Skip James
Birthday: 1902-06-09
Place of Birth: Bentonia, Mississippi, USA
Biography: Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. His guitar playing is noted for its dark, minor-key sound, played in an open D-minor tuning with an intricate fingerpicking technique.
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Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
Shot after hours at Newport Folk in 1966 by American ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax, this recording fe...
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this rel...
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See You in Hell, Blind Boy
A travelogue through the Mississippi delta searching for the heart and the spirit of the blues....
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The Soul of a Man
In "The Soul of A Man," director Wim Wenders looks at the dramatic tension in the blues between the ...
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