Skip James
Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James; Blues singer, guitarist, pianist, Baptist minister, miner, tractor diver and songwriter. Born near Bentonia, Mississippi.

High pitched wraith like silky voice that send shivers down your back, it's slicing you in two and getting down to your nerves - Skips not singing novelty songs.

The son of a bootlegger turned preacher, and living in and through the great depression, he was perhaps a mentor or an idol to Robert Johnson who built upon several of skips orgianals and made them his own.

from the new world encylopedia:
James was known to be an aloof and idiosyncratic artist. Though the lyrical content of some of his songs led some to the characterization of him as a misogynist, he remained with his wife Lorenzo until his death. He seldom socialized with other bluesmen or fans and reportedly disliked the folk scene of the 1960s. James epitomized the complicated personality typical of many bluesmen, living a hard and sometimes reckless life while holding austere religious beliefs.

Hard time killing floor blues
Hard times is here and everywhere you go
Times are harder than ever been before

You know that people, they are are driftin' from door to door
But you can't find no heaven, I don't care where they go

People, if I ever can get up off of this old hard killin' floor
Lord, I'll never get down this low no more

When you hear me singin' this old lonesome song
People, you know these hard times can last us so long

You know, you say you had money, you better be sure
Lord, these hard times gon' kill you, just drag on slow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNftrsCMiQs

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