Mississippi John Hurt Video Collection 

Such a kind, graceful, gentle man he was. I Love his mannerisms in all of these videos from the '60s, he's got a look on his face that seems to say "wow isn't this crazy?". Like he can't believe his luck. I mean, imagine for a moment- You're an aspiring musician in your 20s, you finally get what seems to be your big break and get to go to New York and record for a record company, then the depression hits, record sales plummet and that's pretty much it. Nothing else ever happens. You go back to your farm in Mississippi. Raise a family, 40 years or so years go by. Then one day all the sudden some young men come knocking on your door asking if you're the legendary Mississippi John Hurt. And just like that, you're world famous, recording albums again, playing to sold out shows of thousands of people, most of whom weren't even born when you had made your original recordings. It's one of the greatest come from behind victory stories of all time.

Man, you are the Indiana Jones of blues reels. It's a crime that footage like this is kept from the public. To actually watch John being interviewed while Dylan is heard onstage is another kind of extraordinary...

I honestly Almost can't believe my eyes at this Mississippi John Hurt interview. There needs to be a demand for all John Hurt footage from where ever they may be.

Can you imagine how many guitarists he inspired? I found his records in the public library while living in tucson az summer of 1981. He taught me to fingerpick.

Wow. Listen to what’s on the stage while he’s talking. He transcends every song sung on that stage. He is an original. What I would give to be a fly on the wall listening to him, doc and Merle just picking and enjoying each others company

Interviewing John with Bob Dylan playing live in the background.

Crazy how Skip James was the exact alter ego of this man. Both great guitarists who made the same kind of music aproximately in the same era, but they could not be more different. John was a man of the bible, a hard worker and someone who found peace exploring the infinite universe which is acoustic guitar. On the other hand, we got Skip, who was a sketchy alcoholic singing about murders and toxic relationships with women. Thanks for the video

How odd that I have never thought to look for footage of John after all these years of listening to him! Wonderful footage, thank you very much. I am so glad it appeared on my timeline.

Great to see these rare video clips of this wonderful and gentle blues man from the 30’s. Amazing that he was rediscovered in the 60’s. I discovered his music in the 70’s and he’s been the inspiration for my guitar playing over the last 50 years. Good to hear Bob Dylan singing Mr Tambourine Man in the background at Newport too!

I had the good fortune to see him playing on a park bench in Sproul Plaza in the 60s. Notice in that very last clip a young John Hammond sitting next to Hurt and enjoying the master.

Amazing footage. I learned to "travis pick" during quarntine, which allows me to play something like this - and man...he was a revolutionary.

A genius guitarist, good and kind man and real gentleman. Thanks for the posting this material!

That interview of him at Newport with Dylan playing in the background is amazing.

I hope I get see him on the otherside. John's simplicity and being so humble and joyful to tears he finally got to share his God given talent with the world. We are fortunate his and others music was recorded and archived.

Saw him several times at the Second Fret in Philly and we’d go upstairs to meet him. So sweet!

None better. Every note played and sang is perfect in the soul.

Bob Dylan in the background on stage as John Hurt does an interview....priceless!

Historic..MJH @ the Newport Folk Festival w/Dylan going electric in the background.WOW

Somebody asked the other day how you learn and memorize songs quickly. Well, it starts with getting a melody in your head that won't go away until you have to sit down and learn it. Thank you, Mister Hurt for Lonesome Valley and Nobody's Dirty Business. Those and several others will always be with me.

Mississippi John Hurt. Wow. This is one of my greatest finds. Vocals and Guitar. From a Dylan fan...Lloyd Wolf :)

Thank you! Still working on “candy man”…so complex, unique and so MJH!

Bless his sweet heart. Wonderful man!

Wait a minute. The interview was during a Dylan concert? How cool...

He’s one of my all time favourite people

Great footage of this master! I love watching him play and sing. Thanks for this.

Blessings upon ye for this.

The one and only. Without doubt the best. And a gentleman. Love this man.

My buddy and I drove by Mr. Hurt’s house in Avalon, MS a few years ago blaring “Avalon Blues” on the car stereo. It was magical. He was an original and one of the very best.

