Skip James Killing Floor Blues

Written by skip james recorded 1931.
Skip james killing floor blues. It was a bad career move. Early american rural music volume 5 2002 on the compilation blues story 2003. Please enjoy my new vintageblues4k version of skip s original 1931 recording of this song. Nehemiah curtis skip james june 9 1902 october 3 1969 was an american delta blues singer guitarist pianist and songwriter.
His guitar playing is noted for its dark minor key sound played in an open d minor tuning with an intricate fingerpicking technique. Hard time killing floor blues this song is by skip james and appears on the album skip james today. Skip james lived to a ripe old age. 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.
Skip james hard time killin floor blues. James first recorded for paramount records in 1931 but these recordings sold poorly having been released during the great.