Which Skip James songs later became recognized as blues classics?

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B.B. King playing an electric guitar with an expressive face, wearing a plaid jacket, June 19, 1979. — Mississippi Delta blues Mississippi-born blues legend B.B. King, 1979.

Although Skip James's 1931 recordings for the Paramount label initially sold poorly, several of his compositions later gained recognition as blues classics. These include:

"Hard Time Killing Floor Blues"1
"Devil Got My Woman"1
"I’m So Glad"1

The song "I’m So Glad" notably reached a wider audience when it was featured on a 1966 hit album by the rock trio Cream.1