I cant get enough of John Hurt!

wow he playing leads parts back up parts and bass parts same time sick

The Legendary Mr Mississippi John Hurt that something that you got that's what I want is to learn how to pick and Play Just Like You far as the question of Folk Music it totally means your upbringing but your music is definitely country Blues and a big shout-out to Pete Seeger and family for discovering some of the best talent when it came to folk blues and bluegrass music thank you for posting this performance of this Legend

my ears keyed in on dylan singing tambourine man in the background at newport during that interview

Gibson or Guild or a Sears Silvertone... Any of those ones in the hands of Mississippi John Hurt would've sounded so great! P.S.*what kind of magic is that to hear him being interviewed during a young Dylan's premiering of "Mr. Tambourine Man" for the masses?* Awesome!

rare and exciting scenes, thank you very much for editing and sharing the sequence with legendary john hurt. I remember the first time I watched a video of him playing and it changed my life.

I miss old day simple times 🥰

Formidable.Thank you.

Dylan in the background, nice, thanks for this.

I've worked on this little Jem of Mr Hurt's (John henry) and this is the first time i've seen him do it live so to speak and happy i am, i got most all of it bang to right. Including all of the left hand gymnastics and thumb jumps, chuffed!! yeah chuffed you bet i am. Mississippi is one tricksy guitar player even now today and he sounds so very easy to copy which he is not by a long shot. just try it and sing along as well you'll know. (he was what Doc Watson tried to be, and both where the real, real deal) And no not easy no way, just an hour or so. though seen his picking style no thumb pick just flesh and nail that helped to figure it out some. as it is my own preferred way to play. though i'm not afraid of picks or plectrum style or claw or bouncing thumb twang and swing. But his Candyman had me stumped for a long while but, I figured it out he's an old trickster (yes) and i love him what a joker. there is an easy way to play it exact note for note (but i'm not going to let on) I just love him? And his sweet tone voice and the chit chat he has with his guitar. he never did really die he's alive still here, his spirit is near, that old guy and his smile. And it makes me smile just to think of him, and though we never met, and we never will. As he is long gone... but still.. Rest in peace rest and sleep well

Thanks so much.this friendly Gentleman deserves IT all. Still Love Mississippi John Hurt.

I can't thank you enough for sharing those priceless pieces of History. Love the Folk definition passage. MJH has not only set the foundation of what US folk is today but no one yet has come close to his thumb picking technique, not even the great Tommy Emmanuel....

Thanks!

Real music from real people,thanks.

A treasure, thank you

Thanks for sharing. Beautiful history and life.

A beautiful soul

People of God are so special......so beautifull......

So captivating, so great, God bless

Wonderful to see this, thanks for putting this together.

thank you so much for the upload

Thank ya for this....love it❤

The Valley Store is STILL standing strong

dylan in the background is devastatingly chilling

Você é um gênio do Blues 👏👏👏♥️♥️♥️

His fingers are so strong, god damn

Beautiful John #timeless 😍 ❤❤❤😅

Priceless footage of the gentle and profound John Hurt. Always a wee bit out of tune. Perfection.

Great document. 👌🏻

Un genio!...buen video👍gracias

Nice surprise to hear Bob Dylan preforming in the background

Wow - and thank you. In the Newport footage at the end, I’m pretty sure that’s John Hammond Jr. and Taj Mahal to MJH’s right and left. In the Newport footage that follows his performance, that’s definitely Taj Mahal on harmonica, looking just as he does in the Dave Gahr photo (with MJH) on the cover of the album Recycling the Blues and Other Related Stuff. Totally speculative: could the guy with glasses and plaid jacket in that end footage possibly be a very young Alan Wilson?

Hey Tim, my middle name is Pierpont, my mom's maiden name. My cousin's name is Tim Pierpont from Middlebury, Ct. I'm a member of a Pierpont historical organization.

Lou Reed and Dylan met this man

Thank you !!!!

Thank you vm

✌🏽

He could really play

Is there any chance to watch the full video of MJH at Newport folk festival?

As far as it goes, those 78’s and later 45s that blues nerds were hunting for are very robust and maintain good fidelity if they’re not cracked in half. Must have felt like Petrarch digging through monasteries for Cicero.

Awesome footage but can you post the full documentary?

Isn't that John Hammond Jr sitting next to John?

Think of how much we're not seeing because the people who own the footage won't release it. They'll only give it up if you offer enough money to use it in a production of some kind. Makes me angry.

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Alguien puede traducir lo que dice en español o ingles y le pongo traducción en español ? En la entrevista

What documentary are these clips from?

Don’t get much finer

makes the cult of personality omar

Good lord, at around 2:49 you can hear Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man in the background...