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Skip James (09 Jun 1902 - 03 Oct 1969)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (29)

Official

Album

  1. Greatest of the Delta Blues Singers 1964
  2. Today! 1966
  3. Devil Got My Woman 1968
  4. 'A Tribute To Skip James' Volume One 1970
  5. She Lyin' 1993
  6. Skip's Piano Blues 1996
  7. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues 15 Jul 2003
  8. Cypress Grove Blues 2004
  9. Special Rider 19 Apr 2024

Album - Compilation

  1. Complete 1931 Recordings 1990
  2. I'm So Glad: The Complete 1931 Paramount Recordings 1990
  3. Blues From the Delta 11 Aug 1998
  4. Hard Time: The Best of Skip James 18 Nov 2003
  5. Studio Sessions: Rare and Unreleased 2003
  6. Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Skip James 2003
  7. Hard Time Killin' Floor 2005
  8. Vanguard Visionaries 2007
  9. Yola My Blues Away 2009
  10. The Very Best Of Skip James 2012
  11. 1929/1941 2016
  12. The Rough Guide to Skip James 22 Feb 2019

Album - Live

  1. "Live" Boston 1964 & Philadelphia 1966 1992
  2. The Complete Bloomington, Indiana Concert March 30, 1968, Part I 1999
  3. The Complete Bloomington, Indiana Concert March 30, 1968, Part II 1999
  4. Skip James Live, Volume 3 01 Jan 2004
  5. Skip James Live, Volume 2 01 Jan 2004

Single

  1. Devil Got My Woman / Cypress Grove Blues Jul 1931
  2. I'm So Glad / Special Rider Blues Aug 1931
  3. Cherry Ball Blues / Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues 1931

Recordings by (146)

  1. Devil Got My Woman 3:00 (Jul 1931)
  2. Cypress Grove Blues 3:12 (Jul 1931)
  3. I’m so Glad 2:51 (Aug 1931) 1931 recording
  4. Special Rider Blues 3:03 (Aug 1931)
  5. Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues 2:50 (1931)
  6. Cherry Ball Blues 2:51 (1931)
  7. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues 3:24 (1964)
  8. Sick Bed Blues 3:40 (1964)
  9. Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues 4:12 (1964)
  10. Illinois Blues 3:41 (1964)
  11. I Don't Want a Woman to Stay Up All Night Long 4:45 (1964)
  12. All Night Long 4:55 (1964)
  13. Look Down the Road 3:16 (1966)
  14. My Gal 6:06 (1966)
  15. I'm So Glad 1:56 (1966)
  16. Hard Times Killing Floor Blues 3:21 (1966) mono
  17. Crow Jane 2:56 (1966) mono
  18. Drunken Spree 2:49 (1966) mono
  19. Cherryball 4:25 (1966) mono
  20. How Long 2:53 (1966) mono
  21. Cypress Grove 4:20 (1966) mono
  22. Good Road Camp Blues 3:50 (1968)
  23. Little Cow, Little Calf Blues 3:22 (1968)
  24. Look at the People Standing at the Judgement 3:00 (1968)
  25. Worried Blues 5:55 (1968)
  26. 22-20 Blues 3:53 (1968)
  27. Mistreating Child Blues 3:58 (1968)
  28. Sickbed Blues 4:07 (1968)
  29. Catfish Blues 4:37 (1968)
  30. Lorenzo Blues 4:20 (1968)
  31. Careless Love 4:02 (1968)
  32. Motherless and Fatherless 4:08 (1970)
  33. Worried Blues, Tk.1 4:19 (1970)
  34. Drunken Spree, Tk.1 3:01 (1970)
  35. I Don't Want a Woman to Sit Up All Night Long, Tk.1 5:32 (1970)
  36. Catfish, Tk. 1 3:22 (1970)
  37. Illinois Blues, Tk.2 2:21 (1970)
  38. I Don't Want a Woman to Stay Out All Night Long 5:40 (1988)
  39. 22/20 Blues 2:51 (1990)
  40. What Am I to Do Blues 3:03 (1990)
  41. Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues 2:54 (1990)
  42. Jesus Is A Mighty Good Leader 3:01 (1990)
  43. How Long “Buck” 2:54 (1990)
  44. 4 O’Clock Blues 2:52 (1990)
  45. Hard Luck Child 3:05 (1990)
  46. If You Haven’t Any Hay Get on Down the Road 2:55 (1990)
  47. Be Ready When He Comes 2:55 (1990)
  48. Yola My Blues Away 3:12 (1990)
  49. Skip's Worried Blues 4:22 (1992)
  50. How Long Blues 3:12 (1992) live, 1964: Boston, MA, USA
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Devil Got My Woman 3:00 Skip James (Jul 1931) guitar
  2. Cypress Grove Blues 3:12 Skip James (Jul 1931) guitar
  3. Special Rider Blues 3:03 Skip James (Aug 1931) guitar
  4. I’m So Glad 2:51 Skip James (Aug 1931) guitar
  5. Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues 2:50 Skip James (1931) guitar
  6. Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues 4:12 Skip James (1964) guitar
  7. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues 3:24 Skip James (1964) guitar
  8. My Gal 6:06 Skip James (1966) guitar
  9. I'm So Glad 1:56 Skip James (1966) guitar
  10. Look Down the Road 3:16 Skip James (1966) guitar
  11. 22-20 Blues 3:53 Skip James (1968) piano
  12. Mistreating Child Blues 3:58 Skip James (1968) piano
  13. Look at the People Standing at the Judgement 3:00 Skip James (1968) guitar
  14. Lorenzo Blues 4:20 Skip James (1968) guitar
  15. Little Cow, Little Calf Blues 3:22 Skip James (1968) piano
  16. Catfish Blues 4:37 Skip James (1968) guitar
  17. Careless Love 4:02 Skip James (1968) piano
  18. Worried Blues 5:55 Skip James (1968) guitar
  19. Sickbed Blues 4:07 Skip James (1968) guitar
  20. Good Road Camp Blues 3:50 Skip James (1968) guitar
  21. 22/20 Blues 2:51 Skip James (1990) piano
  22. If You Haven’t Any Hay Get on Down the Road 2:55 Skip James (1990) piano
  23. Look at the People 5:06 Skip James (1992) guitar
  24. Mary Don’t You Weep 2:22 Skip James (1992) guitar
  25. Washington, D.C. Hospital Center Blues 5:34 Skip James (1992) guitar

