Mississippi John Hurt Richland Woman Blues

[jordanpakiry]

been trying desperately to figure this song out for the last week!

[tonyromeo999]

Awesome...what a lovely man

[leoncoda]

MISSISIPPI JOHN HURT ( 1892-1966)

[monkeyside]

wow thats beautiful

[getarslim]

He sometimes sang Red rooster say cocka doodle do, Richland women say any cock  will do

[ClassicTVful]

Beautiful song by a beautiful soul! 

[auguredinnocence]

@ClassicTVful

and such a beautiful sweet voice...

[adnukum]

Jesus God

[TheAsteroth13]

his voice warms my heart...damn i was born in the wrong era...

[clelmore]

Mississippi John was from "the hilly country' around Mississippi where there were quite a few similar musicians - they were much more from the same roots as the Piedmont players than the Delta bluesmen.

Annette

[cwood1946]

@ andrew...actually Richland Woman says any cock will do...

[jsh5o6]

estos ecos del pasado si que duelen, belleza y tristeza se funden en los acordes de john

[neonbladedotcom]

Doesn't matter what sorta day I'm having, MJH's music always makes me smile!

[DROPOUT2001]

Amazingly different from the music of so many other early blues singer/songwriters. I think it's because he never hung out the other guys. Maybe if he had someone would have tuned his guitar for him. But man, what fantastic finger riffs. I've tried playing this deceptively simple sounding stuff. Never been able to get close.

[JohnMalcolm]

Red rooster says cock-a doodle-do,

Rich young woman says "Any dude cock 'll do"

[bojo7407]

Just caint get no better than this good man...and we share the same state, good ol Miss.

[bojo7407]

Been hearin this sweet man since 1965 and would be real proud to sit up beside him .

[bojo7407]

I'm from Miss and this man is it for me.

[MrBaphometG]

Siempre hay un pelotudo que tiene que poner "dislike" en este caso hay 4 pelotudos que apretaron el boton en estado de ebriedad o nacieron sin oídos...Mississippi thanks for your music!

[Constipated1337]

420 likes.

[RecklessTheory]

this song defines HOPE, in a stressful fast pace world.

[Rotzloeffi]

This is the very opposite of Rebecca Black's Friday.

[foleydvm]

RIP MJH



[RetroJenny]

This song is so lovely. I like most genres of music, but the blues just gets to my soul.

[abuelitohh]

The most beautiful voice in the world, and the most lovable pickin- what more could anyone ask for

[saullouis]

I think I recall John and Pat Sky coming up to Saratoga and playing the cafe Lena a long time ago. Perhaps I saw them together somewhere else. Im not sure. Pat obviously thought the world of John. Wish Pat would come up north and do a little show there again. I can think of a few buddies who would love to hear him play again.

[kontrapunkti]

4 people must be deaf

[johnnierah]

now that is cool. i went the first 50 years of my life without that. why didn't nobody tell me.

[RecklessTheory]

@johnnierah cause nows the times for you to reflect, the events in your life harmonized by an ancient tune, at an age of clear integrity.

[voodoochildblu]

such a beautiful fucking song. you gotta respect this man.

[plough00]

glad i found it , love it, thanks you tube.

[gulis4u]

Dette er gitarbehandling som selv pømkekongen og Zlat liker! Han onanerer gitaren.

[mynthon11]

I wonder if Dylan listened this stuff...?

Amazing. that voice with that finger picking.. :-)

Thank You man!!!

[stablejelly]

@mynthon11 Sure, Dylan heard it. Hurt was on the Anthology of Folk Music by Harry Smith. Quite influential. Our man Bob is probably one of the most informed performers ever.

[1blastman]

@mynthon11 I remember Dylan playing at the Newport Folk Festival back in the 60's and John Hurt was at the same festival. Dylan was strongly influenced by his bluesmen elders.

[fivethumbsfrank]

simply awesome

[antonlampe]

look for hurt on

archive.org/details/Mississipp­iJohnHurt-01-15



[wildmandazza]

GREAT SONG

[ytdsgdjgfueyxn537]

God bless Mississippi John Hurt.

