Album US 2003 on Vanguard label
Blues (Delta Blues)
All songs previously unreleased from a 1967 recording session. "Compilation engineered for release from the original analog tapes, converted to 20-bit digital audio using the DCS 904. Sonic Solutions software was used to process the digital audio. The bass that was rolled off the original vinyl release has been restored. The final CD was turbo bit mapped." ℗©2003 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company.
![]() | Skip James g, voc, p, 1902-1969 US guitar, piano, vocals, album by |
![]() | David Gahr , 1922-2008 US photography by, newport folk festival |
![]() | Dick Waterman , photography by, skip james with mississippi john hurt |
Tom Vickers compilation producer |
Jeff Zaraya engineer, compilation engineer |
Billy Altman liner notes |
Julie Snow photography by, front and back cover |
Ann Charters photography by, regional and background photos |
Traditional |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Backwater Blues | Skip James | 3:04 | |
2 | Everybody Ought To Live Right | Skip James | 3:14 | |
3 | I Want To Be More Like Jesus | Skip James | 3:49 | |
4 | Jack Of Diamonds | Skip James | 2:41 | |
5 | My Last Boogie | Skip James | 3:40 | |
6 | Lazy Bones | Skip James | 3:05 | |
7 | Let My Jesus Lead You | Skip James | 2:58 | |
8 | My Own Blues | Skip James | 4:20 | |
9 | Oh, Mary Don't You Weep | Skip James | 1:49 | |
10 | Omaha Blues | Skip James | 2:04 | |
11 | Bumble Bee | Skip James | 4:40 | |
12 | One Dime Was All I Had | Skip James | 2:20 | |
13 | Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning | Skip James | 2:46 | |
14 | Somebody Gonna Wish They Had Religion | Skip James | 2:31 | |
15 | Somebody Loves You | Skip James | 2:42 | |
16 | Sorry For To Leave You | Skip James | 2:19 | |
17 | Sporting Life Blues | Skip James | 2:22 | |
18 | They Are Waiting For Me | Skip James | 4:46 | |
19 | Walking The Sea | Skip James | 3:43 |