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Skip James

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Blues

Skip James is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of J.B. Lenoir, Mississippi John Hurt, Lonnie Johnson, Kansas Joe McCoy and Son House. Those roots explain a lot about how Skip James arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bukka White, Son House, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Rev. Gary Davis and Robert Johnson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bukka White, Hugo, 22-20s, Cream and Blick Bassy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Skip James, reaching back through J.B. Lenoir and forward to Bukka White. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. AllMusic stated: "Coupling an oddball guitar tuning set against eerie, falsetto vocals, James' early recordings could make the hair stand up on the back of your neck."

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Skip JamesJ.B. LenoirMississippi John HurtLonnie JohnsonKansas Joe McCoySon HouseBukka WhiteHugo22-20sCreamBlick BassyPokey LaFargeRobert JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonBukka WhiteSon HouseMississippi Fred McD…Rev. Gary DavisRobert JohnsonLeadbellyReverend Gary DavisBlind Lemon Jefferson

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Skip James connections

Skip James grew out of J.B. Lenoir, Mississippi John Hurt, Lonnie Johnson and Kansas Joe McCoy, shares an orbit with Bukka White, Son House, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Rev. Gary Davis, went on to shape Bukka White, Hugo, 22-20s and Cream. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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