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Thursday, October 20, 2005
Disappointed (waited 40 years and they didn't quite get it right)
After watching some of the PBS Dylan documentary, I ordered the new "Festival" DVD with performances from the Newport Folk Festival in the early 1960's ($11 from Amazon).
Sure, it was nice to see the scruffy Jim Kweskin Jug Band and waifish Joan Baez and Dylan in the raw, but I wanted to see the promised Mississippi John Hurt on video that I listened to on scratchy Newport Folk Festival vinyl records now promised on video with DVD-quality sound.
They only play half of "Candy Man" (the ultimate fingerpicking song) while they include plenty of philosophy from individuals in the crowd and musicians. Ah, well. Half a song of Mississippi John Hurt is enough to get my toes tapping. Magic.
You can hear the 86 seconds on YouTube. Search for "John Hurt".
Who's that fellow playing the clip beneath Mississippi John Hurt? Ain't no telling.
After watching some of the PBS Dylan documentary, I ordered the new "Festival" DVD with performances from the Newport Folk Festival in the early 1960's ($11 from Amazon).
Sure, it was nice to see the scruffy Jim Kweskin Jug Band and waifish Joan Baez and Dylan in the raw, but I wanted to see the promised Mississippi John Hurt on video that I listened to on scratchy Newport Folk Festival vinyl records now promised on video with DVD-quality sound.
They only play half of "Candy Man" (the ultimate fingerpicking song) while they include plenty of philosophy from individuals in the crowd and musicians. Ah, well. Half a song of Mississippi John Hurt is enough to get my toes tapping. Magic.
You can hear the 86 seconds on YouTube. Search for "John Hurt".
Who's that fellow playing the clip beneath Mississippi John Hurt? Ain't no telling.
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