Skip James
American singer and guitarist
Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. AllMusic stated: "Coupling an oddball guitar tuning set against eerie, falsetto vocals, James' early recordings could make the hair stand up on the... Wikipedia
Born: June 9, 1902, Bentonia, MS
Died: October 3, 1969 (age 67 years), Philadelphia, PA
Genre: Blues
Parents: Edward James and Phyllis Jones
Instrument(s): Vocals; guitar; piano
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Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James (June 9, 1902 – October 3, 1969) was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter.
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The haunting quality of Nehemiah “Skip” James's music earned him a reputation as oneof the great early Mississippi bluesmen.James (1902-1969) grew up at the ...
Oct 27, 2020 · Ifirst met Skip James at Dick Waterman's apartment in Cambridge in the summer of 1965. I sought him out because, quite simply, his music had ...
Aug 12, 2020 · In 1964, a 62-year-old Skip James languished in a Tunica City Hospital bed. An untreated tumorous growth had just been removed from his penis.
Skip James, born Nehemiah Curtis James on June 9, 1902, was a pioneering blues guitarist and pianist closely associated with the American Delta Blues ...
This emotional, lyrical performer was a talented blues guitarist and arranger with an impressive body of work. Read Full Biography ...
Born June 21, 1902, in Yazoo City, Mississippi, at the "colored" hospital, Skip James was raised on the Woodbine Plantation, fifteen miles south of Yazoo ...
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