{"product_id":"id-rather-be-the-devil-skip-james-and-the-blues-paperback","title":"I'd Rather Be the Devil: Skip James and the Blues - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Calt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkip James (1902-1969) was perhaps the most creative and idiosyncratic of all blues musicians. Drawing on hundreds of hours of conversations with James himself, Stephen Calt here 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 by failure. And in doing so, Calt offers new insights into the nature of the blues, the world in which it thrived, and its fate when that world vanished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis probing study uncovers much of the life and personality of one of the most talented, but disturbed, of bluesmen, Skip James. In documenting the singer's decline during the period of his greatest exposure, Stephen Calt challenges the values of blues enthusiasts and calls into question widely accepted beliefs about the blues genre, its history and its exponents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Calt\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eKing of the Delta Blues: The Life and Music of Charlie Patton\u003c\/i\u003e and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eR. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz and Country. \u003c\/i\u003eHe died in October 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.48 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714820509759,"sku":"9781556527463","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9c869c9cbf3570775158343ec6f8e808.webp?v=1765069349","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/id-rather-be-the-devil-skip-james-and-the-blues-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}