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Mississippi John Hurt - Worried Blues (1965)

Track listing:
  1. Lazy Blues 3:22
  2. Farther Along 3:53
  3. Sliding Delta 5:12
  4. Nobody Cares For Me 3:41
  5. Cow Hooking Blues No.2 3:49
  6. Talkin' Casey 4:54
  7. Weeping and Wailing 4:14
  8. Worried Blues 4:45
  9. Oh Mary Don't You Weep 3:29
  10. I Been Cryin' Since You Been Gone 3:10

Notes

This second of two sessions devoted to Mississippi John Hurt's first recordings followed the same pattern as its predecessor. Hurt did mostly blues, with an occasional spiritual number like "Oh Mary Don't You Weep." He sang in a fragile, yet powerful manner, backing his vocals on acoustic guitar in an equally simple, gentle manner with lines and riffs that often surpassed passages with far more intricate voicings. These two CDs restored into public circulation very valuable recordings.