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Skip James
Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James (June 9, 1902 – October 3, 1969) was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. Born in Bentonia, Mississippi, he died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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The Rough Guide to Barrelhouse Blues [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| If You Haven't Any Hay, Get on Down the Road | 2:54 |
Head Rag Hop: Piano Blues 1925-1960 [2016]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| If You Haven't Any Hay Get on Down the Road | 2:55 |
Devil Got My Woman: 16 Classic Blues Songs from 1926-1937 [LP] [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Devil Got My Woman | |
| Cypress Grove Blues |
Blues Infusion, Vol. 3 (100 Essential Tracks) [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Illinois Blues | 3:03 |
| Devil Got My Woman | 2:58 |
The Blues Effect: Skip James [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cherry Ball Blues | 2:50 |
| Illinois Blues | 3:03 |
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 2:49 |
| Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues | 2:52 |
| I'm So Glad | 2:53 |
| Cypress Grove Blues | 3:11 |
| Drunken Spree | 2:38 |
Make It Your Sound, Make It Your Scene: Vanguard Records & the 1960s Musical Revolution [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm So Glad | 1:56 |
The Very Best of Skip James [2012]
Hard Luck [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cypress Grove Blues | 3:11 |
| Illinois Blues | 3:03 |
| 22-20 Blues | 2:50 |
| Cherry Ball Blues | 2:50 |
| Hard Time Killin Floor Blues | 2:49 |
| How Long Blues | 2:53 |
| Drunken Spree | 2:38 |
| Special Rider Blues | 3:08 |
| Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues | 2:52 |
| Devil Got My Woman | 2:56 |
Rabbit Foot Blues: 18 Classic Blues Songs from the 1920's, Vol. 8 [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cherry Ball Blues | 2:51 |
ABC of the Blues: The Ultimate Collection from the Delta to the Big Cities [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| If You Haven't Any Hay Get on Down the Road | 2:55 |
| How Long "Buck" | 2:54 |
| Cypress Grove Blues | 3:13 |
| Devil Got My Woman | 3:01 |
I'd Rather Be the Devil: The Legendary 1931 Session [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Devil Got My Woman | 2:58 |
| Cypress Grove Blues | 3:11 |
| Cherry Ball Blues | 2:49 |
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 2:49 |
| Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues | 2:51 |
| 22-20 Blues | 2:49 |
| Drunken Spree | 2:37 |
| I'm So Glad | 2:52 |
| Special Rider Blues | 3:07 |
| Illinois Blues | 3:02 |
Vanguard Visionaries [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm So Glad | 1:55 |
| Devil Got My Woman | 5:13 |
| 22-20 Blues | 3:51 |
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 3:21 |
| Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues | 4:10 |
| Cypress Grove | 4:19 |
| Special Rider Blues | 5:09 |
| Sick Bed Blues | 4:05 |
Legends of Country Blues: The Complete Pre-War Recordings of Skip James [Disc 1] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Devil Got My Woman | 3:01 |
| Cypress Grove Blues | 3:12 |
| Illinois Blues | 3:04 |
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 2:50 |
| Drunken Spree | 2:39 |
| I'm So Glad | 2:51 |
| Special Rider Blues | 3:03 |
| 22-20 Blues | 2:51 |
Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920's, Vol. 3 Calendar 2006 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Devil Got My Woman | 3:01 |
| Cypress Grove Blues | 3:11 |
| Cypress Grove Blues [*] | 3:11 |
Hard Time Killin' Floor [2005]
The Complete 1931 Recordings [2005]
Hellhounds on Their Trail: A History of Blues Guitar 1924-2001 [Box Set] [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm So Glad | 2:50 |
Century of the Blues: The Definitve Country Blues Collection [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Devil Got My Woman | 3:01 |
Hard Time Killing Floor Blues [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 3:28 |