My guitar playing is... as Doc Watson himself said, a 'crude imitation' of the master.

Thanks for the upload.

[GDguitarplayer]

I wish I could just sit down with him and just talk for a little bit. He seems like he was a very gentle soul and I miss him dearly even know I obviously never met him. He just comes across at a very likeable fellow.

[thecountryham]

Great pics!

[biodisater12]

soooo much heart and soul♥♥♥♥

[walkingthevalley]

Next weekend I'm driving to Avalon, MS to visit this man's grave. I love him.

[a3rodc]

3 people have bad taste in music.

[omegalazarus]

2:20 - Rooster says "Cockadoodle do". Richmond women say "Any dude'll do."

Brilliant line. Also, I need to go to Richmond.

[reanueax724]

@omegalazarus dude i totally read this right when he sang it in the song crazy

[Dannys998877]

After John Hurt's recordings in the 1920's, he faded into obscurity. Thank God he was "rediscovered." His repertoire was beautifully recorded by Vanguard and issued on vinyl LP's in the 1960's. Remastered CD's of both his Okeh recordings of 1928, and the Vanguard recordings almost 40 years later are still in print and readily available. What a beautiful soft voice, and what awesome finger picking! It's truly a blessing that we still have John's music.

[norman74n]

This is the only guitar music that makes me always rock or sway side to side whenever I play or listen to it. I dare anyone not to while listening to the whole song. Listen to Spike Driver's Blues too...

[a89alex]

sounds like old crow's "good bye booze"

[lightninlipski]

if you distilled the delta blues down from a lake,to a pond,to a puddle and then to a drop this mans music would be the sweet result,brilliant!

[carlenable]

He is so great, thanks... gr..from the netherlands...

[sergiohelio]

Just Beautiful! I Love It!

[tiizii]

it just doesn't get any better than this, folks.

[andrewhaugen22]

The Red rooster says cocka doodle do do,Richland Woman says any dude will do...Lmao

[nico19611]

the warmth of this music (and the man behind) is so overwhelming - it makes my heart smile. john hurt just like an old granddady telling stories. what a man and what a soul!

[0ldblueslover]

That brought back some memories - first heard that one in my teens, Wonder who the woman was cos most of these old blues tell a story.

[rodney1238]

lovely always great he and john jackson are two of the great blues pickers....tnks4pst

[leitros]

Incredible. Wouldn't it have been something to have had MJH & Libby Cotten playing together.

[leitros]

Country influenced by blues ----- Charley Poole.

Blues influenced by country ------Mississippi John Hurt.

Hurt & Leadbelly ------ Our only recorded memories of what would have been played towards the end of the 1800's. A melting pot of Irish, Scots & Afro-American music. We are so fortunate to have it.

[cullam]

first time I have heard this but I love it !

[gxhale1950]

I'm now a 60 yr old semi-pro Mississippi Delta style blues guitarist/singer. My friend, Tom (Fang) re-discovered John back in the sixties. I must say John Hurt's Vanguard Album "Mississippi John Hurt Today" was probably the largest influence on my finger-style playing. Robert Johnson was naturally another giant influence on me, but Johnson's bass lines were generally beautifully crafted muffled single note lines. Hurt's rt thumb was like a ragtime pianists lft hand; he made the blues swing!

[darussol]

just plain great

[jwalsh671]

His influence on Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little 16" is obvious. Pure blues is hard to beat!

[CharmedQuarkZ99]

Thank you John RIP

[sabbathdisciple94]

hes like the yoda of blues, the ultimate master

[ThomasDeLello]

Maria Maldour did an excellent cover of this song with the Jim Kweskin Jug Band. You want to hear that one too...!

[bullrider2014]

sweet momma will b gone...whos from tennessee? im feelin' the delta lovin'blues here, if it aint blues then slap my granny lol. i luv me sum jonny!

[cravenmoorrrrrrrrr]

Sounds like Midnite special...nice clip, thanks.

