1.0Mimi Torchia Boothbyhttps://www.mimitabby.com/blogadminhttps://www.mimitabby.com/blog/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="S6y5sekVJ8"><a href="https://www.mimitabby.com/blog/mississippi-john-hurt-1892">22 – Mississippi John Hurt 1892-1966</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mimitabby.com/blog/mississippi-john-hurt-1892/embed#?secret=S6y5sekVJ8" width="600" height="338" title="“22 – Mississippi John Hurt 1892-1966” — Mimi Torchia Boothby" data-secret="S6y5sekVJ8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.mimitabby.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> As much as I love a good face, I love a good story too. John Hurt was discovered in 1928 and made a few recordings. He was much appreciated, but the depression struck, and he was forgotten for 36 years. He worked as field hand, picking cotton or corn, and working cattle. It wasn’t until […]http://www.mimitabby.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/johnhurt983s-216x300.jpg