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Bookmark or Share- From Satan to Jesus, Skip James Played Through Shadow and Light on ...Skip James, 1967 (Image credit: Getty) During his lifetime, James alternated between shadow and light in his performances, ranging from the wrenching “Devil Got My Woman” to the rolling gospel “Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader.”
- Skip James - WikipediaSkip James. Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James (June 9, 1902 – October 3, 1969) [1] 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."
- Skip James | Mississippi EncyclopediaBlues musician Nehemiah “Skip” James was born on 9 June 1902 on the Whitehead Plantation near Bentonia, Mississippi, on the edge of the Delta. His mother was the plantation’s main cook; his father, a blues guitarist and bootlegger, soon left the family, eventually becoming a respected Baptist minister.
- “His Storytelling Was as Brilliant as His Guitar Playing”: How the ...Just weeks earlier, Nehemiah Curtis “Skip” James had been recovering from cancer treatments in a Tunica, Mississippi hospital when John Fahey and two friends tracked down the 61-year-old legend and persuaded him to play again.
- Skip James - The Mississippi Blues TrailHe recorded several albums and gained new renown from the rock group Cream’s 1966 cover of his song “I’m So Glad,” but the somber quality of much of his music and his insistence on artistic integrity over entertainment value limited his popular appeal. James died in Philadelphia on October 3, 1969.
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