Did Mississippi John Hurt use Avalon guitar?

[Lentin]

Surfing through internet, I've found this page.
It's part of Tom Paxton web. (I love Tom Paxton. Well, I love most of that generation of folk singers like Pete Seeger, Paxton, Peter Paul & Mary and many many more).
Probably that means I'm a bit old already...
This is the url:
http://www.tompaxton.com/back_in_the_day.html

And this verse is part of the song dedicated yo Mississippi John Hurt by Tom Paxton:

"He tickled our fancies
With his Avalon. "

Could it be?

Peace

[Ross A]

Something tells me he's talking about 'Avalon Blues', which is one of MJH's most popular pieces. He's also from Avalon, Mississippi.

Don't think Avalon Guitars were around in the 1920s.

[stevemac]

I concur with Ross - this is a reference to MJH's 'Avalon Blues' which features the line, "Avalon my home town always on my mind" - you can hear the 1928 recording by following this link:
http://www.muzic.com/frames.php?target= ... sting/5063

Strange as it may sound, I've been there! Our dear friend Roby Duke who passed away last December is buried near Avalon, MS - as a kid, he used to sit and watch Mississippi John Hurt sing and play on the porch of the general store in Avalon. After Roby was laid to rest, I found the old (now dilapidated) Valley Store in Avalon - it is a small and very rural community about 12 miles NE of Greenwood.

Maybe we can change the lyric to "Avalon my gee-tar, always on my mind"!