Taking advantage of a current sale from Stephan Grossman's website, I picked up this new book, an autobiography of Skip James, kind of like a Jefferson bible, just James' words without all of conjecture that Stephen Calt apparently inserted in his work. I read several reviews of the Calt book, but never read it. I just got it and haven't read too far yet but this sounds like a pretty good approach to understanding and gaining insight into the man and his music. I was deeply mesmerized by his performances many years ago live and on recordings. I thought a great deal of the John Hurt biography told more about those around him than I really wanted to know.
I guess there will either be a backlash to this approach or some insightful comments but I just wanted to bring it to your attention. Nice tabs in the back by Tom Feldmann. I am about to dig in. Meanwhile...
I guess there will either be a backlash to this approach or some insightful comments but I just wanted to bring it to your attention. Nice tabs in the back by Tom Feldmann. I am about to dig in. Meanwhile...