Morning Blues
- Frankie And Albert
- Salty Dog
- Spike Driver Blues
- Here Am I, Oh Lord, Send Me
- Talking Casey
- Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
- I'm Satisfied
- Richland Women Blues

rec. in concert April 15, 1966 [not 1965 *] at Oberlin College; prod. by Bob Scherl

* "The Oberlin Review" in march 1966 has a schedule for MJH performing shows at the Wilder Main Building on April 15, 1966; so Vanguard's liner notes / archive ("April 15, 1965") do not show the actual recording date !!!
(more info at www.msjohnhurtmuseum.com)


Blue Moon CD 083

= Magnum CD 21 (1995)

461993Mississippi John Hurt
Memorial Anthology


disc 1
- Slidin' Delta
- Salty Dog
- Louis Collins
- Staggerlee
- Monday Mornin' Blues
- Comin' Home
- Candyman Blues
- A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
- K.C. Jones Blues
- Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor
- You Can't Come In
- Joe Turner
- Spanish Flangdang
- Lonesome Am I
- I Shall Not Be Moved
- C.C. Rider
- Trouble Blues

disc 2
- Lovin' Spoonful
- Richland Woman Blues
- Frankie & Albert
- Creole Belle
- Chicken
- John Hurt Interview (Pete Seeger) #
- Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me #
- Nobody's Dirty Business #
- Stop Time (Buck Dance) #
- Worried Blues #
- Avalon Blues #

rec. November 27/28, 1964 at Ontario Place Coffee House, Washington. D.C. by Gene Rosenthal
# rec. December 12, 1964 at Ontario Place Coffee House, Washington. D.C. by Gene Rosenthal

2 CD set
notes by Larry Hoffman,
Richard Spottswood
& Gene Rosenthal

Genes GCD 9906/7

www.adelphirecords.com

471993Blues With A Feeling
Recorded live at the Newport Folk Festival

Mississippi John Hurt
- Here I Am Lord Send Me
- Pallet On Your Floor

Vanguard VCD2-77005

www.vanguardrecords.com

481995Mississippi John Hurt
Satisfying Blues


- C-H-I-C-K-E-N Blues
- Monday Morning Blues
- Candy Man
- Lonesome Blues
- Nobody's Business But Mine
- Angels Laid Him Away
- Baby What's Wrong With You
- Richland Women Blues
- Frankie And Albert
- Salty Dog
- Spike Driver's Blues
- Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
- My Creole Belle
- Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor
- Coffee Blues

Collectables VCL 5529
(Home Cooking)

www.oldies.com

491996Mississippi John Hurt
Avalon Blues

The Complete 1928 OKeh Recordings

- Frankie [OKeh 8560]
- Nobodys Dirty Business [OKeh 8560]
- Ain't No Tellin [OKeh 8759]
- Louis Collins [OKeh 8724]
- Avalon Blues [OKeh 8759]
- Big Leg Blues [OKeh unissued]
- Stack O Lee Blues [OKeh 8654]
- Candy Man Blues [OKeh 8654]
- Got The Blues Can't Be Satisfied [OKeh 8724]
- Blessed Be The Name [OKeh 8666]
- Praying On The Old Camp Ground [OKeh 8666]
- Blue Harvest Blues [OKeh 8692]
- Spike Driver Blues [OKeh 8692]

Sonic Solutions "NoNoise" processed!

notes by Larry Cohn

Columbia/Sony CK64986
501996
Vanguard Blues Sampler

Mississippi John Hurt
- Corrina, Corrina

Vanguard CD 74002-2

more info

511996Mississippi John Hurt
Coffee Blues


- Frankie & Albert
- Talkin' Casey
- Trouble I Had All My Day
- Coffee Blues
- Hard Time In Old Town Tonight
- Chicken Blues
- Here I Am, Oh Lord Send Me
- Spike Driver Blues
- Richland Woman Blues
- Monday Morning Blues

IMP/Blues Collector 309
521997Mississippi John Hurt
Legend


- Trouble, I've Had It All My Days
- Pera Lee [slide g]
- See See Rider
- Louis Collins
- Coffee Blues
- Nobody's Dirty Business
- Do Lord Remember Me
- Monday Morning Blues (05:17)
- Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me
- Pay Day
- Stack-O-Lee (07:21)
- Casey Jones
- Frankie And Albert (05:01)
- Stockwell (previously unissued)

rec. 1963-1964 in Washington, D.C. by John Irvine (Ca)

Rebel CLPS 1068
(Ca 1975)
Piedmont CLPS 1068
(US 1975)

notes by John Hartley Fox

Rounder CD 1100

www.rounder.com

531997Mississippi John Hurt
Satisfied... Live


- Candy Man
- My Creole Belle
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Shake That Thing
- I'm Satisfied
- Salty Dog
- Nobody's Business But Mine
- Angels Laid Him Away
- Casey Jones (Talkin' Casey)
- Baby, What's Wrong With You?
- Lonesome Blues

