Nehemiah "Skip" James
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N 32° 38.432 W 090° 22.348
15S E 746480 N 3614487
A Blues Trail Historical marker located along HWY 49 in Betonia, MS
Waymark Code: WM82NE
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 01/16/2010
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The haunting quality of Nehemiah “Skip” James’s music earned him a reputation as one of the great early Mississippi bluesmen. James (1902-1969) grew up at the Woodbine Plantation and as a youth learned to play both guitar and piano. At his 1931 session for Paramount he recorded eighteen songs, including the dark-themed “Devil Got My Woman” and “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues.” He later became a minister, but returned to performing blues during the 1960s “blues revival.”
Date Installed:: 2008/1/1
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Blues Commission
Related Website:: [Web Link]
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