Devil Got My Woman

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Delta Blues legend SKIP JAMES was a remarkable musician, accomplished on two instruments, guitar and piano. • His guitar style was noted for its dark, minor-key sound, played in an open D-minor tuning with an intricate fingerpicking technique, associated with the Bentonia School of playing.

Indeed, his style of playing had more in common with the Piedmont Blues of the East Coast, than with the Blues of his native Mississippi.

James is chiefly remembered for a concise, albeit obscure body of work; just nine 78rpm shellac discs recorded for Paramount, in Grafton, Wisconsin, in February 1931, which rank among the rarest records known to serious Blues collectors.

His most well-known number, by default, is ‘I’m So Glad’; recorded by British Rock band Cream in 1966, it generated the only royalty cheque he ever received, for $10,000.

Tracklist

Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues 
Cherry Ball Blues 
22-20 Blues 
If You Haven't Got Any Hay, Get On Down The Road 
Illinois Blues 
Yola My Blues Away 
How Long Buck 
Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues 
Devil Got My Woman 
Cypress Grove Blues 
I'm So Glad 
Special Rider Blues 
Hard Luck Child 
Four O'clock Blues 
Be Ready When He Comes 
Jesus Is A Mighty Good Leader 
Drunken Spree 
What Am I To Do Blues