Greatest folk guitarists, part 2:

Mississippi John Hurt: Make me a pallet on your floor:

John Hurt was rediscovered in 1963 by my guitar teacher, Mike Stewart and Tom Hoskins. I was in DC too late to have met John. But I was studying his tunes in 1963 as it turned out, independently.

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Another great guitarist, Memphis Minnie in the 1930's:

Me and my chauffeur

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Blind Reverend Gary Davis, whom I met and he taught me a bit in 1960:

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One of his signature songs, 12 Gates to the city, here with Sonny Terry on harp, 1940!

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Blind Boy Fuller:

"Meat Shakin' Woman":

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Blind Willie McTell:

"You was born to die"

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Huddie Ledbetter, 'Leadbelly', House of the Rising Sun:

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Robert Johnson, "Crossroads" (story goes he was poisoned by his jilted girlfriend, died really way too soon)

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Skip James 'Crow Jane"

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And of course, Son House!

Death letter:

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