''Rediscovered'' is a posthumous 1998

Mississippi John Hurt John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 – November 2, 1966), better known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer and guitarist. Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. He w ...

compilation album released on

Vanguard Records Vanguard Recording Society is an American record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York City. It was a primarily classical label at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s, but also has a catalogue of recordings by a n ...

. It contains 23 songs that had previously been released on four of Hurt's earlier Vanguard albums: '' Today!'', ''The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt, Last Sessions, ''and'' The Best of Mississippi John Hurt''. The album's liner notes were written by Ed Ward.

Reviews

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's Matt Fink gave ''Rediscovered'' 4 out of 5 stars, writing that "These recordings are some of the last Hurt would make before his death, and are fine evidence of just how good he still was up until his last days."

Track listing

# Coffee Blues (John Hurt) # I'm Satisfied (John Hurt) # Make Me A Pallett On Your Floor (Public Domain) # Monday Morning Blues (John Hurt) # Since I've Laid My Burden Down (Public Domain) # Stocktime (Buck Dance) (John Hurt) # Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight (John Hurt) # Richland Woman Blues (John Hurt) # Keep On Knocking (John Hurt) # Stagolee (John Hurt) # Hop Joint (John Hurt) # Funky Butt (John Hurt) # It Ain't Nobody's Business (Public Domain) # Salty Dog Blues (Wiley & Zeke Morris) # Candy Man (John Hurt) #

You Are My Sunshine "You Are My Sunshine" is a song published by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell on January 30, 1940. According to Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the song has been recorded by over 350 artists and translated into 30 languages. In 1977, the Louisi ...

(Public Domain) # I've Got The Blues And I Can't Be Satisfied (John Hurt) #

Nearer My God To Thee "Nearer, My God, to Thee" is a 19th-century Christian hymn by Sarah Flower Adams, which retells the story of Jacob's dream. Genesis 28:11–12 can be translated as follows: "So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because th ...

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Shortnin' Bread "Shortnin' Bread" (also spelled "Shortenin' Bread", "Short'nin' Bread", or "Sho'tnin' Bread") is an African-American folk song dating back at least to the 1890s. James Whitcomb Riley published it as a poem in 1900, building on older lyrics. A " ...

(Public Domain) # Avalon, My Home Town (John Hurt) # First Shot Missed Him (John Hurt) # Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me (John Hurt) # Talking Casey (John Hurt) #

Goodnight Irene "Goodnight, Irene" or "Irene, Goodnight," is a 20th-century American folk standard, written in time, first recorded by American blues musician Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter in 1933. A version recorded by the Weavers was a #1 hit in 1950. The ...

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Huddie Ledbetter Huddie William Ledbetter (; January 20, 1888 – December 6, 1949), better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standa ...

John Lomax John Avery Lomax (September 23, 1867 – January 26, 1948) was an American teacher, a pioneering musicologist, and a folklorist who did much for the preservation of American folk music. He was the father of Alan Lomax, John Lomax Jr. and Bess Lo ...

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Personnel

*Georgette Cartwright – Creative director *

David Gahr David Gahr (September 18, 1922 – May 25, 2008) was an American photographer. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Russian immigrant parents. He enlisted in the US Army the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor and served in the infantry in Eu ...

- Photography *Mississippi John Hurt - Primary artist *

Patrick Sky Patrick Sky (born Patrick Linch; October 2, 1940May 26, 2021) was an American musician, folk singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was noted for his album ''Songs That Made America Famous'' (1973). He was of Irish and Native American anc ...

– Production Supervisor *Tom Vickers – Compilation Producer * Ed Ward – Liner notes *Captain Jeff Zaraya – Engineer

References

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