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Nehemiah Curtis “Skip” James (1902–1969) was a singular voice in American music—a Delta blues guitarist, pianist, and singer whose eerie falsetto, complex guitar figures, and[…]

Skip James, born Nehemiah Curtis James in 1902, was a pioneering Delta blues musician whose haunting voice and unique guitar style have left an indelible[…]

Skip James was born on June 9, 1902, as Nehemiah Curtis James in Bentonia, Mississippi. Growing up in the deeply rural Mississippi Delta, James encountered[…]