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Excellent blues! Excellent songs! No one can sing and play like Skip James.This is from a previously unreleased 1967 recording session, and Skip only had a couple more years left on this planet. So even though this music is what we would call his last efforts,it sounds as fresh and sincere as any of his earlier records. Some people just "got it",you know? No matter where they are, they can just sing it right from their soul. This music reminds me,of Honeyboy Edwards, and the recent "music awards show on TV" just finally awarded this soldier of the blues,one of the last of his kind...they finally awarded the genius Honeyboy Edwards a lifetime "achievement like" award. (I didn't look this up,I just saw him in the crowd on this show,and they put the spotlight on him, and it made me weep!) Well,sometimes they do get things right,and it's hard to believe it! Well, back to Skip James...this disc has yet another variety of tracks not on anything else,making it essential! 1. Backwater Blues 2.Everybody Ought To Live Right 3.I Want To Be More Like Jesus 4.Jack Of Diamonds 5.My Last Boogie 6.Lazy Bones 7.Let My Jesus Lead You 8.My Own Blues 9.Oh,Mary Don't You Weep 10.Omaha Blues 11.Bumble Bee 12.One Dime Was All I Had 13.Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning 14.Somebody Gonna Wish They had Religion 15.Somebody Loves You 16.Sorry For To Leave You 17.Sporting Life Blues 18.They Are Waiting For Me 19.Walking The Sea Thanks for liking the music,as always. Studio Sessions
The blues starts here the label reads... yet another Skip James release. And why did you do that Mojo? Well, every time you buy another CD or album, they all have different tracks on 'em. The record companies are just toying with me,and making me buy more and more music. But I'm fine with that. Just give me enough varied tracks so it's worth it to buy...I want more undiscovered gems,or songs I never heard before.This release has a slightly different track listing,and therefore worth getting. In fact,this label Shout Factory! released some others in this series: you also must own them all! Furry Lewis,Rev. Gary Davis, Ma Rainey, Son House, and Mississippi Fred McDowell. Ooh, I'm all over these,they're great! You must first listen to "Crow Jane". Here's the tracks: 1.22-20 Blues 2.Little Cow,Little Calf Is Gonna Die 3.Special Rider Blues 4.Vicksburg Blues 5. 61 Highway 6.How Long Blues 7.Sick Bed Blues 8. I Don't Want A Woman To Stay Up All Night Long 9.Hard Time Killing Floor Blues 10.Skip's Worried Blues 11.Illinois Blues 12.Cypress Grove Blues 13.Cherry Ball Blues 14.Crow Jane 15.Everybody's Leaving Here 16.I'm So Glad. Enjoy the music while you can! Heroes Of The Blues
Alright,I'm back. I can think better,my brain is working better,and finally my hand can type,and I can post some music to sample here. I will occasionally type things backwards and forwards. I think I am developing some kind of dyslexia. So I hope it's only temporary.Okay, here's something to sink your teeth into. Skip James! God, I love this man...this is soulful blues...the best kind too.When I wasn't feeling so good,my best buddy gave me music to listen to,and enjoy. Music heals the brain,you know. And I already had some Skip James,but apparently I just forgot how great he was.So Thanks H,for reminding me the sheer beauty of all things Skip James. His voice is haunting,and his music is unlike no one else.Please sample these three releases. (if I can get them up here on this site) I'm only doing it, so you develop a habit,a habit so when you see any Skip James CD or album,that you buy it. Trust me,you'll need to have your own copy to read,and enjoy his history. Not enough is said about how amazing Skip James really is. His high-pitched voice, almost a falsetto, and how he plays the guitar along with it. It's spare, simple and beautiful.
Here's the lowdown: 1. Good Road Camp Blues 2. Little Cow,Little Calf Blues 3. Devil Got My Woman 4.Look At The People Standing At The Judgement 5.Worried Blues 6. 22-20 Blues 7. Mistreating Child Blues 8. Sickbed Blues 9. Catfish Blues 10. Lorenzo Blues 11. Careless Love 12. Illinois Blues Snatch it, grab it. Tell me it's the best. Devil Got My Woman