Skip James

Summary

Skip James is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Bentonia^[2]. He was born on June 9, 1902^[3]. He passed away in Philadelphia^[4]. He died on October 3, 1969^[5]. He worked as a guitarist^[6], pianist^[7], singer^[8], and songwriter^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month, #7,020 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Skip James's place of birth was Bentonia^[2].
• Skip James passed away in Philadelphia^[4].
• Skip James was born on June 9, 1902^[3].
• Skip James died on October 3, 1969^[5].
• Skip James is buried at Merion Memorial Park^[11].
• Skip James held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Skip James is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].
• Skip James's professions included guitarist^[6].
• Skip James's professions included pianist^[7].
• Skip James's professions included singer^[8].
• Skip James's professions included songwriter^[9].
• Skip James's religion is recorded as Baptists^[14].
• Skip James is recorded as male^[15].
• Skip James's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Skip James's genre is blues^[17].
• Skip James's genre is Delta blues^[18].
• Skip James's genre is country blues^[19].
• Skip James's record label is recorded as Paramount^[20].
• Skip James's record label is recorded as Vanguard Records^[21].
• Skip James's Commons category is recorded as Skip James^[22].
• Skip James's voice type is recorded as tenor^[23].
• The cause of death was cancer^[24].
• Skip James's family name is recorded as James^[25].
• Skip James's given name is recorded as Skip^[26].
• Skip James's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1902-06-09^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1969-10-03^[31]

• Genre(s): blues, delta blues^[32]

• Community tags: blues, delta blues^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: f205743d-4441-471d-a3af-66f584738e29^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Skip James was born in Bentonia^[2]. He was born on June 9, 1902^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist^[6], pianist^[7], singer^[8], and songwriter^[9].

Personal Life

Skip James's religion is recorded as Baptists^[14].

Death and Burial

Skip James died on October 3, 1969^[5]. He passed away in Philadelphia^[4]. The cause of death was cancer^[24]. Burial took place at Merion Memorial Park^[11].

Why It Matters

Skip James ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month, #7,020 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Skip James born?

Skip James's place of birth was Bentonia^[2].

Where did Skip James die?

Skip James passed away in Philadelphia^[4].

What did Skip James do for work?

Skip James worked as guitarist^[6], pianist^[7], singer^[8], and songwriter^[9].