JAMES, NEHEMIAH

JAMES, NEHEMIAH (SKIP). Bluesman (9 June 1902 in Bentonia, Mississippi; 3 October 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). He taught himself to play guitar as a child, influenced by local guitarists Rich Griffith and Henry Stuckey . His piano style reflected the influence of Will Crabtree's boogie-woogie playing. He began playing for country social events at an early age in the Delta region, particularly in the Yazoo City area, often with Stuckey and Griffith. In 1930 he...