[nishatango]

standard tuning, Cmajor

[nishatango]

Standard tuning, key of C

[romienomie]

Oh wow! did John Hurt use a special tuning?

[JimW57BR]

Of all the bluesman Mr. Hurt is by far my favorite of all the musicians Mr. Hurt is still my favorite and from people who knew he was one fine Gentleman. If you were to ask me which 10 people living or dead you would like to meet he would be at the top of the list!

[skullamus]

with you there !

[Greenfish654]

casey by MJH is one of the best songs I have ever heard.

[JabbaDaWHAT]

they wouldnt be as celebrated if it werent for time they'd lived in. its the blues, man.

[stevenmullis]

its to bad for all the blues artist that had to go through the generation they did......no doubt in my mind that if this music was popular now these guys would live a life among millionaires.....the skills are just amazing

[SpaceBambino]

@stevenmullis had they been millionaires, their output wouldnt have been nearly as good, i think. happens to all bluesmen, money seems to be the enemy of the blues, look at bb king. or modern rich hip hopers for that matter

[getarslim]

Country blues at its best, MJH was one of the most syncopated players ever along with Gary Davis. Wonderful! Thanks.

[jeanhartely]

Probably the King of Delta, and Robert Johnson is second. Listen to him on Candyman.

[criticalzen]

I like this... it's not so bluesy though. Kind of peppy. Anybody who has ever loved knows the blues.

[mcob1]

looks kinda like george artacho. of course george was a puerto rican.

[MassimoAlberto]

a magnetic voice, quiet.

The spirits and drive away the bad mood

[Cypressize]

men im comin straigt outta club right now , smoked a joint wht my buddy and listned to this song ;) LOVE IT

[paulhg53]

@Cypressize a fat joint sure helps to get the old toe tapping to this stuff

[Cypressize]

awesome

[woodash1]

Richland Women Blues and Coffee Blues are my favorites. Not edgy, warm. Just sweet rolling country blues on a fine summer day. I'm so glad they got this guy on modern tape before he died.

[TheBieneGrrl]

My children will know this kind of music - just as my mom and dad did with me - and hopefully, my grandchildren will, too.

[Tubascope]

Sadly, I was never exposed to much of the blues classics as a child and had to discover only a few years back when I was 22. It inspired me to actually want to play music. My children will will also know this music.

[ceasarvanstorm]

i hope you meet the right man

[Tubascope]

Well i've already found the right woman, as I am a man. Working on children right now.

[widdyhabb]

Isn't it difficult to write posts here and makin' babies at the same time?

[thadswanek]

Wow. So simple, pure and good.

[bigboy09able]

qu'elle charme et qu'elle deceure bravo Hurt

[whitestripebuzz]

he plays the most gentle, mellow blues i have ever heard. perfection.

[dirtroads46]

such a sweet smooth voice....love it

[aerosolchef]

Im glad i ran across some of this man's music. I just love how sincere and delicate his voice is. Always makes me realize how beautiful the most simplistic things in our daily lives can be.

[aerosolchef]

Wow. Just realized that Devendra Banhart sounds almost indentical to John Hurt.

[earsaucemusic]

you're comparing devendra banhart to the best guitarist ever? hahhahaha

[aerosolchef]

Elitist musician coming through!.... Everyone, do not say anything, do not voice your opinion. This man will ridicule you!

[thevalentinefamily]

I just realized that Mississippi John Hurt sounds almost identical to Megadeth.

[Bhakta108Shiva]

You're retarded. I hope you die very shortly, it would do the world a favor.

[earsaucemusic]

Wow. Just realized that your mom sounds exactly like a hyena. In bed.

[atterysquash1]

wish e wuz my grand-dad

[WEIR4EVER]

Interesting, hearing this, one is almost instantly reminded of Jorma Kaukonen; guess Mississippi John must have been his guiding star..... Sure sounds wonderful.

[pigboycooter]

You dig this, you dig Jorma? Dig on Steve Mann. You-Tube him...He's lived a hard life. Was a great friend andwhen he was young he sure did a lot for us young finger-pickers.

