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Skip James

Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James (June 9, 1902 – October 3, 1969) 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 back of your neck."

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Born
Nehemiah Curtis James (1902-06-09)June 9, 1902 Bentonia, Mississippi, U.S.
Died
October 3, 1969(1969-10-03) (aged 67) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Delta blues, country blues, gospel blues
Instruments
Vocals · guitar · piano
Labels
Paramount · Storyville · Vanguard
Occupations
Musician · songwriter · preacher

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related to Later recordings, 1964–1969 · 40
Skip James → Adelphi, Biograph, Blues, Boston, Cypress Grove Blues, Delta, Delta Blues Singers, Despite, Devil Got My Woman, Document, Genes, Greatest, Hard Time, Hard Time Killin' Floor, Hard Time Killing Floor, Heroes, I'm So Glad, Indiana Concert, James, James's LPs
related to The "Bentonia School" · 21
Skip James → Accordingly, Bentonia, Bentonia Bluesmen, Bentonia School, Blue Front Cafe, Blues, Calt, Devil, Duck, Henry Stuckey, Holmes, I'd Rather Be, In, Jack Owens, James, Jimmy, Mississippi, One, Owens, Stephen Calt
related to Paramount 78 RPM records, 1931 · 12
Skip James → Complete, Consequently, Document DOCD-5005, Hans KlementThe Complete Early, Joe Tarantino, Much, Recordings, Recordings In Chronological Order, Rich Nevins, Scott Levitin, There, Yazoo
related to Personality · 4
Skip James → Dick Spottswood, James, Skip, The
Instruments · 3
Skip James → guitar, piano, Vocals
Labels · 3
Skip James → Paramount, Storyville, Vanguard
Occupations · 3
Skip James → Musician, preacher, songwriter
Born · 1
Skip James → Nehemiah Curtis James (1902-06-09)June 9, 1902 Bentonia, Mississippi, U.S.
Died · 1
Skip James → October 3, 1969(1969-10-03) (aged 67) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres · 1
Skip James → Delta blues, country blues, gospel blues

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james blues recordings bentonia recorded guitar 1931 mississippi 1964 early skip music musicians records paramount james' years 1969 james's tuning

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Skip JamesBornNehemiah Curtis James (1902-06-09)June 9, 1902 Bentonia, Mississippi, U.S.1.00infobox
Skip JamesDiedOctober 3, 1969(1969-10-03) (aged 67) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.1.00infobox
Skip JamesGenresDelta blues, country blues, gospel blues1.00infobox
Skip JamesInstrumentsVocals1.00infobox
Skip JamesInstrumentsguitar1.00infobox
Skip JamesInstrumentspiano1.00infobox
Skip JamesLabelsParamount1.00infobox
Skip JamesLabelsStoryville1.00infobox
Skip JamesLabelsVanguard1.00infobox
Skip JamesOccupationsMusician1.00infobox
Skip JamesOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Skip JamesOccupationspreacher1.00infobox
Skip JamesYears active1931, 1964–19691.00infobox

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