In July 1964, James and other rediscovered musicians appeared at the Newport Folk Festival. [8] Several photographs by the blues promoter Dick Waterman captured this performance, James's first in over 30 years.

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Apr 13, 2022 · Armed only with an acoustic guitar and a microphone, Skip James captivated the Newport audience with his high falsetto and spidery fingerpicking that often commanded all 10 of his fingers.

May 11, 2016 · Skip James talking about his upbringing and his music-at Newport Folk Festival 1966

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Shot after hours at Newport Folk in 1966 by American ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax, this recording features 14 performances by such blues greats as Son House, Skip James and Howlin’ Wolf among others. Video courtesy of the Association of Cultural Equity.

In July 1964 James, along with other rediscovered performers, appeared at the Newport Folk Festival. Several photographs by Dick Waterman captured this first performance in over 30 years.

He burst onto the blues-revival scene at the Newport Folk Festival in 1964 and became a popular performer at folk venues until his death in 1969. The rock group Cream covered his song "I'm So Glad" in the late 1960s, providing him with his one hit record.

Jul 19, 2024 · Along with the parallel “rediscovery” of James’ contemporary Son House, the two men helped fuel the folk-blues revival of the 1960s. James performed at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964, his first moment onstage in over 30 years.

They persuaded Skip to appear at the Newport Folk Festival in 1964, where his renditions of his old songs were still powerful and moving. The growing interest in the men who originated the Blues meant there was suddenly a market for his music that Skip could never have dreamed of.