Vocals

  1. Devil Got My Woman 3:00 Skip James (Jul 1931) lead vocals
  2. Cypress Grove Blues 3:12 Skip James (Jul 1931)
  3. I’m So Glad 2:51 Skip James (Aug 1931) lead vocals
  4. Special Rider Blues 3:03 Skip James (Aug 1931) lead vocals
  5. Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues 2:50 Skip James (1931) lead vocals
  6. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues 3:24 Skip James (1964)
  7. Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues 4:12 Skip James (1964)
  8. I'm So Glad 1:56 Skip James (1966)
  9. My Gal 6:06 Skip James (1966)
  10. Look Down the Road 3:16 Skip James (1966)
  11. Worried Blues 5:55 Skip James (1968)
  12. Lorenzo Blues 4:20 Skip James (1968)
  13. Careless Love 4:02 Skip James (1968)
  14. 22-20 Blues 3:53 Skip James (1968)
  15. Good Road Camp Blues 3:50 Skip James (1968)
  16. Little Cow, Little Calf Blues 3:22 Skip James (1968)
  17. Mistreating Child Blues 3:58 Skip James (1968)
  18. Sickbed Blues 4:07 Skip James (1968)
  19. Catfish Blues 4:37 Skip James (1968)
  20. Look at the People Standing at the Judgement 3:00 Skip James (1968)
  21. 22/20 Blues 2:51 Skip James (1990) lead vocals
  22. If You Haven’t Any Hay Get on Down the Road 2:55 Skip James (1990)
  23. Special Lover Blues 2:58 Skip James (1992) lead vocals
  24. Hard Luck Child (No. 2) 4:45 Skip James (1992) lead vocals
  25. Look at the People 5:06 Skip James (1992) lead vocals

Credited as (7)

  1. Skip James
  2. Mississippi John Hurt & Skip James
  3. Bukka White / Skip James / Blind Willie McTell
  4. Mississippi John Hurt & Skip James with Al Wilson on harp
  5. Bukka White & Skip James
  6. The Weavers, Odetta, Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte‐Marie, Doc Watson & Skip James
  7. Mississippi John Hurt; Skip James

Works (19)

Wrote

  1. Crow Jane
  2. I'm So Glad
  3. Cherry Ball Blues
  4. I'd Rather Be the Devil
  5. Sickbed Blues

Composed

  1. Devil Got My Woman (1931)
  2. Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues
  3. Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues
  4. Cypress Grove
  5. Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader
  6. I’m So Glad
  7. Illinois Blues

Lyrics

  1. Devil Got My Woman (1931)
  2. Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues
  3. Cypress Grove
  4. Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues
  5. Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader
  6. I’m So Glad
  7. Illinois Blues

Links (22)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87823750
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n87823750
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139286364
  4. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1459561
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6d379qc
  6. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204917
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119262959

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-8486/skip-james/lyrics.html
  2. https://genius.com/artists/Skip-james

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/256435

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/319265

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1037351/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/12494274

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380289

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/2024

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/8424

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/3533073

Biographies

  1. http://www.blues.org/halloffame/inductees.php?ArtistId=501&YearId=13#ref=halloffame_inductees
  2. http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/skip_james.htm

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skipjames.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f205743d-4441-471d-a3af-66f584738e29

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Skip-James/109399225752889