Skip James - Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues

Skip James - Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues Nehemiah Curtis “Skip“ James (June 9,[1] 1902 -- October 3, 1969[2]) was an American delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. Born in Bentonia, Mississippi, he first learned to play guitar from another bluesman from the area, Henry Stuckey. His guitar playing is noted for its dark, minor sound, played in an open D-minor tuning with an intricate fingerpicking technique. James first recorded for Paramount Records in 1931, but these recordings sold po