[ak47doubletap]

Good / great music is never out of style, never old, never can hear it enough. Thnx 4 sharing post !!

[im4out]

f*****g awesome thank you..

[nomiclas]

hey houmti great story about a great guy!

[Ascarebot]

Ahhh my dad used to have this on an old vinyl record. He put it in mp3 format somehow, but I only got about ten seconds of this song. I've been looking for it for years. Thanks for the upload!

[scmo08]

Then I'm really glad you found it :=)

[waterhead001]

@scmo08 What record is this from? Where can I get it?

[Dannys998877]

@waterhead001

This recording is one of the Vanguard studio recordings I mentioned in my comment above. All of the Vanguard recordings are currently available in a 3 CD box set on Amazon. All of the individual tracks (including this one) are also available at Amazon as individual mp3 downloads. I first heard the Vanguard recordings on vinyl LP's in the late 1960's. And I bought the remastered CD's as soon as they became available. Mississippi John just gets better with each hearing.

[jalollybad]

Love the old man and his gift. He puts me in mind of a great uncle I had.

[Murreh]

Simply amazing :)

[humoti]

Great song! 37 years ago I struggled to learn it and one night MJH came to me in a dream and showed me where to put my fingers and said, "just let flow". I did and since then all his finger picking has flowed through my fingers. I never knew what spirituality was like until then. I was only 18 then. Thanks for posting.

[Tubascope]

I've only got 12 John Hurt songs, and this is not one of them. Thank you very much for posting.

[gypsymama501]

Been listening to MJH long time and he has shaped & molded me almost as much as my Dad when it comes to music. There is a side of Joy in his Blues, ya know! It picks you up. I used to have his whole album on my Ipod... going to put it back on. Need it. Thanks for reminding me of my roots.

[terriesales]

He can pick. This is very very nice music.

How in the world did you find this? It sure makes you feel good.

[getarslim]

One of the great blues finger picking players and love the lyrics to many of his songs. Like the sexual innuendo of candyman for example

[oboma8]

You are a racist.

[PimpinDeezNiggahz]

unbelievablely original...its when the white-boy copy cats post on here that the music gets denegrated

[kariaudar]

Listening to the blues has enriched my life beyond measure. Those weathered old blues cats (like MJH) could reflect the entire spectrum of human emotions through their art. Not many musical styles can boast that.

[JSLLH]

@kariaudar i love your comment ! i totally agree with you!

[coenijn]

@kariaudar the only one I could think of was classical

[angryscotchtape]

I wonder where I would be if I had never listened to MJH....Its a scary thought.

[skeletonation]

Puts a smile on my face.. : )

[hooked146]

me too

[who58me]

Fine, fine, fine. Just awesome.

[Schwarzwaelder01]

Das ist einfach klasse!

[RAWRAMP1]

absolute class..pete

[resopicker]

Wow this is incredible, thanks.

[kodifeeder]

This is one great amazing song!

[DAVO1984FI]

this is pure magic...

Here again is where all white american folk singer has copied...this sound like james taylor!!!!

[chowderhead]

There's precious little video of Mississippi John Hurt out there, but plenty of good audio. In video and photographs he's revealed to be one of the sweetest, kindest people you can imagine, and in fact he was. His fingerpicking style inspired thousands of imitators -- that driving bass and delicate melody styling of the right hand. This is one of my favorite songs of his -- it's really very funny! Good post, thanks.

[CS71213]

You said it all. MJH was an excellent artist.

[mosescotton]

You are so right. His style is reflective of his character. When I listen to him play I feel an easiness throughout. That is what music is all about. I could never imitate him, but I admire him so much that I think just a little bit of his style is in my music.

[11spike7]

His fingerpicking is awesome.

[samcooke1982]

super i love this bluesmen

[mattcaplin]

Thank you

[rogernimo44]

I'am waiting that from USA...and it come from NORGE...Mississipi J HURT is international ... thank U .V.M

[BanaanTV]

blues is an international language.