Skip James
Among the earliest and most influential Delta bluesmen to record, Skip James was the best-known proponent of the so-called Bentonia school of blues players, a genre strain invested with as much fanciful scholarly "research" as any. Coupling an oddball guitar tuning set against eerie, falsetto vocals, James' early recordings could make the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Even more surprising was when blues scholars rediscovered him in the '60s and found his singing and playing skills intact. Influencing everyone from a young Robert Johnson (Skip's "Devil Got My Woman" became the basis of Johnson's "Hellhound on My Trail") to Eric Clapton (who recorded James' "I'm So Glad" on the first Cream album), Skip James' music, while from a commonly shared regional tradition, remains infused with his own unique personal spirit.
© Cub Koda /TiVo
Artistas semelhantes
-
Excellent Songs (Remastered)
Blues - Lançado por What a Wonderful Masterpieces Recordings World em 14/07/2017
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Three of a Kind - Classic Recordings
Jesse Fuller, Jimmy Rushing, Skip James
Blues - Lançado por Suburban Squire em 30/09/2014
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Two Blues Icons
Blues - Lançado por Suburban Squire em 19/09/2014
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
All the Best Christmas Songs (Remastered)
Blues - Lançado por HCR Music em 24/11/2017
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
This Life (Remastered)
Blues - Lançado por HCR Music em 15/09/2017
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Summer Songs (Remastered)
Blues - Lançado por Almrec Muzik Remastered em 11/08/2017
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Fantastic Selection (Remastered)
Blues - Lançado por HCR Music em 19/05/2017
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Music Connection (Remastered)
Blues - Lançado por What a Wonderful Masterpieces Recordings World em 14/04/2017
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
All the Greatest Songs (Remastered)
Blues - Lançado por Almrec Muzik Remastered em 10/02/2017
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Legend (Remastered)
Blues - Lançado por HCR Music em 17/03/2017
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Wonderful Soundtrack (Remastered)
Blues - Lançado por Almrec Muzik Remastered em 03/06/2016
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Looking for the Gold Masterpieces (Remastered)
Blues - Lançado por Almrec Muzik Remastered em 13/05/2016
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo