Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday February 7, 2023: Songs Mississippi John Hurt Sang for the Library of Congress

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

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Theme: Songs Mississippi John Hurt Sang for the Library of Congress.

Mississippi John Hurt, who died in 1966 at age 73, was one of the most influential and important of the African American blues artists and songsters rediscovered in the 1960s. The songs on this program – some of which were written by Mississippi John Hurt – were all sung and recorded by him for the Library of Congress in 1963.

Mississippi John Hurt- See See Rider

Mr. Hurt Goes to Washington (Sunset Blvd.)

Bruce Cockburn- My Hometown Avalon (Avalon Blues)

Rarities (True North)

Michael Jerome Browne & Mike Regenstreif (2005)

Michael Jerome Browne- Sliding Delta

Sliding Delta (Borealis)

Maria Muldaur with John Sebastian- Richland Woman Blues

Richland Woman Blues (Stony Plain)

Mississippi John Hurt- Coffee Blues

Mr. Hurt Goes to Washington (Sunset Blvd.)

Doc & Merle Watson- Corrina, Corrina

Then and Now (Tomato)

Mississippi John Hurt- Stack O’Lee

Mr. Hurt Goes to Washington (Sunset Blvd.)

Rhiannon Giddens- The Angels Laid Him Away (Louis Collins)

Freedom Highway (Nonesuch)

“Philadelphia” Jerry Ricks- Keep On Knocking

Many Miles of Blues (Rooster Blues)

Tim Williams- Pallet on the Floor

Evenings Among Friends (Cayuse)

Mississippi John Hurt- Trouble I’ve Hall All My Day

Mr. Hurt Goes to Washington (Sunset Blvd.)

Dave Van Ronk- Spike Driver Blues

Down in Washington Square (Smithsonian Folkways)

Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur- Frankie

Penny’s Farm (Kingswood)

David Essig & Mike Regenstreif (2014)

David Essig- Candy Man

Redbird Country & High Ground (Appaloosa)

Mississippi John Hurt- Got the Blues That Can’t Be Satisfied

Mr. Hurt Goes to Washington (Sunset Blvd.)

Rosalie Sorrels- I’m Satisfied

Miscellaneous Abstract Record No. 1 (Green Linnet)

Martin Grosswendt- Pay Day

Pay Day! (Martin Grosswendt)

Peter Keane- Nobody’s Dirty Business

Rural Electrification (Peter Keane)

Mississippi John Hurt- Funky Butt

Mr. Hurt Goes to Washington (Sunset Blvd.)

Happy Traum- Monday Morning Blues

Bright Morning Stars (Lark’s Nest Music)

Andy Cohen- Talkin’ Casey

Tryin’ to Get Home (Earwig)

Eve Goldberg & Mike Regenstreif (2013)

Eve Goldberg- My Creole Belle

Ever Brightening Day (Sweet Patootie)

Mississippi John Hurt- Hot Time in Old Town Tonight

Mr. Hurt Goes to Washington (Sunset Blvd.)

Next week: Love Songs.

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--Mike Regenstreif