MIssissippi blues
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G. Love Taps into the Delta Blues on Star-Studded New Album ‘Philadelphia Mississippi’
By Rod Brakes published
Video Watch the animated video for the hip hop/blues-melded lead single “Love From Philly” featuring Schoolly D and Chuck Treece.
“His Storytelling Was as Brilliant as His Guitar Playing”: How the Spirit of Skip James is Felt Stronger than Ever Today in Bentonia Blues
By Jim Beaugez published
Washed up at age 30, the legendary bluesman was rediscovered in 1964, just five years before his death.
From Satan to Jesus, Skip James Played Through Shadow and Light on These Five Essential Tracks
By Jim Beaugez published
Mississippi Delta bluesman Robert Johnson may have sung about having a hellhound on his trail, but Skip James sounded like the one on the run.
Hendrix, Van Halen Lead List of Gear Innovators Inside the New Issue of Guitar Player
By Guitar Player Staff published
PLUS Skip James’ Bentonia blues legacy, John McLaughlin, Steve Morse, Jake Shimabukuro, Mike McCready, and Sonny Landreth on the late Howard Alexander Dumble. Plus – 2 unique covers!
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