Greatest of the Delta Blues Singers

by Skip James

Greatest of the Delta Blues Singers cover art

After being 'rediscovered' in a hospital in 1964, Skip James recorded this sparse, haunting session. He employs his idiosyncratic, open D-minor guitar tuning and chilling falsetto to recreate his 1931 Paramount recordings, preserving the distinct, eerie sound of the Bentonia blues school.

Genres

  • Delta Blues
  • Bentonia School

Tracklist

  1. Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
  2. Sick Bed Blues
  3. Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues
  4. Devil Got My Woman
  5. Illinois Blues
  6. I Don't Want A Woman To Stay Out All Night Long
  7. Cherry Ball Blues
  8. All Night Long