Mississippi John Hurt’s “Candy Man Blues” Might Not be about Candy

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We here at the Scavenger research laboratories have recently made a rather startling discovery — Mississippi John Hurt’s classic “Candy Man Blues” may not be about candy at all. What it is about, however, we cannot be certain.

After exhaustive historical study, we’re no closer to solving the mystery than when we began. So, we have put together this…