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Skip James has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 2 June 2017. Skip James's music has been featured on 9 episodes.

Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James (June 9, 1902 – October 3, 1969) was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter.

His guitar playing is noted for its dark, minor-key sound, played in an open D-minor tuning with an intricate finger picking technique. James first recorded for Paramount Records in 1931, but these recordings sold poorly, having been released during the Great Depression, and he drifted into obscurity.

After a long absence from the public eye, James was "rediscovered" in 1964 by blues…

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Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
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Melodeon1965
Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
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Hard Times Killing Floor Blues
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Vanguard1966
Hard Times Killing Floor Blues
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Careless Love
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Vanguard1968
Careless Love
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Devil Got My Woman
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Vanguard1968
Devil Got My Woman
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Devil Got My Woman
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Paramount1931
Devil Got My Woman
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Illinois Blues
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Melodeon1965
Illinois Blues
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God Is Real
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Document Records1999
God Is Real
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Skip James Talking
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Document Records1999
Skip James Talking
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Cherry Bough
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RockBeat Records2014
Cherry Bough
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Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
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Biograph1992
Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
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