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wouldn't be surprised if there's a mississippi john hurt record with the same name, but this one is Skip, see links.

Discovered in a hospital in Tunica he appeared at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival and subsequently recorded two superb albums for Vanguard, the pick of which is Skip James Today! which features his best known compositions: "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues", "Special Rider Blues" and "I'm So Glad", among others.

The 12 sides that comprise Today! are among the best James would record after his rediscovery in the '60s. His playing may be a bit less intricate than that captured on his legendary 78s from the '30s, but his unique falsetto sounds no less troubled or haunting than before on this album's definitive performances of "Hard Times Killing Floor Blues," "Special Rider Blues," and one of James' few later compositions, "Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues."

--Heah 06:51, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)