02338nam 2200553Ia 450 991079063230332120230721010958.01-56976-997-41-56976-996-6(CKB)2550000001134689(EBL)683859(OCoLC)714569581(SSID)ssj0000537771(PQKBManifestationID)11335180(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537771(PQKBWorkID)10557146(PQKB)11781204(MiAaPQ)EBC683859(Au-PeEL)EBL683859(CaPaEBR)ebr10464624(CaONFJC)MIL534397(EXLCZ)99255000000113468920071027e20081994 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrI'd rather be the devil[electronic resource] Skip James + the blues /Stephen CaltChicago Chicago Review Press20081 online resource (401 p.)Reprint. Originally published: New York : Da Capo Press, 1994."An A Cappella book."Includes indexes.1-55652-746-2 1-306-03146-X Cover; Copyright; Contents; Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six; Afterword; Transcription: Devil Got My Woman; Appendix: Idioms; Subject Index; Song IndexProviding a clear look into the life of one of the greatest Mississippi bluesmen, this is the first biography of the late Skip James, perhaps the most creative and idiosyncratic of all blues musicians. His 1931 performances of ""Devil Got My Woman,"" ""I'm So Glad,"" and ""22-20 Blues"" are masterpieces that transcend the genre. Drawing largely on hundreds of hours of conversations with James himself, it paints a dark and unforgettable portrait of a man untroubled by his own murderous inclinations, a man who achieved one moment of transcendent greatness in a life haunted byBlues musiciansUnited StatesBiographyBlues musicians781.643092Calt Stephen1487930MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790632303321I'd rather be the devil3708056UNINA