One of the legends of Delta Blues, its hard to believe people still think Eric Clapton wrote this song ! Skip James was a master guitarist and this some of his best playing. Written in 1930's a time of economic depression and hardship for blacks in the Southern USA, he keeps chanting the refrain I'm So Glad seems ironic, his life was anything but easy. The only way to cope with having the blues is to play, sing and blow the blues away. A classic of this style.
One of the legends of Delta Blues, its hard to believe people still think Eric Clapton wrote this song ! Skip James was a master guitarist and this some of his best playing. Written in 1930's a time of economic depression and hardship for blacks in the Southern USA, he keeps chanting the refrain I'm So Glad seems ironic, his life was anything but easy. The only way to cope with having the blues is to play, sing and blow the blues away. A classic of this style.