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Mississippi John Hurt - Central High School, Philadelphia 22 May 1966

Track listing:
  1. Gene's Intro 0:29
  2. Mississippi John Hurt Talks 0:22
  3. Nearer My God To Thee 3:50
  4. Baby What's Wrong With You 3:20
  5. Coffee Blues 3:45
  6. It Ain't Nobody's Business 2:59
  7. Candy Man 4:02
  8. Intro To Stagolee 1:50
  9. Stagolee 4:56
  10. Monday Morning Blues 3:16
  11. Gene's Outro 1:52

Notes


Mississippi John Hurt

Philadelphia, PA

22-May-1966

Venue: Central High School

Tracklist:

01. Gene's intro * 0:29
02. JH talks 0:22
03. Nearer My God To Thee 3:50
04. Baby What's Wrong With You 3:20
05. Coffee Blues 3:45
06. It Ain't Nobody's Business 2:59
07. Candy Man 4:01
08. Intro to Stagolee 1:50
09. Stagolee ** 4:56
10. Monday Morning Blues 3:16
11. Gene's Outro 1:52

* Includes Gene accidently talking over 1st few seconds of tape
** Cut during applause after

Very good sound, considering its age (there is some hiss and background noise). But the sweet sublime spirit of Mississippi John Hurt comes through loud and clear!

Musician(s):

Mississippi John Hurt (guitar, vocals)

Date per Google Books ("Mississippi John Hurt: His Life, His Times, His Blues" By Philip R. Ratcliffe, pg. 186):

"On May 22, 1966, after a concert at Central High School in Philadelphia, attended by Jerry Ricks (whose birthday it was)..."

Recorded by Barry Berg

Lineage:

On Stage Microphone(s) [assumed based on the previous Doc Watson 1966 CHS show] > R2R [assumed based on show date] > ? >
FM [WXPN-FM, Gene Shay's Folk Music Show 07-Jul-2013] >
RadioShark2 (USB) > HD > CoolEdit2000 [trimming and tracking, replaced 1 short right channel dropout with the left channel] >
TLH > SBE's fixed + FLAC level 8