The curator called me with tears in his voice – it's a devastating mess : Museum honoring legendary blues trailblazer Mississippi John Hurt destroyed in fire

Guitars and some of the last tangible memories of the revered bluesman have been lost in the fire, which has reduced the guitarist’s former home to ash

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