Avalon Blues
A tribute to the music of Mississippi John Hurt
2001 - Vanguard Records

07 - Sliding Delta

Producer: Peter Case - Executive producer: Kevin Welk - Engineer: Mark Raines - Assistant engineer: Zack Odon.

"If it wasn't for Mississippi John Hurt, I would not be making music at all" - Ben Harper

Avalon Blues is an all-star tribute to the music of legendary blues musician Mississippi John Hurt. The album was conceived and produced by singer/songwriter Peter Case.

It features Ben Harper (Sliding Delta), Taj Mahal (My Creole Belle), John Hiatt (I'm Satisfied), Peter Case & Dave Alvin (Monday Morning Blues), Beck (Stagolee), Lucinda Williams (Angels Laid Him Away), Steve & Justin Earle (Candy Man), Victoria Williams (Since I've Laid My Burden Down), Chris Smither (Frankie & Albert), Bruce Cockburn (Avalon, My Home Town), Mark Selby (Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor), Geoff Muldaur (Chicken), Bill Morrissey (Pay Day), Gillian Welch (Beulah Land), and Alvin Youngblood Hart (Here Am I, Oh Lord, Send Me).

The package also includes never-before-published photos and detailed liner notes penned by Mississippi John Hurt's former manager, Dick Waterman.
[Photo by David Gahr - Taj Mahal and Mississippi John Hurt, Newport Folk Festival, 1963 / Cover of "Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff" album, Taj Mahal, 1972]