skip james

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcaH-U4x-T0&feature=related

He's great.

so true.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhrqBOSazzA&feature=related

  On 1/20/2012 at 7:35 PM, iep said:

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytVww5r4Nk0

this performance gives me chills. i first saw it in wim wenders excellent doc on james that was a part of scorcesses pbs collection of blues documentaries . best film in the series imo

chilling, lush, yeah mixed feelings

i've just borrowed my dad's copy of that wenders film btw!

can't believe i hadn't heard of it before! will watch it tonight.

(i did see the Eastwood film from the same series, beautiful)

nene that's... damn...

piercing falsetto.

used to be addicted to that track.

this one goes up for my friend

wow A, i love hard time killing..

hope you're doing good. greetings from the geographic opposite.

that IS a "full" recording... love the dissonance--

  On 1/22/2012 at 12:47 AM, ieafs said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ef-DxwluwM

hadn't cried in a while. big hug to you andrew.

he had an amazing voice.

i've always been partial to this one for whatever reason:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kQA8FfJWDc

  On 1/22/2012 at 12:47 AM, ieafs said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ef-DxwluwM

fahey has a nice version of this one too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7-pgzSWYLY

  On 1/21/2012 at 9:17 PM, iep said:

this one goes up for my friend

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSJmJ_4u04g&feature=endscreen&NR=1

can't get over this...

andrew kewl things.... but i said maam don;t you treat this away

you know i love your colllection. i'll be in chirstc ASAP <3

daymn, that Son House--you need to teach me 'bout music my friend

tho i love skip's unique falsetto

my cocaine blues

My favorite blues musician. If you're a fan you should read 'I'd Rather Be the Devil' by Stephen Calt.

i'll do that takeshi, thanks for the heads up.

@ ieafs

"a very strange human but i'm glad"

:)

nice to see bluesmen around ´ere! i love the blues, delta blues, new orleans blues, newer electronic guitar blues etc. favourites: robert johnson, son house, bukka white, skip james, missisippi john hurt, charley patton, champion jack dupree, howling wolf, lightning hopkins, muddy waters.

bukka white!

robert johnson

"Me and the Devil, woooo

Was walking side by side

And I'm going to beat my woman

'Til I get satisfied"

woa, a finnish blueshead

yo andrei, house and patton are the kings of guttural in my books.

wille johnson too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9MLrjSR4f8

even though it´s straight 12 bar blues most of the time, i like the guitar style of big joe williams

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCrHQUksJfQ&

willie mc tell with his wife

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtNZm9KXm8w&

lightning hopkins is quite raw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCqEOboRctY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7up2b4keW_k

my big big favourite howling wolf.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBLzTD2wTzg

this is almost country lol, but singing is great!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAWxDPv2970

loved that post, megapussi. just wanted to share that.

who else has seen this mezmerizing concert video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJtp3CwkI9c

skip's falsetto does something special for me