Mississippi John Hurt

Mississippi John Hurt was born on Mar 08, 1892 in USA. Mississippi John Hurt's big-screen debut came with Shadrach directed by Susanna Styron in 1998. Mississippi John Hurt is known for Two Trains Runnin' directed by Sam Pollard, Taylor Branch stars as Self and Gary Clark Jr. as Self. The upcoming new movie Mississippi John Hurt plays is Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman which will be released on Aug 16, 2021.

Blues singer/songwriter Mississippi John Hurt was born John Smith Hurt in Teoc, MS, on July 3, 1893. As a young man he taught himself how to play guitar and performed at local clubs and dances. In 1928 a talent scout for Okeh Records heard him and signed him to the label, then sent him to Memphis and New York City to record. He made 13 songs for the label, but returned to Mississippi where he kept performing until the early 1960s, when a folk-music fan discovered his works. He appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1963, 1964 and 1965 and on a variety of television shows. He also recorded three albums for Vanguard Records.