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Skip James, “Emotional Hermit” of the Blues (Blues Stories, 27)

Posted on September 1, 2017 by georgelamplugh

A Review of Stephen Calt, I’d Rather Be the Devil: Skip James + the Blues. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2008. His music was the defiant product of an emotional hermit: “I wanted it different all the way—I always have had … Continue reading →

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