The Fingerpicking Blues of Mississippi John Hurt
No traditional musician is better loved than Mississippi John Hurt, and in this Homespun video series, you’ll learn the songs, licks, sounds and techniques that make Mississippi John Hurt's music so popular.
Videos
• Introduction (06:41) - In this first video, Happy Traum and John Sebastian introduce the playing style of Mississippi John Hurt and how you can incorporate this into your own playing.
• Spike Driver's Blues (10:33) - Here we learn the simple picking song Spike Driver's Blues.
• Got the Blues, Can't Be Satisfied (07:42) - We move on to another tuned played with a capo on the second fret.
• Coffee Blues (09:41) - The next song we learn is a old, famous blues song that John loved to play for his audience.
• Monday Morning Blues (11:00) - We learn another song in the key of A, Monday Morning Blues.
• Candy Man (09:07) - The high fret solo is introduced in this song, Candy Man.
• Richland Woman Blues (07:01) - We now move into the key of C with Richland Woman Blues.
• My Creole Blues (04:14) - In this tutorial we go over My Creole Blues and a few variations.
• Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor (06:31) - Next, we go over the classic Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor, Mississippi John style.
• Satisfied and Tickled Too & Stack O'Lee Blues (08:03) - This video looks at two different songs with the second one being in the key of D.
• Avalon Blues (09:57) - This song, Avalon Blues, is shown played without the thumb pick for a more unique sound.
• Mississippi John (04:01) - In this final video, the guys play a tribute song to Mississippi John Hurt.