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Soundtrack Of My Life
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With an unmistakable falsetto delivery, Skip James created some of history's eeriest blues records. His blues sounds dark and mysterious, using odd tunings, structures, and rhythms, and exploring gloomy lyrical themes. Unlike other bluesmen of the day, James's music was personal and bleak, played for his own emotional release and not for purposes of entertainment. "Devil Got My Woman," "Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues," "Hard Luck Child," and "Special Rider Blues" convey sorrow and misery like few others can. Uptempo numbers such as the classic "I'm So Glad" and "Drunken Spr
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Manufacturer: Yazoo
Release date: 21 February 1995
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0016351200921 UPC: 016351200921
Release date: 21 February 1995
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0016351200921 UPC: 016351200921
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