Skip James Hard Time Killing Floor Blues Wiki

Hard time killing floor blues this song is by skip james and appears on the album skip james today.

Skip james hard time killing floor blues wiki. James first recorded for paramount records in 1931 but these recordings sold poorly having been released during the great. His guitar playing is noted for its dark minor key sound played in an open d minor tuning with an intricate fingerpicking technique. Skip james hard time killin floor blues. Illustrated skip james discography.

Can t find no heaven. Early american rural music volume 5 2002 on the compilation blues story 2003. A biography by roi geyari a fan from israel. General commentskip james one of the legends of delta blues this is a different song but has the same title as a later electric blues killing floor the structure is 8 bars the verses just tell it like it is.

A life of hardship and despair true to the hard times of the 1930 s depression when it was recorded his singing is haunting and bleak a dark classic of the blues. The very best of skip james shout 2003. Please enjoy my new vintageblues4k version of skip s original 1931 recording of this song. 1966 on the compilation album skip james 1931 1990 on the album hard time killing floor blues 1992 on the compilation album complete early recordings 1994 on the compilation times ain t like they used to be.

The mysteries of skip james by matt r. Hard time killing floor blues biograph 2003. Nehemiah curtis skip james june 9 1902 october 3 1969 was an american delta blues singer guitarist pianist and songwriter.