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1	The Complete Recordings [Longbox] (1990) more music like this by Robert Johnson add to wishlist A double-disc box set containing everything Robert Johnson ever recorded, The Complete Recordings is essential listening, but it is also slightly problematic. The problems aren't in the music itself, of course, which is stunning and the fidelity of the recordings is the best it ever has been or ever will be. Instead, it's in the track sequencing. ... see all copies from $9.52! new only from $13.99!
2	Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 1-3 (1997) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Originally released in 1952 as a quasi-legal set of three double LPs and reissued several times since (with varying cover art), Anthology of American Folk Music could well be the most influential document of the '50s folk revival. Many of the recordings that appeared on it had languished in obscurity for 20 years, and it proved a revelation to a ... see all copies from $60.69! new only from $81.92!
3	People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938 (2007) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist This three-disc, 70-track (30 of them new to the CD era) collection of murder ballads and disaster songs originally released on commercial 78s between 1913 and 1938 is, in spite of the archaic song structures and often crude sonic qualities on display, strangely contemporary in tone and feel, maybe because we've always been drawn to the scene of ... see all copies from $47.52! new only from $47.52!
4	Blues Masters, Vol. 8: Mississippi Delta Blues (1993) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist The title for this volume is a bit of a misnomer. While there is easily half a compilation's worth of authentic acoustic material here (including classics by Tommy Johnson, Charley Patton, Willie Brown, and Robert Johnson), the inclusion of tracks by B.B. and Albert King and recorded in Chicago sides by Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James and Robert ... see all copies from $8.71! new only from $8.71!
5	King of the Delta Blues [Columbia/Legacy] (1997) more music like this by Robert Johnson add to wishlist This 16-track single-disc compilation gathers up the best-known tracks from the two original volumes of King of the Delta Blues Singers for a nice entry-level collection of Robert's best. Utilizing the latest in remastering technology, these recordings have never sounded quite this clear and full-bodied before, and the difference between this and ... see all copies from $6.06! new only from $6.06!
6	The Complete Early Recordings of Skip James (1994) more music like this by Skip James add to wishlist see all copies from $12.99! new only from $15.89!
7	King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 2 [Bonus Track] (1970) more music like this by Robert Johnson add to wishlist King of the Delta Blues Singers,is a wonderful follow-up to the first compilation of Robert Johnson's small library of recorded work. This album boasts the first album appearance of "Love in Vain," as well as a number of other blues classics penned by the artist. "Sweet Home Chicago," "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom," "They're Red Hot," and "Malted ... see all copies from $5.61! new only from $5.61!
8	Today! (1965) more music like this by Skip James add to wishlist The 12 sides that comprise Today! are among the best James would record after his rediscovery in the '60s. His playing may be a bit less intricate than that captured on his legendary 78s from the '30s, but his unique falsetto sounds no less troubled or haunting than before on this album's definitive performances of "Hard Times Killing Floor Blues, ... see all copies from $8.54! new only from $8.54!
9	Last Session (1960) more music like this by Blind Willie McTell add to wishlist This recording has a less-than-stellar reputation, principally because it was done so late in McTell's career, and it is true that he lacks some of the edge, especially in his singing, that he showed on his other postwar recordings. On the other hand, his 12-string playing is about as nimble as ever and a real treat. McTell cut these sides for ... see all copies from $8.16! new only from $8.16!
10	The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (2006) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist For anyone who's collected 78-rpm records, enjoyed Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, or expressed interest in the great missing old-time and blues records of yesteryear, The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of will be the Holy Grail. Whereas it isn't unusual for Yazoo to place a rarity on a new collection by Blind Blake or Blind Lemon ... see all copies from $20.33! new only from $20.33!
11	Complete Recorded Works of Son House & the Great Delta Blues Singers (1990) more music like this by Son House add to wishlist Complete Recorded Works of Son House & The Great Delta Blues Singers isn't entirely devoted to Son House -- there are cuts by several other musicians, including Willie Brown, Garfield Akers, Rube Lacey and Joe Calicott -- but this disc, which contains a complete 1930 session, is the best place to get his earliest songs ("My Black Mama," "Preachin' ... see all copies from $11.01! new only from $11.01!
12	Complete Recorded Works (1928-1929) (1990) more music like this by Thomas "Snake" Johnson add to wishlist An essential Tommy Johnson collection, Document's Complete Recorded Works (1928-1929) features 17 songs from the Delta blues pioneer, including two alternative takes and a pair of previously unissued songs known respectively as "Morning Prayer Blues" and "Boogaloosa Blues." Culled from the great Delta musician's recording sessions in Memphis and ... see all copies from $13.26! new only from $13.26!
13	Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings (1997) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Thirty Library of Congress field recordings from 1933 to 1946, compiled and thoroughly annotated by Stephen Wade. There are many Library of Congress collections, but the diversity of performances on this disc might make one of the better selections for someone who's interested enough in folkloric recordings to have just a few, as opposed to an ... see all copies from $12.15! new only from $12.15!
