Jim Hurst

These days folks who like bluegrass are looking at guitarist Jim Hurst the way they used to look at Earl Scruggs in the old days. Scruggs used to draw a mountain of admiration and awe with his dexterous fingerstyle playing. Now Hurst is steadily making a name for himself and it's no surprise that Scruggs was one of his earlier influences. The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) honored him with a nomination in the category of Guitar Player of the Year in 2000, the same year the association honored the Jim Hurst and Missy Raines duo in the category of Emerging Arti...