Beacon 51577

= Boomerang BEA-51577

541997Blues With A Feeling Vol. 2
Recorded live at the Newport Folk Festival

Elizabeth Cotten
- Freight Train

Mississippi John Hurt
- Here I Am Lord Send Me
- Pallet On Your Floor
Jesse 'Lone Cat' Fuller
- San Francisco Bay Blues
John Lee Hooker
- I Can't Quit You Baby/Stop Now Baby
Muddy Waters
- Walkin Blues
- I Can't Be Satisfied
Eddie Boyd/Willie Dixon
- Five Long Years
Lafayette Leake/Willie Dixon
- Wrinkles
Dave Van Ronk
- Cocaine
John Hammond
- Drop Down Mama
Eric Von Schmidt
- Grizzly Bear
'Spider' John Koerner
- Traveling Blues
The Chambers Brothers
- See See Rider
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
- Blues With A Feeling
- Look Over Yonders Wall
- Born In Chicago

Vanguard VCD 73134

www.vanguardrecords.com

551998Mississippi John Hurt
Rediscovered


- Coffee Blues
- I'm Satisfield
- Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor
- Monday Morning Blues
- Since I've Laid My Burden Down
- Stocktime (Buck Dance)
- Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
- Richland Women Blues
- Keep On Knocking
- Stagolee
- Hop Joint
- Funky Butt
- It Ain't Nobody's Business
- Salty Dog Blues
- Candy Man
- You Are My Sunshine
- I've Got The Blues And I Can't Be Satisfield
- Nearer My God To Thee
- Shortnin' Bread
- Avalon, My Home Town
- First Shot Missed Home
- Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me
- Talking Casey
- Goodnight Irene

Compilation produced by Tom Vickers

Selected from previous Vanguard albums. "Engineered for release by Jeff Zaraya from the original analog tapes, converted to 20 bit digital audio using the DCS 900. Sonic Solutions software was used to process the digital audio. The bass that was rolled off the original vinyl release has been restored. The final CD was turbo bit mapped."

notes by Ed Ward

Vanguard CD 79519

www.vanguardrecords.com

561998Mississippi John Hurt
The Complete Recordings


disc 1
- Pay Day
- I'm Satisfied
- Candy Man
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Talking Casey
- Corrinna, Corrinna
- Coffee Blues
- Louis Collins
- Hot Time In The Old Town
- If You Don't Want Me Baby
- Spike Driver Blues
- Beulah Land
disc 2
- Since I've Laid My Burden Down
- Moanin' The Blues
- Stocktime (Buck Dance)
- Lazy Blues
- Richland Woman Blues
- Wise And Foolish Virgins (Tender Virgins)
- Hop Joint
- Monday Morning Blues
- I've Got The Blues And I Can't Be Satified
- Keep On Knocking
- The Chicken
- Stagolee
- Nearer My God To Thee
disc 3
- Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home
- Boys You're Welcome
- Joe Turner Blues
- First Shot Missed Him
- Farther Along
- Funky Butt
- Spider, Spider
- Waiting For You
- Shortnin' Bread
- Trouble, I've Had It All My Days
- Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me
- Good Morning, Carrie
- Nobody Cares For Me
- All Night Long
- Hey, Honey, Right Away
- You've Got To Die
- Goodnight Irene
3 CD set

Vanguard CD 70181-2

www.vanguardrecords.com

571998The Best Of Mississippi John Hurt
Ain't No Tellin'


- Richland Woman Blues
- Trouble I Had All My Days
- Chicken
- Coffee Blues
- Monday Morning Blues
- Frankie And Albert
- Talking Casey
- Here Am I, Oh Lord, Send
- Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
- Spike Driver Blues
- Candy Man
- My Creole Belle
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Shake That Thing
- I'm Satisfied
- Salty Dog
- Nobody's Business But Mine
- The Angels Laid Him Away
- Casey Jones
- Baby, What's Wrong With You?
- Lonesome Blues

Aim CD 10
582000The Early Blues Roots of Bob Dylan Under The Influence, Vol. 4

- Ragged and Dirty - Sleepy John Estes
- Blood In My Eyes - Mississippi Sheiks
- Broke Down Engine - Blind Willie McTell
- Stack-o-Lee - Mississippi John Hurt
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken -Rev. J. C. Burnett

- Frankie And Albert - Mississippi John Hurt
- Sittin' On Top Of The World - Mississippi Sheiks
- Step It Up And Go - Blind Boy Fuller
- It Hurts Me Too - Tampa Red
- Corrina Corrina - Bo Carter
- Honey Allow Me One More Chance - Texas Henry Thomas
- Fixin' To Die - Bukka White
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Railroad Bill - Will Bennett
- Motherless Children - Blind Willie Johnson
- Grasshoppers In My Pillow - Leadbelly
- Poor Lazarus - Josh White
- Matchbox Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Candy Man - Mississippi John Hurt
- Po' Boy -Bukka White
- Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin' Bed - Blind Willie Johnson

Catfish CD 168
592001Mississippi John Hurt
Live!


