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Acoustic Guitar: “Louis Collins” – a little Mississippi John Hurt

EclecticGuy October 28, 2008 guitar, music No Comments

My first introduction to country blues was through the work of Mississippi John Hurt. Some day, I would like to visit his memorial in Avalon, Mississippi (where he was raised and learned to play guitar at age 9).

In the early 1920′s, John Hurt recorded a record with OKeh Records. The producer gave him the name “Mississippi” as a marketing gimmick. The record did not do well and OKeh went out of business. The story of his rediscovery in 1963 is amazing! At the height of the folk craze, Tom Hoskins (a folk musicologist) collected early recordings and came across Mississippi … Continue Reading

Acoustic Guitar: “Pack Up Your Sorrows”

EclecticGuy October 25, 2008 guitar, music 1 Comment

Ok, this is going to be a first for me! I’ve never recorded or publicly shared any of my acoustic guitar playing prior to this post. I’ve been playing guitar since I was 10 – with (sometimes long) periods of dormancy. The past several years I’ve taken guitar more seriously and have been learning a number of new songs and styles. 

“Pack Up Your Sorrows” was written and performed by the late Richard Fariña and his wife Mimi Baez (Joan Baez’s younger sister). This acoustic guitar arrangement was created by my past guitar teacher Ken Perlman (unfortunately Ken and his … Continue Reading