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{{Infobox album
| name = The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt
| type = Studio
| artist = Mississippi John Hurt
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1967
| recorded = 1966
| venue =
| studio =
| length = {{Duration|m=37|s=16}}
| label = Vanguard
| producer = Patrick Sky
| prev_title = Today!
| prev_year = 1966
| next_title = Mississippi John Hurt (1963-1964)
| next_year = 1969
}}
The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt is the second studio album, but fourth album altogether recorded by folk/blues musician Mississippi John Hurt.Wirz, Stefan. [http://www.wirz.de/music/hurtfrm.htm Illustrated Mississippi John Hurt discography]. Wirz.de. Retrieved 2 September 2011 It was released posthumously by Vanguard Records in 1967, as Hurt had died from a heart attack on November 2, 1966. Like his previous release, Today!, The Immortal is an eclectic blend of both traditional folk and blues songs, Christian hymns, and original compositions, all recorded solo and acoustic (with the exception of two tracks).Beatty, Brian. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-immortal-mississippi-john-hurt-r88766 The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt — Allmusic]. Allmusic entry. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
Background and recording
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}
| rev2 = Robert Christgau
| rev2Score = (Not rated)Christgau, Robert. [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=John+Hurt Robert Christgau: CG: John Hurt] Robert Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved 2 September 2011
}}
Over the years, the album has been well received. Brain Beatty, of Allmusic, gave the album a four-and-a-half out of five star rating, calling it "one of the best albums of country blues ever recorded", and that it left "little doubt as to why Hurt was so beloved after his rediscovery". Robert Christgau, in collaboration with fellow critic David Fricke, placed the album on their "40 Essential Albums of 1967" list for Rolling Stone.
Track listing
All tracks written and composed by John Hurt, except when noted.
;Side one
- "Since I've Laid My Burden Down" (trad.)
- "Moaning the Blues" (trad.)
- "Stocktime (Buck Dance)"
- "Lazy Blues"
- "Richland Women Blues"
- "Wise and Foolish Virgins (Tender Virgins)"
- "Hop Joint"
;Side two
- "Monday Morning Blues"
- "I've Got the Blues that Can't Be Satisfied"
- "Keep on Knocking"
- "The Chicken"
- "Stagolee" (trad., arr. John Hurt)
- "Nearer, My God, to Thee" (Sarah Flower Adams)
Personnel
- Mississippi John Hurt - guitar, vocals
- Patrick Sky - guitar (tracks 2 and 8)
References
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| title = Mississippi John Hurt
| background = solo_singer
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| group1 = Studio albums
| list1 = Today!{{·}} The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt{{·}} Last Sessions
| group2 = Live albums
| list2 = Folk Songs and Blues{{·}} Worried Blues{{·}} The Best of Mississippi John Hurt
| group3 = Songs
| list3 = "Frankie and Albert"{{·}} "Nobody's Dirty Business"{{·}} "Casey Jones"{{·}} "Stagolee"{{·}} "Spike Driver Blues"{{·}} "Ain't No Tellin'"{{·}} "Corrina, Corrina"{{·}} "Since I've Laid My Burden Down"{{·}} "Nearer, My God, to Thee"{{·}} "O Mary Don't You Weep"{{·}} "Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home"{{·}} "Goodnight, Irene"
| group4 = Related articles
| list4 = Avalon, Mississippi{{·}} Patrick Sky{{·}} Anthology of American Folk Music
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