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1	Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Skip James (2003) more music like this by Skip James Skip James' soft eerie falsetto and odd guitar tunings place him apart from other Delta blues players, and when he took a turn at the piano, that, too, was unique. His reputation rests on a dozen or so sides recorded in the late '20s and early '30s, but when he was rediscovered in the 1960s, his skills were still intact and he recorded for several ... see all copies from $8.91! new only from $8.91!
2	The Complete Early Recordings of Skip James (1994) more music like this by Skip James The Complete Early Recordings CD showcases a true guitar virtuoso who was no slouch on the piano either. His break on "Illinois Blues" is almost off-putting in the nonchalance with which he twists the notes around, and "How Long 'Buck'" features him giving forth some funky piano in an almost playful manner. This is a remastered edition of an ... see all copies from $15.98! new only from $15.98!
3	Back to the Crossroads: The Roots of Robert Johnson (2004) more music like this by Various Artists In a day and time (post-2000) when tribute albums spring up before a singer has a chance to die, much less become an immortal, it's a relief to get an album that switches the formula. Back to the Crossroads traces the roots -- not the influence -- of Robert Johnson, perhaps the most eulogized singer in blues history. These roots are especially ... see all copies from $15.98! new only from $15.98!
4	Broke, Black and Blue [Box] (1999) more music like this by Various Artists This four-disc, 100-track box set differs from most blues compendiums on a number of fronts. For openers, it focuses on the first 20 years of blues recordings, from 1924's "Barrelhouse Blues" by Ed Andrews to 1946's "Rhythm Mama" by Johnny Temple. Second, even though there are entries from artists like Blind Blake, Mississippi John Hurt, Son House ... see all copies from $28.97! new only from $28.97!
5	Devil Got My Woman (1968) more music like this by Skip James Skip James made his original reputation with 17 recordings that he cut during February 1931, when he was 28. Although fluent on both the guitar and (to a lesser extent) the piano, James was most notable for his storytelling lyrics, his haunting high-pitched voice, and his distinctive interpretations of the Delta blues. James was rediscovered 33 ... see all copies from $11.30! new only from $11.30!
6	Cypress Grove Blues (2004) more music like this by Skip James With his high, eerie falsetto and haunting guitar tunings, Skip James sounds like no other country blues player. Although his lyrics were generally drawn from the floating bag of clichés that showed up in countless blues songs, his atmospheric recordings, done in 1931 for Paramount, gave James' songs the appearance of poignancy, and his sad, ... see all copies from $9.56! new only from $9.56!
7	Blues from the Delta (1998) more music like this by Skip James Drawing 18 tracks from Skip James' rediscovery recordings made on Vanguard Records -- Today! and Devil Got My Woman, plus two previously unreleased tracks -- Blues From the Delta is over 75 minutes of the best tracks James ever recorded. Where the definitive cuts of many of these songs haven't been preserved by modern technology without ... see all copies from $15.65! new only from $15.65!
8	Vanguard Visionaries (2007) more music like this by Skip James see all copies from $10.79! new only from $10.79!
9	Hard Time Killin' Floor (2005) more music like this by Skip James Hard Time Killin' Floor isn't the first Skip James collection, and one could bet it will not be the last. But Hard Time Killin' Floor makes a pretty good argument for itself: the hour-and-six-minute album holds all of James' early work, and it's been remastered. James' soulful vocal style, like Robert Johnson's, has often been noted, but his quick ... see all copies from $16.21! new only from $16.21!
10	Juke Joint Saturday Night: Classic Piano Blues Rags & Stomps (2000) more music like this by Various Artists Capable of producing music at a sufficient volume, the piano was a widely popular instrument in African-American entertainment spots across the south in the 1920s and 1930s. Like the guitar, its ability to combine harmony and melody simultaneously also made it very versatile for both solo performance and group accompaniment. Juke Joint Saturday ... see all copies from $16.19! new only from $16.19!
11 view cover	Skip's Piano Blues (1996) more music like this by Skip James Skip James displays his four tool skills on piano, organ, guitar, and vocals on 12 traditional Delta Blues numbers, and employs his whining, age weakened falsetto on every cut. There's nothing fancy -- just James accompanying himself and emoting his heart out on a myriad of earthy tales like "Black Gal," "Lazy Bones," "Vicksburg Blues," and ... see all copies from $14.05! new only from $14.05!
12 view cover	Paramount Piano Blues, Vol. 2 (1927-1932) (1994) more music like this by Various Artists An excellent set of early piano blues on this famous label from the late '20s and early '30s. This 20 track set rounds up classic performances off of ultra rare 78s from Meade Lux Lewis, Barrel House Welch, James Wiggins and Blind Leroy Garnett, Charley Taylor, Louise Johnson, Jabo Williams, and guitarist Skip James. This set sports an almost ... see all copies from $12.97! new only from $12.97!
13 view cover	Blues Images Presents 1920's Blues Classics (2003) more music like this by Various Artists As a bonus to accompany their annual calendar, Blues Images adds a disc of classic 1920s blues 78s to the package, and 2004's edition features tracks by Skip James ("22-20 Blues"), Blind Lemon Jefferson ("Rising High Water Blues"), Charley Patton ("Down the Dirt Road Blues"), and others. The calendar itself is a wonderful way to see the art and ... see all copies from $16.14! new only from $16.14!
14 view cover	Legends of Country Blues (2003) more music like this by Various Artists JSP's Legends of Country Blues compiles five CDs of performances by Son House, Skip James, Bukka White, Tommy Johnson, and Ishman Bracey. These historic prewar recordings have been remastered, and according to the packaging, feature "unprecedented listening quality." While that claim is a bit of a stretch, the majority of this material does sound ... see all copies from $30.93! new only from $30.93!
15 view cover	15 Classic Blues Songs From the 1920's, Vol. 1 (2005) more music like this by Various Artists This interesting collection brings together several different "schools" of country blues from the late '20s, featuring tracks from Blind Blake, Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Ma Rainey. Although subtitled "15 Classic Blues Songs from the 1920's," four of these sides -- Skip James' "22-20 Blues," Blind Willie McTell's "Death Cell Blues, ... see all copies from $11.21! new only from $11.21!
16 view cover	Illinois Blues (2004) more music like this by Skip James see all copies from $21.99! new only from $21.99!
17 view cover	I'd Rather Be The Devil: The Legendary 1931 Session (2007) more music like this by Skip James They've been reissued as a piece before, and no doubt they'll be reissued together in the future. But here they are again on this 2007 compilation: all 18 surviving tracks that Skip James recorded in February 1931 for Paramount Records, which in fact represented the totality of his output on disc before he was rediscovered in the '60s. It's gotten ... see all copies from $16.28! new only from $16.28!
18 view cover	Robert Johnson Classics: Hellhound on My Trail (2004) more music like this by Various Artists It's really difficult to say what this collection is trying to do, since there are no tracks by Robert Johnson on it, and what is here seems split between tracks that might have influenced Johnson, tracks that may have been influenced by him, tracks that have no apparent connection to Johnson whatsoever, and a handful of tracks that make mention ... see all copies from $29.69! new only from $29.69!
19 view cover	King of the Blues, Vol. 8 (2003) more music like this by Skip James With his high, eerie falsetto and haunting guitar tunings, Skip James sounds like no other country blues player. Although his lyrics were generally drawn from the same bag of floating clichés that showed up in countless other blues songs, his atmospheric recordings, done in 1931 for Paramount, gave James' songs the appearance of tremendous ... see all copies from $29.69! new only from $29.69!

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