MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT PERFORMS A SONG HE FIRST RECORDED IN 1928 FOR OKEH RECORDS DURING A FIELD TRIP THROUGH MISSISSIPPI RACE RECORD FIELD RECORDING. INTRODUCED BY DICK SPOTTSWOOD THE FOLKLORIST WHO RE-DISCOVERED JOHN HURT AND TELLS THE STORY OF HOW HE RE-DISCOVERED HIM. JOHN HURT TELLS THE STORY OF RECORDING FOR OKEH RECORDS. BLUES SINGER JOHN HAMMOND JR. LOOKS ON.