- Nobody's Business But Mine
- Angels Laid Him Away
- Baby What's Wrong With You
- Casey Jones
- Candy Man
- Lonesome Blues
- My Creole Belle
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Trouble I Had All My Days
- Chicken
- Coffee Blues
- Shake That Thing
- Monday Morning Blues
- Frankie And Albert
- Salty Dog
- Spike Driver Blues
- Here Am I, Oh Lord, Send Me
- Talking Casey
- Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
- I'm Satisfied
- Richland Women Blues

Columbia River
Entertainment Group/
Allegro 120007
602001Mississippi John Hurt Revisited

- I'm Satisfied
- Nobody's Business But Mine
- Rich Women Blues
- Baby What's Wrong With You
- Talking Casey
- Candy Man
- Here Am I, Oh Lord, Send Me
- Casey Jones
- Spike Driver Blues
- Lonesome Blues
- Salty Dog
- My Creole Belle
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Shake That Thing
- Trouble I Had All My Days
- Coffee Blues
- The Angels Laid Him Away
- C-H-I-C-K-E-N

Varese CD 061149
612001Mississippi John Hurt

- Nobody's Business But Mine
- Angels Laid Him Away
- Baby What's Wrong With You
- Casey Jones
- Candy Man
- Lonesome Blues
- My Creole Belle
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Trouble I Had All My Days
- Chicken
- Coffee Blues
- Shake That Thing
- Monday Morning Blues
- Frankie And Albert
- Salty Dog
- Spike Driver Blues
- Here Am I, Oh Lord, Send Me
- Talking Casey
- Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
- I'm Satisfied
- Richland Women Blues

Dressed To Kill 890
622002Mississippi John Hurt Live

- Here Am I, Oh Lord, Send Me
- I Shall Not Be Moved
- Nearer My God To Thee
- Baby, What's Wrong With You?
- Ain't Nobody's Business
- Salty Dog
- Coffee Blues
- Avalon My Home Town
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Since I've Laid My Burden Down
- Sliding Delta
- Monday Morning Blues
- Richland Woman Blues
- Candy Man
- Stagolee
- My Creole Belle
- C.C. Rider
- Spanish Fandango
- Talking Casey
- Chicken
- You Are My Sunshine
- Hop Joint #
- Trouble I Had All My Days #
- Spike Driver Blues #

rec. in concert April 15, 1966 [not 1965 *] at Oberlin College; prod. by Bob Scherl
* "The Oberlin Review" in march 1966 has a schedule for MJH performing shows at the Wilder Main Building on April 15, 1966; so Vanguard's liner notes / archive ("April 15, 1965") do not show the actual recording date !!!
(more info at www.msjohnhurtmuseum.com)

# rec. at the Newport Folk Festival Workshop, Newport, Rhode Island in 1965 [?]; previously unreleased

notes by Billy Altmann

Vanguard SKU 79702
(digitally remastered)
632002Mississippi John Hurt
Ain't Nobody's Business


- Nobody's Business But Mine
- The Angels Laid Him Away
- Baby What's Wrong With You
- Casey Jones
- Candy Man
- Lonesome Blues
- My Creole Belle
- Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor
- Trouble I Had All My Days
- C-H-I-C-K-E-N Blues
- Coffee Blues
- Shake That Thing
- Monday Morning Blues
- Frankie And Albert
- Salty Dog
- Spike Drivers Blues
- Here Am I, Lord, Send Me
- Talking Casey
- Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
- I'm Satisfied
- Richland Women Blues

rec. in concert April 15, 1966 [not 1965 *] at Oberlin College; prod. by Bob Scherl

* "The Oberlin Review" in march 1966 has a schedule for MJH performing shows at the Wilder Main Building on April 15, 1966; so Vanguard's liner notes / archive ("April 15, 1965") do not show the actual recording date !!!
(more info at www.msjohnhurtmuseum.com)

Quicksilver Intermedia
QS 5007 & QS 5042
(1982)


Prestige Elite CD 37
(Prestige Raw Blues
series)

642002Best Of Mississippi John Hurt




Classic World CD 2032
652003Mississippi John Hurt
Frankie & Albert


- Hot Time In Old Town Tonight
- Candy Man
- Baby, What's Wrong With You
- Frankie And Albert
- Louis Collins
- Richland Woman Blues
- I'm Satisfied
- My Creole Bell
- C-H-I-C-K-E-N Blues
- Shake That Thing
- Spike Driver Blues
- Salty Dog
- Casey Jones
- Talkin' Casey
- Coffee Blues
- Monday Morning Blues
- Trouble I Had All My Days
- Nobody's Business But My Own
- Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor
- Lonesome Blues
- Here I Am/Oh Lord Send Me

Tomato Music CD 2070
662003Mississippi John Hurt
Live At Newport




180 gram vinyl


Universe 071 (I)

672003Mississippi John Hurt
Today


- Pay Day
- I’m Satisfied
- Candy Man
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Talking Casey
- Corrinna, Corrinna

- Coffee Blues
- Louis Collins
- Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
- If You Don’t Want Me Baby
- Spike Driver’s Blues
- Beulah Land
180 gram vinyl