14	Key to the Kingdom (2005) more music like this by Washington Phillips add to wishlist East Texas street evangelist Washington Phillips recorded 18 tracks in Dallas for Columbia Records between 1927 and 1929, 16 of which were issued on 78s and have survived into the 21st century. As a body of work, those 16 recordings are as singular as any from the pre-Depression era, featuring Phillips' personalized hymns and sermons accompanied ... see all copies from $15.65! new only from $15.65!
15	The Best of Blind Willie McTell (2004) more music like this by Blind Willie McTell add to wishlist No one less than Bob Dylan penned the lyric that stated, "nobody can sing the blues, like Blind Willie McTell." McTell's '20s and '30s work reminds one slightly of Robert Johnson's work in the '30s, with notable differences. While McTell has the same dexterity as a guitarist, combining single-note runs with rhythmic aplomb, his singing is never as ... see all copies from $10.93! new only from $14.58!
16	All the Published Sides (2003) more music like this by Blind Blake add to wishlist As with many comprehensive pre-1940s blues sets, especially those devoted to artists who recorded on the old Paramount label, the five-CD All the Published Sides set is both a godsend and a study in frustration. Paramount wasn't known for its high-quality pressings when it was in business, and its bankruptcy in the early '30s and the destruction ... see all copies from $25.71! new only from $25.71!
17	Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways (2003) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Starting in the 1940s, Folkways made significant blues recordings, particularly of important artists who might not have had the easiest time getting or keeping contracts with more commercial labels, but still had something to say artistically. This 26-track compilation assembles material recorded between the 1940s and 1990s that showed up on ... see all copies from $9.89! new only from $9.89!
18	Best of Charley Patton (2003) more music like this by Charley Patton add to wishlist Were Charley Patton alive today, he'd most likely be pleasantly surprised by the durability of his records. Who could've imagined that the musings of a Delta guitarist, recorded for Paramount in the late 1920s and early 1930s, would be treated as relics of art 60 and 70 years later? The Best of Charley Patton includes 23 cuts, 70 minutes of music, ... see all copies from $14.58! new only from $14.58!
19	The Rough Guide to Delta Blues (2002) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist A fantastic compilation that really does span the length of Mississippi Delta blues, from the early days of the Mississippi Sheiks and Charley Patton (with the classic "High Water Everywhere Part One") through to the modern but equally rooted sounds of Asie Payton, R.L. Burnside, and the late Junior Kimbrough. And it's every bit as thorough in ... see all copies from $7.40! new only from $10.05!
20	The Best of Frank Stokes (2005) more music like this by Frank Stokes add to wishlist The music -- a meld of blues and older, more satiric songster-inspired material, as well as gospel-influenced sides -- speaks for itself on this, the widest-ranging and best-sounding collection of Frank Stokes' work issued on CD. The Best of Frank Stokes, released by Yazoo, combines the highlights of such previous releases as Frank Stokes' Dream ... see all copies from $16.42! new only from $16.42!
21	Legends of the Blues, Vol. 1 (1991) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist This CD serves as a perfect introduction to pre-war blues for the novice since it contains fine examples of the music of 20 blues artists: Bessie Smith, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Willie Johnson, Bo Carter, Blind Willie McTell, Lonnie Johnson, Charley Patton, Leroy Carr, Josh White, Leadbelly, Peetie Wheatstraw, Robert ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.88!
22	The Complete Trix Recordings (2003) more music like this by Robert Lockwood Jr. add to wishlist The Savoy Jazz issue of Robert Lockwood Jr.'s legendary Trix recordings is a gift for anyone interested in the immediacy of raw, wide-open blues with no regard for convention or trend. Lockwood's music could have been recorded anytime between 1950 and the present. His production techniques are plaintive and serve to equalize everything at the same ... see all copies from $15.34! new only from $15.34!
23	Hard Time Killing Floor Blues (2005) more music like this by Skip James add to wishlist Hard Time Killing Floor Blues was the first session Skip James recorded following his rediscovery by John Fahey and Henry Vestine in the mid-'60s. Though he had not played the blues for more than 20 years, his skills were largely undiminished, and he turns in a fantastic set here. James was the pinnacle of the Bentonia (Mississippi) sound, which ... see all copies from $9.46! new only from $9.46!
24	The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music (2001) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist see all copies from $28.99! new only from $40.86!
25	The Original Guitar Wizard (2005) more music like this by Lonnie Johnson add to wishlist Lonnie Johnson was best known for his tonally beautiful guitar playing, but he was also a fine singer and songwriter, and pretty adept on violin, piano, banjo, mandolin, harmonium, and bass as well. Equally at home in the blues or the jazz world (he worked with artists as raw as Texas Alexander and as polished as Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington ... see all copies from $23.74! new only from $26.88!

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