Skip James The Complete 1931 Sessions (LP)

(ORG Music) 18 tracks

Skip James was a Delta blues artist from Mississippi. Known for his career during the Great Depression and in the decades that followed, he was "rediscovered" in the 1960s and gained much greater notoriety when he was in very poor health and nearing the end of his life. His playing style was mainly in minor keys and was characterized by complex fingerpicking. After being out of print for years, the album The Complete 1931 Sessions, taken from James' Paramount recordings, was remastered and reissued on black vinyl by Org Music. The reissue features new artwork and liner notes by author Larry Jaffee. The compilation consists of some of the earliest years of the artist's career and shows the amazing talent he possessed from the beginning.