Universe 073 (I)

682003Mississippi John Hurt
Live Vol. 1


- Here I Am, Oh Lord, Send Me
- I Shall Not Be Moved
- Nearer My Good To Thee
- Baby What's Wrong With You
- Ain't Nobody's Business
- Salty Dog Blues

- Coffee Blues
- Avalon, My Home Town
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Since I've Laid This Burden Down
- Sliding Delta
- Monday Morning Blues

rec. in concert April 15, 1966 [not 1965 *] at Oberlin College; prod. by Bob Scherl
* "The Oberlin Review" in march 1966 has a schedule for MJH performing shows at the Wilder Main Building on April 15, 1966; so Vanguard's liner notes / archive ("April 15, 1965") do not show the actual recording date !!!
(more info at www.msjohnhurtmuseum.com)

180 gram vinyl

Universe 082 (I)
692003Mississippi John Hurt
Live Vol. 2




180 gram vinyl

Universe 088 (I)
702003Mississippi John Hurt
King Of The Blues Vol. 4

with Richard 'Rabbit' Brown & Hambone Willie Newbern

Mississippi John Hurt
- Frankie
- Nobody's Dirty Business
- Ain't No Tellin'
- Louis Collins
- Avalon Blues
- Big Leg Blues
- Stack O Lee Blues
- Candy Man Blues
- Got The Blues Can't Be Satisfied
- Blessed Be The Name
- Praying On The Old Camp Ground
- Blue Harvest Blues
- Spike Driver Blues
Richard 'Rabbit' Brown
- James Alley Blues
- Never Let The Same Bee Sting You Twice
- I'm Not Jealous
- Mystery Of The Dunbar's Child
- Sinking Of The Titanic
Hambone Willie Newbern
- She Could Toodle-Oo
- Nobody Knows (What The Good Deacon Does)
- Shelby County Workhouse Blues
- Way Down In Arkansas
- Hambone Willie's Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Blues
- Roll And Tumble Blues

The Reissue Project Cooperated by Johnny Parth, Document Records, Vienna, Austria

Document DOCD 5003
(1990)




P-Vine PCD 2259

712004Mississippi John Hurt
D.C. Blues: Library of Congress Recordings


disc 1
- Avalon Blues
- Richlands Women Blues
- Frankie And Albert
- Trouble I've Had All My Days
- Pera-Lee
- Candy Man
- Stockwell
- Got The Blues That Can't Be Satisfied
- Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me
- Talking Casey Jones
- Pay Day
- Louis Collins
- Stackolee
- Coffee Blues
- Slidin' Delta
- Corrina, Corrina
- Hey Baby Right Away

disc 2
- Pallet On The Floor
- Waiting For A Train
- Funky Butt
- Spanish Flandang
- Monday Morning Blues
- Shortenin' Bread
- Oh Mary Don't You Weep
- Farther Along
- Do Lord Remember Me
- Over In The Glory Land
- Glory Glory Hallelujah [Since I've Laid My Burden Down]
- What A Friend We Have In Jesus
- Where Shall I Be
- Weeping And Waiting
- Joe Turner
- If You Don't Want Me
- Rubber Dolly
- Keep Me Knockin' (You Can't Come In)

rec. July 15 / 23, 1963; remastered !!!

2 CD set
notes by Bill Dahl

Fuel 2000 CD 061407
722004Mississippi John Hurt
Candy Man Blues

The complete 1928 sessions

- Frankie
- Louis Collins
- Nobody's Dirty Business
- Ain't No Tellin'
- Stack O' Lee
- Avalon Blues
- Big Leg Blues
- Praying On The Old Camp Ground
- Candy Man Blues
- Blessed Be Thy Name
- Blue Harvest Blues
- Spike Driver Blues
- Got The Blues (Can't Be Satisfied)

Snapper SBLUECD 010

shop.instant-shop.com/
snapper

732004Mississippi John Hurt / Bukka White
Shake' Em on Down


Mississippi John Hurt
- Candy Man Blues
- Blessed Be the Name
- Nobody's Dirty Business
- Louis Collins
- Praying on the Old Camp Ground
- Spike Driver Blues
- Avalon Blues
- Ain't No Tellin'
- Blue Harvest Blues
- Frankie
- Big Leg Blues
- Stack O' Lee Blues
- Got the Blues (Can't Be Satisfied)
Bukka White
- Good Gin Blues
- Shake 'Em On Down
- When Can I Change My Clothes?
- High Fever Blues
- Bukka's Jitterbug Swing
- District Attorney Blues
- Strange Place Blues
- Sleepy Man Blues
- Pinebluff, Arkansas
- Fixin' To Die Blues
- Special Streamline
- Black Train Blues
- Parchman Farm Blues
- Aberdeen Mississippi Blues

History CD 1941

[as you might have noticed
left picture on cover isn't
John Hurt, but Son House!]

