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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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Skip James - Goin' Away to Stay (Official Audio) - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c2wfbw0T-s “ #SkipJames #FatPossum #WorriedBlues” #YouTube
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nightmare fuel for lyrics and brilliant fingerpicking on his drop D tuned guitar. Songs of murder, jealousy and rage sung in the most haunting falsetto voice you’ll ever hear. #skipjames produced some truly compelling #blues
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #nowplaying #recordcollecting #records #music #recordsinmylife #album #albums @vinylrecords @Great_Albums -
Nightmare fuel for lyrics and brilliant fingerpicking on his drop D tuned guitar. Songs of murder, jealousy and rage sung in the most haunting falsetto voice you’ll ever hear. #skipjames produced some truly compelling #blues
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #nowplaying #recordcollecting #records #music #recordsinmylife #album #albums @vinylrecords @Great_Albums -
Nightmare fuel for lyrics and brilliant fingerpicking on his drop D tuned guitar. Songs of murder, jealousy and rage sung in the most haunting falsetto voice you’ll ever hear. #skipjames produced some truly compelling #blues
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #nowplaying #recordcollecting #records #music #recordsinmylife #album #albums @vinylrecords @Great_Albums -
Nightmare fuel for lyrics and brilliant fingerpicking on his drop D tuned guitar. Songs of murder, jealousy and rage sung in the most haunting falsetto voice you’ll ever hear. #skipjames produced some truly compelling #blues
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #nowplaying #recordcollecting #records #music #recordsinmylife #album #albums @vinylrecords @Great_Albums -
Nightmare fuel for lyrics and brilliant fingerpicking on his drop D tuned guitar. Songs of murder, jealousy and rage sung in the most haunting falsetto voice you’ll ever hear. #skipjames produced some truly compelling #blues
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #nowplaying #recordcollecting #records #music #recordsinmylife #album #albums @vinylrecords @Great_Albums -
I just discovered that Skip James recorded 26 sides in his 1931 session (the single greatest recording session in musical history), of which only 18 have survived.
90 years after the fact, I am genuinely gutted by this.
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I just discovered that Skip James recorded 26 sides in his 1931 session (the single greatest recording session in musical history), of which only 18 have survived.
90 years after the fact, I am genuinely gutted by this.
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I just discovered that Skip James recorded 26 sides in his 1931 session (the single greatest recording session in musical history), of which only 18 have survived.
90 years after the fact, I am genuinely gutted by this.
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I'm still trying to make #blues a thing, so here's one of the really great delta blues players Skip James - Special Rider Blues
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I'm still trying to make #blues a thing, so here's one of the really great delta blues players Skip James - Special Rider Blues
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I'm still trying to make #blues a thing, so here's one of the really great delta blues players Skip James - Special Rider Blues
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More #RSDBF
#SkipJames - The Complete 1931 Sessions
This is the kind of blues that is so beautiful and sad it will make you cry.These recordings probably have been bootlegged a million times. This release is as good as you're going to get because it's being released by ORG. Their co-owner/producer Andrew has very high standards. I have a bunch of ORG titles and they all are stellar. Great label.
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More #RSDBF
#SkipJames - The Complete 1931 Sessions
This is the kind of blues that is so beautiful and sad it will make you cry.These recordings probably have been bootlegged a million times. This release is as good as you're going to get because it's being released by ORG. Their co-owner/producer Andrew has very high standards. I have a bunch of ORG titles and they all are stellar. Great label.
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More #RSDBF
#SkipJames - The Complete 1931 Sessions
This is the kind of blues that is so beautiful and sad it will make you cry.These recordings probably have been bootlegged a million times. This release is as good as you're going to get because it's being released by ORG. Their co-owner/producer Andrew has very high standards. I have a bunch of ORG titles and they all are stellar. Great label.
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More #RSDBF
#SkipJames - The Complete 1931 Sessions
This is the kind of blues that is so beautiful and sad it will make you cry.These recordings probably have been bootlegged a million times. This release is as good as you're going to get because it's being released by ORG. Their co-owner/producer Andrew has very high standards. I have a bunch of ORG titles and they all are stellar. Great label.
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More #RSDBF
#SkipJames - The Complete 1931 Sessions
This is the kind of blues that is so beautiful and sad it will make you cry.These recordings probably have been bootlegged a million times. This release is as good as you're going to get because it's being released by ORG. Their co-owner/producer Andrew has very high standards. I have a bunch of ORG titles and they all are stellar. Great label.
