#SkipJames (1902-1969)

#Picking #AccordageOuvertEnRéMineur

#VoixDeTête

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYk4MTSq6uA&list=RDnYk4MTSq6uA&start_radio=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qI-OTEYgTo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-XOO6XeM8Q&list=RDi-XOO6XeM8Q&start_radio=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAzwebd1Kzo

#Socialmedia

"I used to have some friends, but they wished that I were dead"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02IkbJkazLs&list=RDKhKHi-fyaTA&index=3

#DeltaBlues #Blues #SkipJames #SickBedBlues

#NowPlaying #SkipJames #Blues #DeltaBlues

Probably the one who begat all this #Falsetto R&B/soul/hiphop in the first place, truly the great-great-great grandaddy of them all, it's Mr. Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James. We pay our respects to him on this #FalsettoFriday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcO7nYKGBkk

Skip James - Goin' Away to Stay (Official Audio) - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c2wfbw0T-s “ #SkipJames #FatPossum #WorriedBlues” #YouTube

1000 Day Album Challenge (#57) John Martyn: Solid Air (1973) [26.02.24]

don't know what's going wrong in your mind / and I can tell you don't like what you find / when you're moving through / solid air…

I guess you could say that I was a latecomer to Solid Air. I bought it 30ish years after its initial release. I’m not sure I had even heard of John Martyn before the late-90s and early-00s when I began to see Solid Air regularly name-checked by DJs and tastemakers to whom I paid attention. at the time, the tune Solid Air seemed to have gained quite a cachet among chill out DJs.

so glad I bought this album because it is an amazing one. there is a strong late night vibe to it. I would be hard pressed to assign Solid Air to a specific genre which I guess is often true of great records. John Martyn seamlessly combines elements of rock, blues, folk and jazz to create a sound that is uniquely his own.

it turns out I already knew one of the songs on Solid Air. I immediately recognized May You Never from Eric Clapton’s Slowhand (1977). I wouldn’t say I dislike the song, but it really is the most straight forward, dare I say ordinary, song here. I would think one would only cover this tune if (s)he were to dramatically rearrange it which Clapton doesn’t do it all. (in case you’re wondering – John Martyn’s version > Eric Clapton’s version. it ain’t close.)

for me the showcase tune here is I’d Rather be the Devil, a dramatic reimagining of Skip James’ Devil Got My Woman. Martyn’s take is downright scary. he really works the echoplex, a tape delay effect. I’m sure I had heard it before on other songs, but it truly stands out on I’d Rather be the Devil.

do yourself a favor and check it out. the chance of a true music fan being disappointed seems quite slight to me.

#1000DayAlbum Challenge #JohnMartyn #SolidAir #SkipJames #IdRatherBeTheDevil

The #SongOfTheDay #Music #Blues #SkipJames #DeltaBlues

The song of the day is Skip James song I'm so glad.

For me, he is the only vocalist who rivals blind Willie Mcctell as a performer. though Mississippi John Hurt and Robert Johnston are my favorite composers of the style.

This link leads to YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTDQrgb7nhE

🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #PreachinTheBlues

Skip James:
🎵 Devil Got My Woman

#SkipJames

https://open.spotify.com/track/1bWh9hOkQGahfQ0rEqvaGR

https://tetsumineta.bandcamp.com/track/devil-got-my-woman