742005Mississippi John Hurt
D.C. Blues: Library of Congress Recordings Vol. 2


disc 1
- Monday Morning Blues
- Nobody's Dirty Business
- If You Don't Want Me
- Spike Driver (John Henry)
- Salty Dog
- My Creole Belle
- Casey Jones
- Waiting For You (I Forgive You Before I Go)
- Stackolee [Alternate Version]
- Walking The Floor Over You
- Camp Meeting Tonight On The Camp Ground
- Blessed Be the Name Of The Lord
- When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder
- Blind Man Sit In The Way And Cried
- Glory To His Name
- I'll Fly Away
- Ten Virgins (When The Bridegroom Comes)

disc 2
- Avalon Blues
- Cow Hooking Blues
- I'm Satisfied
- Ain't Nobody But You Babe
- Shortnin' Bread
- Redwing
- Four O'Clock Blues
- See See Rider
- I Got Mine
- Good Morning Miss Carrie
- Alabama Bound
- Looking This Way
- God's Unchanging Hand
- Poor Boy A Long Way From Home
- Frankie, No. 2
- Chicken Song
- You Are My Sunshine
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken
- You Got To Get Ready

rec. July 15 / 23, 1963; remastered !!!

2 CD set
notes by Bill Dahl

Fuel 2000 CD 061495
752008The Best of Mississippi John Hurt
Columbia Original Masters


- Frankie [OKeh 8560]
- Nobodys Dirty Business [OKeh 8560]
- Ain't No Tellin [OKeh 8759]
- Louis Collins [OKeh 8724]
- Avalon Blues [OKeh 8759]
- Big Leg Blues [OKeh unissued]
- Stack O Lee Blues [OKeh 8654]
- Candy Man Blues [OKeh 8654]
- Got The Blues (Can't Be Satisfied) [OKeh 8724]
- Blessed Be The Name [OKeh 8666]
- Praying On The Old Camp Ground [OKeh 8666]
- Blue Harvest Blues [OKeh 8692]
- Spike Driver Blues [OKeh 8692]

prod. by Lawrence Cohn; compiled from the original masters! No "NoNoise" processing!

notes by Arthur Levy



Sony BMG CD 15

 
Mississippi John Hurt tribute albums
#year
of release
artist / title of songs label # / notes
11999Bill Morrissey:
Songs Of Mississippi John Hurt


- If You Don't Want Me
- Avalon Blues
- Shake That Thing
- Louis Collins
- First Shot Missed Him
- Big Leg Blues
- Hey, Honey, Right Away
- Joe Turner Blues
- I'm Satisfied
- Beulah Land
- Funky Butt
- Coffee Blues
- Monday Morning Blues
- Good Morning, Carrie
- Hot Times In The Old Town

Philo CD 711216

billmorrissey.net

22001Avalon Blues
A Tribute To The Music Of Mississippi John Hurt

Chris Smither
- Frankie & Albert
Bruce Cockburn
- Avalon, My Home Town
Lucinda Williams
- Angels Laid Him Away
Alvin Youngblood Hart
- Here Am I, Oh Lord, Send Me
Steve & Justin Earle
- Candy Man
Peter Case & Dave Alvin
- Monday Morning Blues
Ben Harper
- Sliding Delta
Geoff Muldaur (with Jenni & Claire Muldaur)
- Chicken
Mark Selby
- Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor
Beck
- Stagolee
Victoria Williams
- Since I've Laid My Burden Down
Bill Morrissey
- Pay Day
Taj Mahal
- My Creole Belle
Gillian Welch
- Beulah Land
John Hiatt
- I'm Satisfied

Vanguard CD 79582-2
www.vanguardrecords.com

= KICP-833 (Jp)

 
Mississippi John Hurt as subject of other Artist's recordings
#year
of release
artist / title of songs label # / notes
11968John Fahey: Requia And Other Compositions For Guitar

- Requiem For John Hurt
- Requiem For Russell Blaine Cooper
- When The Catfish Is In Bloom

- Requiem For Molly, Part 1
- Requiem For Molly, Part 2
- Requiem For Molly, Part 3
- Requiem For Molly, Part 4
- Fight On Christians, Fight On
rec. 1967


Vanguard VRS-9259 (mono)
= VSD-79259 (stereo)
= Vanguard SVRL-19033 (UK)
= Terra T-2 (1985)

= Vanguard CD 79259-2

21970Hollins & Star: Sidewalks Talking

- Talking To Myself
- Krishna Dov
- Twin City Prayer

- John Hurt (Hollins)
- Hard Headed Woman
- Rome?

