Mississippi John Hurt

Summary

Mississippi John Hurt is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Carroll County^[2]. He was born on July 3, 1893^[3]. He died in Grenada^[4]. He died on November 2, 1966^[5]. He worked as a guitarist^[6], singer^[7], songwriter^[8], composer^[9], and musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,008 views/month, #6,990 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Mississippi John Hurt was born in Carroll County^[2].
• Born in Teoc^[12], Mississippi John Hurt…
• Mississippi John Hurt passed away in Grenada^[4].
• Mississippi John Hurt was born on July 3, 1893^[3].
• Mississippi John Hurt was born on July 3, 1894^[13].
• Mississippi John Hurt was born on March 8, 1892^[14].
• Mississippi John Hurt died on November 2, 1966^[5].
• Mississippi John Hurt held citizenship in United States^[15].
• Mississippi John Hurt is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[16].
• Mississippi John Hurt worked as a guitarist^[6].
• Mississippi John Hurt worked as a singer^[7].
• Mississippi John Hurt's professions included songwriter^[8].
• Mississippi John Hurt's professions included composer^[9].
• Mississippi John Hurt's professions included musician^[10].
• Mississippi John Hurt is recorded as male^[17].
• Mississippi John Hurt's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Mississippi John Hurt's genre is blues^[19].
• Mississippi John Hurt's genre is country blues^[20].
• Mississippi John Hurt's genre is ragtime^[21].
• Mississippi John Hurt's genre is Delta blues^[22].
• Mississippi John Hurt's record label is recorded as OKeh Records^[23].
• Mississippi John Hurt's record label is recorded as Vanguard Records^[24].
• Mississippi John Hurt's Commons category is recorded as Mississippi John Hurt^[25].
• The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[26].
• Mississippi John Hurt's family name is recorded as Hurt^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1893-07-03^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1966-11-02^[31]

• Genre(s): blues, country blues, folk^[32]

• Community tags: american, blues, country blues, folk^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 802484e0-90de-4611-9fa4-f5ef0c7727b6^[34]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Carroll County^[2], a county of Mississippi^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1833^[37] and Teoc^[12], an unincorporated community^[38], in United States^[39]. Recorded date of birth include July 3, 1893^[3], July 3, 1894^[13], and March 8, 1892^[14]. Mississippi John Hurt is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist^[6], singer^[7], songwriter^[8], composer^[9], and musician^[10].

Death and Burial

Mississippi John Hurt died on November 2, 1966^[5]. He died in Grenada^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[26].

Why It Matters

Mississippi John Hurt ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,008 views/month, #6,990 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

Where was Mississippi John Hurt born?

Born in Carroll County^[2], Mississippi John Hurt…

Where did Mississippi John Hurt die?

Mississippi John Hurt passed away in Grenada^[4].

What did Mississippi John Hurt do for work?

Mississippi John Hurt worked as guitarist^[6], singer^[7], songwriter^[8], composer^[9], and musician^[10].