| Hard Time Killing Floor Blues | 3:28 |
| Sickbed Blues | 3:40 |
| Sick Bed Blues | 3:40 |
| Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues | 4:19 |
| Devil Got My Woman | 6:20 |
| Illinois Blues | 3:41 |
| Cherry Ball Blues | 3:54 |
| Cypress Grove Blues | 4:08 |
| Catfish Blues | 3:33 |
Hard Time: Best of Skip James [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 2:24 |
| Illinois Blues | 2:28 |
| Drunken Spree | 2:47 |
| Devil Got My Woman | 3:28 |
Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Skip James [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| 22-20 Blues | 2:51 |
| Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues | 2:54 |
| Special Rider Blues | 3:25 |
| How Long Blues | 6:17 |
| Sickbed Blues | 3:38 |
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 3:26 |
| Illinois Blues | 3:40 |
| Cypress Grove Blues | 4:07 |
| Cherry Ball Blues | 3:53 |
| Crow Jane | 2:58 |
| I'm So Glad | 1:53 |
King of the Blues, Vol. 8 [2003]
Legends of Country Blues [2003]
The Best There Ever Was: The Legendary Early Blues Performers [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cypress Grove Blues | 3:12 |
Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol. 5: Early American Rural Music [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 2:50 |
Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol. 6: Early American Rural Music [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cherry Ball Blues | 2:50 |
Newport Folk Festival: Best of the Blues 1959-1968 [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hard Time Killing Floor Blues | 2:20 |
Juke Joint Saturday Night: Classic Piano Blues Rags & Stomps [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| If You Haven't Any Hay Get on Down the Road | 2:56 |
Mississippi Blues [Catfish] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Devil Got My Woman | 3:02 |
| Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues | 2:53 |
Complete Bloomington Indiana Concert, Vol. 1 (3/30/68) [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Crow Jane | 2:23 |
| Lorenzo Blues | 5:42 |
| Devil Got My Woman | 6:13 |
| I'm So Glad | 3:13 |
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 2:44 |
| Cherry Ball Blues | 4:07 |
| Sickbed Blues | 3:14 |
Complete Bloomington Indiana Concert, Vol. 2 (3/30/68) [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Illinois Blues | 5:03 |
| Cypress Grove Blues | 5:30 |
| Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues | 4:14 |
| Catfish Blues | 4:18 |
| Drunken Spree | 2:39 |
Skip James Live, Vol. 3: Bloomington 1968, Pt. 2 [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Illinois Blues | 5:04 |
| Cypress Grove Blues | 5:30 |
| Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues | 4:14 |
| Catfish Blues | 4:19 |
| Drunken Spree | 2:39 |
Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol. 3: Early American Rural Music [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm So Glad | 2:50 |
Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol. 4: Early American Rural Music [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Special Rider Blues | 3:03 |
50 Years: Mississippi Blues in Bentonia [1998]
Beg, Borrow or Steal: The Origins, Music and Influence of Robert Johnson [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Devil Got My Woman | 3:00 |
Blues from the Delta [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm So Glad | 1:55 |
| Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues | 3:23 |
| Devil Got My Woman | 5:14 |
| 22-20 Blues | 3:52 |
| Special Rider Blues | 5:09 |
| Sick Bed Blues | 4:05 |
| Sickbed Blues | 4:08 |
| Catfish Blues | 4:38 |
| Lorenzo Blues | 4:19 |
| Careless Love | 4:01 |
| Hard Time Killing Floor Blues | 3:23 |
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 3:23 |
| Crow Jane | 2:59 |
| Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues | 4:10 |
| How Long Blues | 2:56 |
| Cherry Ball Blues | 4:27 |
| Cypress Grove | 4:19 |
| Cypress Grove Blues | 4:20 |
Giants of Country Blues, Vol. 1 (1927-1938) [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Devil Got My Woman | 3:00 |
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 2:50 |