- Vivace
- Lovable
- Digress
- Stayin High
- Sidewalks Talkin
- Feelin' Good

Ovation OV 14-07
31970Sam Lay In Bluesland

- Maggie's Farm
- Mean Mistreater

- Sam Lay & Mississippi John
- Cryin For My Baby
- Sloppy Drunk
- My Fault
- Roll Over Beethoven
- Ask Her For Water
- I Got My Mojo Working

Blue Thumb BTS-14
3a1972John Fahey and His Orchestra: Of Rivers And Religion

- Steamboat Gwine 'Round De Bend
- Medley: Deep River / Ol' Man River
- Dixie Pig Bar-B-Q Blues
- Texas And Pacific Blues


- Funeral Song For John Hurt
- Medley: By The Side Of The Road / I Come, I Come
- Lord Have Mercy
- Song

Reprise CHR 1006
41977Tom Paxton: New Songs From The Briarpatch

- Did You Hear John Hurt? (Paxton)
- Pandora's Box
- Bring Back The Chair
- Birds On The Table
- Talking Watergate
- There Goes The Mountain

- Cotton-Eye Joe
- You Can Eat Dog Food
- You're So Beautiful
- Mister Blue / White Bones Of Allende
- Born On The Fourth Of July


Vanguard VSD 79395

www.tompaxton.com
[see also for later recordings/
compilations]

51977Wizz Jones: Magical Flight

- Pictures
- Mississippi John
- Old Fashioned Shotgun Wedding
- Song To Woody
- Topolino Song

- Magical Flight
- Valley
- See How The Time Is Flying
- Canned Music

Plant Life PLR009 (UK)


Folk Freak FF4003 (G 1978)

Scenescof SCOFCD 1006
(US 1999)

en.wikipedia.org

www.wizzjones.com

61980Dave Van Ronk: Somebody Else, Not Me

- Michigan Water Blues
- Somebody Else, Not Me
- Old Hannah
- The Entertainer

- Did You Hear John Hurt?
- Old Blue
- Sportin' Life
- Casey Jones
- Pastures Of Plenty
- Song To Woody
click to enlarge !

click to enlarge !
Philo PH 1065 (rec. 1979)

= Someone Else, Not Me
click to enlarge !
Rounder CD PHIL1065
(1999)

71981John Fahey Live In Tasmania

Introduction by Stefan Markovitch
- On the Sunny Side Of The Ocean
- Tasmanian Two-Step
- Tiger
- The Approaching Of The Disco Void
- Waltzing Matilda
Fahey Establishes Rapport with the Tasmanians
- A dissertation on "Obscurity" (spoken)
- The Return Of The Tasmanian Tiger

- Funeral Song For Mississippi John Hurt
- Steamboat Gwine 'Round De Bend
- Indian-Pacific R.R. Blues
click to enlarge !
Takoma TAK 7089

= Takoma/Allegiance
CDP 72789 (1987)

more info at johnfahey.com

81981Doc & Merle Watson:
Red Rocking Chair


- Sadie
- Fisher's Hornpipe / Devil's Dream
- Along The Road
- Smoke, Smoke, Smoke
- Below Freezing
- California Blues

- John Hurt
- Mole In The Ground
- Any Old Time
- Red Rocking Chair
- How Long Blues
- Down Yonder

Flying Fish 17252
91984Chris Smither: It Ain't Easy

- Footloose
- It Ain't Easy

- John Hurt Medley
- No Money Down
- Green Rocky Road
- Guilty
- Maybelline

- Rosalie
- One Plus One
- Ninety Nine Year Blues
- Glory of Love
- Sittin' On Top Of The World
- Once In A Very Blue Moon
- So Long, Harry Truman

Adelphi AD 1031


re-released on CD:
Adelphi GCD 1031

www.adelphirecords.com

101988Stefan Grossman
Love, Devils And The Blues


- Love, Devils And The Blues
- Heart Much Obliged
- Windblown Star
- Train Fare Blues
- Return To Little Rock
- Bottleneck Delight
- The Vamp Of Oblivion
- Descending into the Jaws of Change

- Grandad Clough and Kirkhamgate Jime
- Cactus Boogie
- Memories Of Perls
- Stompin' On The Tappahannock
- Jo And Her Daughters
- Charged And Ready
- Late Night Apollo Blues

- Ode To Mississippi John Hurt
- Love, Devils And The Blues, part 2

"All titles composed or arranged by Stefan Grossman"

click to enlarge !
Shanachie 97001

"This album is dedicated in
loving memory to my dear
friend Nick Perls"

CD-release can be ordered
at Stefan Grossman's
Guitar Workshop

111990The Greenwich Village Folk Festival 1989-90

Dave Van Ronk
- Did You Hear John Hurt?
Recorded live on October 1,
1989 and October 21, 1990
at the Eisner And Lubin
Auditorium of New York
University, New York City.


