It must be daunting to do a tribute album to Mississippi John Hurt. His intricate finger-picking style, wistful delivery and Cinderella career make him a unique character in music. Hurt recorded a few ...

A museum in Avalon, Miss., was destroyed by a fire yesterday. It honored the legendary bluesman John Hurt. NPR's Neda Ulaby spoke to the musician's granddaughter. NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: The Mississippi ...

AVALON, Miss. — The mystery surrounding the missing blues trail marker honoring legendary bluesman Mississippi John Hurt and the cause of the Mississippi John Hurt Museum fire is as winding as the ...

In Avalon, Mississippi, a fire burned down the Mississippi John Hurt Museum Wednesday, just hours after it received landmark status. The museum honors country blues singer and guitarist John Hurt and ...

Mississippi John Hurt’s mother bought him a Black Annie guitar for $1.50 when he was 12. They lived in the northwestern Mississippi town of Avalon, so small that it didn’t appear on most maps after ...

For fans of American roots music, the Mississippi John Hurt Museum in Avalon, Mississippi, may have been housed inside a 200-year-old shack with a tin roof—it was the childhood home of the late great ...