Down the Dirt Road: Essential Mississippi [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm So Glad | 2:51 |
| Special Rider Blues | 3:03 |
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 2:51 |
The Essential Recording of Mississippi Delta Blues: Dust My Broom [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Devil Got My Woman |
Skip's Piano Blues [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues [#] | 3:07 |
| How Long Blues [#] | 4:20 |
| 22-20 Blues [#] | 3:40 |
| Special Rider Blues [#] | 3:23 |
The Essential Recordings of Piano Blues and Boogie: Strut That Thin [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| If You Haven't Any Hay Get on Down the Road | 2:56 |
Complete 1931 Recordings in Chronological Order [1994]
Cypress Grove Blues [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Devil Got My Woman | 3:00 |
| 22-20 Blues | 2:50 |
| Cypress Grove Blues | 3:11 |
| Cherry Ball Blues | 2:50 |
| Illinois Blues | 3:03 |
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 2:49 |
| Drunken Spree | 2:38 |
| I'm So Glad | 2:53 |
| Special Rider Blues | 3:08 |
| Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues | 2:52 |
Illinois Blues [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Devil Got My Woman | 3:00 |
| Cherry Ball Blues | 2:50 |
| Cypress Grove Blues | 3:12 |
| Illinois Blues | 3:04 |
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 2:49 |
| Drunken Spree | 2:38 |
| I'm So Glad | 2:50 |
| Special Rider Blues | 3:02 |
| Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues | 2:53 |
| 22-20 Blues | 2:50 |
Live: Boston, 1964 & Philadelphia 1966 [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Illinois Blues | 3:36 |
| How Long Blues | 3:12 |
| Drunken Spree | 3:31 |
| Lorenzo Blues | 4:26 |
| Special Rider Blues | 2:58 |
| Cherry Ball Blues | 4:50 |
| Washington, D.C. Hospital Center Blues | 5:34 |
| Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues | 5:34 |
| I'm So Glad | 0:36 |
Paramount Piano Blues, Vol. 3 [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues | 2:53 |
| How Long "Buck" | 2:54 |
The Blues: A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Devil Got My Woman | 3:00 |
The Paramount Piano Blues 1928-32, Vol. 1 [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| If You Haven't Any Hay Get on Down the Road | 2:53 |
Complete 1931 Session [1986]
Tribute to Skip James, Vol. 1 (1964) [1986]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cypress Grove Blues | |
| Drunken Spree | |
| Illinois Blues | |
| Special Rider Blues |
The Great Bluesmen at Newport '59 [1976]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 2:18 |
| Illinois Blues | 2:27 |
Devil Got My Woman [1968]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues | 3:20 |
| Devil Got My Woman | 5:13 |
| 22-20 Blues | 3:50 |
| Sickbed Blues | 4:05 |
| Sick Bed Blues | 4:05 |
| Catfish Blues | 4:37 |
| Lorenzo Blues | 4:17 |
| Careless Love | 4:01 |
| Illinois Blues | 3:15 |
Skip James Today! [1965]
Today! [1965]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 3:24 |
| Crow Jane | 3:00 |
| Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues | 4:12 |
| Special Rider Blues | 5:11 |
| Drunken Spree | 2:49 |
| How Long Blues | 2:58 |
| Cypress Grove Blues | 4:20 |
| I'm So Glad | 1:54 |
Greatest of the Delta Blues Singers [1964]
She Lyin' [1964]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm So Glad | 2:54 |
| Cypress Grove Blues | 4:02 |
| Catfish Blues | 5:02 |
| Crow Jane | 2:05 |
| Devil Got My Woman | 3:09 |
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | 2:16 |
| Drunken Spree | 3:32 |
| Illinois Blues | 3:00 |
50 Years: Mississippi Blues in Bentonia, 1931-1981
Devil Got My Woman: 16 Classic Blues Songs From 1926-1937
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Devil Got My Woman | 3:02 |
| Cypress Grove Blues | 3:11 |
Early Recordings, Vol. 2 (1931)
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Devil Got My Woman | |
| Cherry Ball Blues | |
| Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | |
| I'm So Glad (I Found Love in You) |
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