Gadfly 222

reissued as CD Gadfly 100591
Oct 1994

121992Dave Van Ronk: A Chrestomathy

- Tell Old Bill
- Cocaine Blues
- Motherless Children
- Poor Lazarus
- Mr. Noah
- Come Back Baby
- If I Had To Do It All Over Again (I'd Do It All Over You)
- Kentucky Moonshiner
- Fair And Tender Ladies
- Alley-Oop
- Chelsea Morning
- Clouds (From Both Sides Now)
- Swinging On A Star
- Dink's Song
- Romping Through The Swamp
- My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii
- You's A Viper
- Temptation Rag
- Stealin'

- John Hurt
- Sunday Street
- Entertainer
- Candy Man
- Teddy Bear's Picnic
- Mack The Knife
- Tango Ballad
- Losers
- Garden State Stomp
- Two Sleepy People
- The Fresno Shuffle
click to enlarge !
Gazell GPCD 2007/8
= Compilation out of diverse
early and recent (1960 until
1991) records
131994Christine Lavin Presents: Follow That Road

Tom Paxton & Dave Van Ronk
- Did You Hear John Hurt?
click to enlarge !
Rounder / Philo CD 1164
141994Happy & Artie Traum: The Test Of Time

- Trials Of Jonathan
- It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
- Test Of Time
- The Heart Of Saturday Night
- Riptide
- The Road To Ban Vinai
- Montreal
- Betty and Dupree
- Secret In The Wind

- Mississippi John


Roaring Stream RS 201
151994Shinobu Sato: Little Signs Of Autumn

- Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
- Little Signs Of Autumn
- Little Sadie-Soldier's Joy

- John Hurt Medley: My Creole Belle / Richland Woman Blues / Candyman /
  I'm Satisfied / My Creole Belle
- Stephen Foster Medley: Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair /
  My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night!
- Rusty Old Red River
- Rights Of Man
- Londonderry Air
- I Still Can't Say Goodbye
- The Entertainer
- I Got Rhythm
- The Water Is Wide
- Lullaby From Chugoku Region - This Path
- Cranes Over Hiroshima
- The Civil War Trilogy: Rally 'Round The Flag / The Bonnie Blue Flag /
  Ashokan Farewell
- I'll Love You Forever

Waterbug CD 3
161995Terry Robb: Acoustic Blues Trio

- I Need Lovin' Now
- Long Train Blues
- My Mistake
- Death Letter
- Washington Blues
- Sugar Sweet
- I'm Just Your Fool

- John Hurt Medley
- Honey Bee
- Chump Man Blues
- Buck Dance
- It Hurts Me Too
- Let Go

Burnside CD 19
172003Peter Lang: Guitar

- Little Cairo
- After the Fall
- Come Along Joe

- John Hurt in the 21st Century
- I Should Have Known
- Brick House Blues
- Snaker Ray Has Come & Gone
- Emily’s Waltz
- Daylight is Darkness
- Witness to the Messenger
- All Through My Life

Horus HM 1036
182003Eve Goldberg: Crossing The Water

- Something About A Sunday
- Mama's Opry
- It Rains Everywhere I Go
- Union Street Café
- Down To Tennessee
- The Thing That Makes You Beautiful
- Going Back To Boston
- Take These Chains

- Did You Hear John Hurt?
- Rosie The Riveter (revisited)
- Sheshatsiu Lullaby
- You Don't Need To Miss Me
- Crossing The Water

Borealis BCD 150

www.evegoldberg.com

192004Chris Smither: Honeysuckle Dog

- Sunshine Lady
- Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt
- Honeysuckle Dog
- Rattlesnake Preacher
- Rosalie
- Guilty
- It Ain't Easy
- Lonely Time
- Homunculus
- Braden River
- Steel Guitar
- Jailhouse Blues

Okra-Tone CD 4971
202004Doc & Merle Watson:
Sittin' Here Pickin' The Blues


- Freight Train Blues
- Hobo Bill's Last Ride
- Mississippi Heavy Water Blues

- Did You Hear John Hurt?
- John Henry / Worried Blues
- I'm A Stranger Here
- Talking To Casey
- Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
- Any Old Time
- Sittin' Here Pickin' The Blues
- Stormy Weather
- How Long Blues
- Honey Babe Blues
- St. Louis Blues
- Carroll County Blues
- California Blues
- Jailhouse Blues
- Windy And Warm
- Deep River Blues

Rounder CD 1617

www.rounder.com

212004Tom Paxton, Bob Gibson & Anne Hills: Best Of Friends

- Sing for the Song
- Did You Hear John Hurt?
- Home To Me Is Anywhere You Are
- The Death Of Stephen Biko
- And Loving You
- While You SLeep
- She Sits Of The Table
- Let The Band Play Dixie
- Pilgrim Song
- Panhandle Wind
- Something's Wrong With The Rain
- Ramblin Boy
- One Million Lawyers
- Bottle Of Wine

Appleseed CD 1077

www.annehills.com

222004Dave Van Ronk: ...and the tin pan bended and the story ended...

- Down South Blues
- Dave speaks
- You've Been A Good Old Wagon
- Dave speaks
- Don't You Leave Me Here
- Dave speaks

- Did You Hear John Hurt?
- Dave speaks
- Green, Green Rocky Road
- Dave speaks
- Jelly Jelly
- Nobody Know You When You're Down And Out
- Dave speaks
- One Meat Ball
- Buckets Of Rain
- Dave speaks
- Sometime (Whatcha Gonna Do)
- Sportin' Life Blues
- Dave speaks
- Ace In The Hole
- Dave speaks
- St. James Infirmary
- Thank You
- Urge For Going
October 2001 recording of
his last concert

click to enlarge !
Smithsonian Folkways
CD SFW40156

www.folkways.si.edu

232005Blues Masters: Taj Mahal

- Instrumental
- Hesitation Blues

- Mississippi John Hurt Instrumental
- Stagga Lee
- Ulysses S. Gregory
- Tom And Jake
- Mbira Instrumental
- Pennywhistle Instrumental
- Rolling Wheel Blues
- The Low Down Blues (Woman In Red)



Will be completed and expanded with further details !!!

