Mississippi John Hurt

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musician
gptkb:person
gptkb:saxophone
singer-songwriter
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_folk_music_revival
gptkbp:awardedPosthumously gptkb:Mississippi_Blues_Trail_marker
gptkbp:birthDate 1892-07-03
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:John_Smith_Hurt
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Teoc,_Mississippi,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._James_Cemetery,_Avalon,_Mississippi
gptkbp:deathDate 1966-11-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Grenada,_Mississippi,_United_States
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Tom_Hoskins
1963
gptkbp:genre folk
country blues
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mississippi John Hurt
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Bob_Dylan
gptkb:Doc_Watson
gptkb:Taj_Mahal
gptkb:John_Fahey
gptkbp:influencedBy Mississippi Delta blues
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:guitar
vocals
gptkbp:label gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkb:Vanguard_Records
gptkb:Okeh_Records
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Avalon_Blues
gptkb:Stack_O'_Lee
gptkb:Make_Me_a_Pallet_on_Your_Floor
gptkb:Spike_Driver_Blues
gptkb:Candy_Man
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:musician
songwriter
gptkbp:performedAt gptkb:Carnegie_Hall
gptkb:Newport_Folk_Festival
gptkbp:race gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:recordedAt gptkb:Alan_Lomax
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Avalon,_Mississippi,_United_States
gptkbp:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee 2023
gptkbp:style fingerpicking guitar
gentle vocal delivery
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
documentaries
gptkbp:yearsActive 1920s
1960s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Big_Bill_Broonzy
gptkb:John_Fahey
gptkb:Bruce_Cockburn
gptkb:Vanguard_Records
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5