Some of you may have figured out by now that the Blues posts have had us on the road to Robert Johnson ever since the Big Joe Williams collection. Bit by bit I have sought to give a realistic picture of what came before RJ and what his influences were. Certainly on the song writing level at the very least, Skip James seems to count as an influence. I've just now realized that I'd posted these songs earlier on the blog, but I'm happy to say this is a much superior remastering job.At the bottom you will notice that Johnson's most direct influence, Son House, is on the last 7 tracks -- he is also on ALL of the next disc!
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Thanks KC - SJ was certainly an influence on a lot of white blues players. Always loved his falsetto singing.
Thank you KingCake for this piece of historic sourbittersweet heaven music.
None of the pre-war guys touches me like Skip. Always a guarantee to send chivers down my spine. If this is better remastered than the collection i have, i'd be very glad to have it. Many thanks KC!
Every time I listen to Skip James I am elevated to other ghostly realms by his haunting voice and playing. I agree with Le Porc Rouge, shivers run down my spine and, too, my brain explodes in inarticulate joy. Mind you, I love Robert Johnson, Son House, and the other greats, but nobody haunts my soul like Skip James.
Nice -- I haven't been let down yet by these JSP sets, so I'm very happy to upgrade my old Yazoo cd. Thanks very much for this, KC!
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