 
Mississippi John Hurt on the front cover of other Artist's albums
#year
of release
artist / title of songs label # / notes
11972Taj Mahal: Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff

- Conch (Introduction)
- Kalimba
- Bound To Love Me Some
- Ricochet
- A Free Song
- Corinna

- Cakewalk Into Town
- Sweet Home Chicago
- Texas Woman Blues
- Gitano Negro



Columbia KC 31605


= Columbia MFCD 764

21975Patrick Sky
Two Steps Forward One Step Back


- Many a Mile
- Lucky Me
- Perryville Reel, Rhode Island Reel
- My Friend Robert
- Frankie And Albert
- Mole In The Ground

- Payday
- Candy Man
- To Find A Way
- Danville Girl
- Moanin' Blues
- Lost James Whalen
click to enlarge !
Leviathan 2006

Patrick Sky discography

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943, 4th ed. 1997, p. 418-419
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 247-249
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 490-492
- http://www.mindspring.com/~dennist/
- http://www.msjohnhurtmuseum.com/records.html
- http://www.searchingforagem.com/1960s/1964.htm
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of left column picture: Front Cover of Yazoo 1065; cover art by Robert Burger

thanks to (the ubiquitous) Alan Balfour, 'john4y' (Fred Bolden) and Ken Kandu for additional info / scans

 

www.msjohnhurtmuseum.com

by Frank Delaney

 

Mississippi John Hurt page

by Dennis H. Tesreau

 

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| Sam Gary | Paul Geremia | Fred Gerlach |Clifford Gibson | Arvella Gray | Mitch Greenhill |
| Shirley Griffith | George Gritzbach | Stefan Grossman | Guitar Nubbit |
| Guitar Gabriel (Nyles Jones) | Guitar Shorty (John Henry Fortescue) |
| John Hammond | Hecksaw Harney | William Harris | Buddy Boy Hawkins | Gordon Heath & Lee Payant |
| Blind Joe Hill | King Solomon Hill | Earl Hooker | Son House | Cisco Houston |
| Bo Weavil Jackson | John Jackson | Papa Charlie Jackson | Skip James |
| Henry 'Rufe' Johnson | Herman E. Johnson |
| Larry Johnson | Blind Willie Johnson | Nyles Jones (Guitar Gabriel) | Luke Jordan | Danny Kalb |
| Jo Ann Kelly | Lisa Kindred | Koerner, Ray & Glover |
| Jim Kweskin | Peter La Farge | Bruce Langhorne | Terrea Lea | J.B. Lenoir |
| Furry Lewis | Mance Lipscomb | Ennis Lowery ('Larry Dale') | Willie Mabon |
| Steve Mann | Judy Mayhan | Tommy McClennan |Suni McGrath |
| Mississippi Fred McDowell | Memphis Willie B. | Herb Metoyer | Elmon Mickle |
| Luke 'Long Gone' Miles | John Miller | Sam Mitchell | Model T. Slim |
| Little Brother Montgomery | Alex Moore | William Moore | Buddy Moss | Rabbit Muse | Fred Neil |
| Bob Neuwirth | New Lost City Ramblers | Johnny Nicholas | Hermes Nye | Jack Owens |
| Dave Peabody | Robert Petway | Buster Pickens | Dan Pickett | Lonnie Pitchford |
| Snooky Pryor | Doug Quattlebaum | Willie Guy Rainey |
| Jerry Rasmussen | 'Philadelphia' Jerry Ricks | Walt Robertson | 'William Robertson' | Paul Robeson |
| Judy Roderick | Dick Rosmini | Doctor Ross | Carl Sandburg | Brother John Sellers | Sid Selvidge |
| Thomas Shaw | Johnny Shines | J.D. Short | Siegel-Schwall Band | Patrick Sky | Gordon Smith |
| Robert Curtis Smith | Smoky Babe | Joseph Spence |
| Mark Spoelstra | Babe Stovall | Abu Talib (Freddy Robinson) |
| Baby Tate | Harry Taussig | Art Thieme | James 'Son' Thomas | Jesse Thomas | Ramblin' Thomas | Willie B. Thomas |
| Joan Toliver | Henry Townsend | Willie Trice | Ton van Bergeyk |
| Dave van Ronk | Eric von Schmidt | Jackie Washington | Sylvester Weaver | Casey Bill Weldon |
| 'Bukka' White | Josh White | Geeshie Wiley | Major Wiley | Robert Wilkins | Bill Williams |
| Big Joe Williams | Robert Pete Williams | Chris Youlden |
||| Wirz' record collection | want list |||