Good Mornin' Baby

My older brother had the MTV Unplugged Nirvana album. In a roundabout way this was my introduction to the blues. When I was 13 I got BMG's Best of the Blues. Looking back it was not a bad introduction. It had Leadbelly's 'Where did You Sleep Last Night' some Howlin' Wolf and other gems, but namely it had 'Coffee Blues' by Mississippi John Hurt.

Thirteen is a funny age. My Family was in the process of moving from Southern California to Northern California. It was just a weird time. I really liked that album. John Hurt was the most accessible singer on the album,for a white boy in California. A bright sheen cast over a strange year. That is what I mean when I say Mississippi John Hurt makes me happy.