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How to Fingerpick the Blues Like Mississippi John Hurt: The Alternating-Bass Pattern

Excerpted from Country Blues Guitar BasicsListening to players like Mississippi John Hurt, Reverend Gary Davis, and John Fahey will get your ear accustomed... Read More...

Gaslight Memories: Mississippi John Hurt’s Influence on the 1960s Folk Scene and Beyond

From the July 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY STEVE JAMESIn the close, dimly lit quarters of the subterranean Gaslight Cafe, on Ma... Read More...

‘Coffee Blues’ – Learn How to Play a Mississippi John Hurt Classic

From the July 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM PERLMUTTER | VIDEO BY STEVE JAMESOne of Mississippi John Hurt’s signature songs, “Coffee Blues,” contain... Read More...

Video Lesson: Play Like Mississippi John Hurt

From the July 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY STEVE JAMESAlthough John Hurt’s style and repertoire are often imitated, his guitar ... Read More...

How to Fingerpick the Blues Like Mississippi John Hurt: The Alternating-Bass Pattern

Excerpted from Country Blues Guitar BasicsListening to players like Mississippi John Hurt, Reverend Gary Davis, and John Fahey will get your ear accustomed to... Read More...

Guitar Lesson: Exploring John Prine’s Simple but Distinctive Acoustic Approach

From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Jeffrey Pepper RodgersAt any given song circle, open mic, or other g... Read More...

Woodshed: How To Play John Fahey’s ‘Uncloudy Day’

From the July/August 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Gwenifer Raymond“Uncloudy Day” is an 1879 gospel song by the Reverend Josi... Read More...

Review: John Oates Digs Deep into Country Blues on ‘Arkansas’

From the May 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY DERK RICHARDSONWith Arkansas, John Oates—yes, that John Oates, of the ’70s and ’80s hitmakers Hall & O... Read More...

Out of the Shadows: Undersung Women of Blues Guitar

From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Valerie TurnerLet’s be honest—role models for contemporary women playing b... Read More...

Acoustic Guitar’s Top 8 Articles of 2020

From dreaming of another time with a 1977 throwback, to learning how to jam together in realtime through the internet, Acoustic Guitar's top 8 stories of 2020 ... Read More...