Skip James
With his head voice, his fragile appearance and his irregular guitar playing, an
anthology of broken arpeggios, "Skip" James appears as one of the strangest
stylists of the Delta blues. His dark, melancholy personality is reflected in
such moving compositions as "Hard Times Killing Floor Blues", the best blues
about the Depression of 1929. After a first attempt at a professional career in
the '30s, artistically remarkable but not financially rewarding, "Skip" James
pursued other trades until his rediscovery in 1964.
Despite the cancer eating away at him, he made striking appearan...
Devil Got My WomanSkip James
Hard Time Killin' Floor BluesSkip James
Hard Time Killin' Floor BluesSkip James
Crow JaneSkip James
Cypress Grove BluesSkip James
Devil Got My WomanSkip James
Devil Got My WomanSkip James
Complete Early Recordings
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Hard Time Killin' Floor BluesSkip James
Hard Time Killin' Floor
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Hard Time Killin' Floor BluesSkip James
I'd Rather Be The Devil: The Legendary 1931 Session
Crow JaneSkip James
She Lyin'
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Cypress Grove BluesSkip James
I'd Rather Be The Devil: The Legendary 1931 Session
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Devil Got My WomanSkip James
Ghost World [B.O.F.]
