Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
Download links and information about Hard Time Killing Floor Blues by Skip James. This album was released in 2003 and it belongs to Blues, Country, Acoustic genres. It contains 12 tracks with total duration of 51:09 minutes.
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| Artist: | Skip James |
| Release date: | 2003 |
| Genre: | Blues, Country, Acoustic |
| Tracks: | 12 |
| Duration: | 51:09 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Hard Time Killing Floor Blues | 3:28 |
| 2. | Sick Bed Blues | 3:39 |
| 3. | Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues | 4:19 |
| 4. | Devil Got My Woman | 6:19 |
| 5. | Illinois Blues | 3:41 |
| 6. | I Don't Want a Woman to Stay Up Night Long | 4:45 |
| 7. | Cherry Ball Blues | 3:53 |
| 8. | Skip's Worried Blues | 4:22 |
| 9. | Cypress Grove Blues | 4:08 |
| 10. | Catfish Blues | 3:32 |
| 11. | Motherless & Fatherless | 4:08 |
| 12. | All Night Long | 4:55 |
Details
[Edit]Hard Time Killing Floor Blues was the first session Skip James recorded following his rediscovery by John Fahey and Henry Vestine in the mid-'60s. Though he had not played the blues for more than 20 years, his skills were largely undiminished, and he turns in a fantastic set here. James was the pinnacle of the Bentonia (Mississippi) sound, which combines complex fingerpicking with falsetto vocals, resulting in somewhat spooky-sounding strain of blues. James reprises several of his 1931 Paramount sides on this session, as well as a couple new tunes that chronicle the illnesses of James' latter days. Anyone with a passing interest in acoustic blues should own some James. This set would make a great starting point, especially for those who don't take well to the surface noise that can accompany his '30s sessions. The new mastering here sounds rich and warm. Highly recommended. [This set was previously released as Biograph 122, with a different running order.]