Name
Skip James
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1902-06-09
Deathday
1969-10-03 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Bentonia, Mississippi, USA
Biography
Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James 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.
Known For
The Soul of a Man
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Wim Wenders looks at the dramatic tension in the blues between the sacred and the profane ...
Relase Date : 16 May, 2003
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1996 Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966 as Self
- 2004 The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 as Self
- 1999 See You in Hell, Blind Boy
- 2003 The Soul of a Man as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 The Blues ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
