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1	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 $7.33! new only from $14.22!
2	Tap the Red Cane Whirlwind (2005) more music like this by Kelly Joe Phelps There are few artists who offer the raw sincerity and accomplished musical acumen that guitarist, singer, and songwriter Kelly Joe Phelps does. From his first offering, Lead Me On on the Burnside label, through his subsequent studio outings for Rykodisc, Phelps has done something remarkable: forged himself a solid identifying mark as a folk and ... see all copies from $12.83! new only from $12.83!
3	Hard Time Killing Floor Blues (2003) more music like this by Skip James 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 $12.69! new only from $12.69!
4	Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee (1992) more music like this by Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee see all copies from $12.44! new only from $12.44!
5	Today! (1964) more music like this by Skip James 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 $12.09! new only from $12.09!
6	Lead Me On (1995) more music like this by Kelly Joe Phelps This is the real deal -- Phelps performs with the full authority and authenticity of the Delta bluest tradition without ever once sounding like a Folkways museum piece. There's nothing more to it than the 34-year-old's raspy, swamp-infused vocals, lapstyle acoustic guitar played using fingerpicking and slide, and self-accompanied stomp-box ... see all copies from $15.27!
7	Vanguard Visionaries (2007) more music like this by Skip James see all copies from $9.87! new only from $9.87!
8	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 $9.95! new only from $9.95!
9	I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow (2002) more music like this by Various Artists Though it was obviously released simply to capitalize on the resurgence of interest in old-timey music occasioned by the success of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the 20-track collection I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow is an amazing, practically faultless compilation. Virtually every song here is a classic, whether for fans of old-timey, country, early ... see all copies from $3.42! new only from $14.37!
10	Blues Story [Shout! Factory] (2003) more music like this by Various Artists Blues Story opens with the wonderful, lazy horns of Mamie Smith's "Crazy Blues" and ends on the edge of rock & roll with Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog." In between are dozens of classic old blues tracks, including Tommy Johnson's bright but desperate signature tune, "Canned Heat Blues," T-Bone Walker's "Call It Stormy Monday" (with its famous ... see all copies from $9.27! new only from $9.27!
11 view cover	Beginner's Guide to the Blues (2005) more music like this by Various Artists Nascente's three-disc blues box set is a pretty useful introduction to the blues mainly because of the way it is set up, with the first disc featuring country blues selections, most of them from the 1920s and '30s, followed by a disc of electric urban blues, drawn mainly from the '50s, and a last disc of contemporary performers who are attempting ... see all copies from $19.74! new only from $19.74!
12 view cover	She Lyin' (1964) more music like this by Skip James By the time James had been rediscovered in the 1960s, he was still capable of playing entrancing, dynamic music, but was much less consistent and not as striking a vocalist. It was a testimony to his greatness that he still managed to make compelling records, and he was among the best storytellers and dramatic singers in the traditional realm. ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $22.04!
13 view cover	Illinois Blues (2004) more music like this by Skip James see all copies from $18.42! new only from $18.42!
14 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 $23.39! new only from $23.39!
15 view cover	The Complete 1931 Recordings (2005) more music like this by Skip James Skip James recorded 18 songs for Paramount Records in Grafton, WI, in 1931, a session that yielded some of the greatest and most unique sides in the history of country blues. These tracks have been issued in their entirety by several labels, including Yazoo, Document, and Body & Soul, each of which has transferred them from surviving 78s. In the ... see all copies from $15.69! new only from $15.69!
16 view cover	The Great Bluesmen at Newport '59 (1976) more music like this by Various Artists This two-LP, single-CD compilation offers up 21 songs recorded live between 1959 and 1965 at the Newport Folk Festival. This is a killer selection of cuts by rediscovered '30s blues legends, many rising to the occasion to perform in front of thousands of people at once. A lot of comebacks and late-in-life careers were sparked by the performances ... see all copies from $14.42! new only from $14.42!
17 view cover	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!
18 view cover	Prison Blues [Columbia River] (2004) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $9.67! new only from $9.67!
19 view cover	Men of Blues (1998) more music like this by Various Artists This curious three-disc box set mixes in old blues 78s with latter rediscovery recordings to form a rather random, but pleasantly cohesive (if somewhat cursory) introduction to early blues. The wide variety of styles here is impressive, though, ranging from the guttural roars of Charley Patton and Son House, through the highly personalized blues ... see all copies from $16.38! new only from $16.38!
20 view cover	Me and the Devil/I Asked for Water (1998) more music like this by Tony McPhee These two compilations, paired up here on a double-CD set, were just among the many to come out in the late '60s dedicated to British blues. And every single one seemed to feature the remarkable Jo-Ann Kelly (simply one of the best blues singers of any time and place, who sadly died in 1990) and Tony McPhee, who'd go on to greater fame and fortune ... see all copies from $29.22! new only from $29.22!
21 view cover	Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol. 5: Early American Rural Music (2002) more music like this by Various Artists Each volume in Yazoo Records' Times Ain't Like They Used to Be series (this one is the fifth installment) collects 1920s and '30s commercial 78s, and taken together they project a vital and energetic early-20th century rural America of jug and string bands, country blues players, fiddlers, banjoists, sacred singers, and musical roustabouts of ... see all copies from $19.19! new only from $19.19!
22 view cover	Legendary Blues: Delta Blues (2002) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $5.58! new only from $5.58!
23 view cover	Legendary Blues: Oh Brother - Best of Southern (2002) more music like this by Various Artists Legendary Blues: Oh Brother -- Best of Southern Blues is a rather skimpy compilation of ten songs by familiar artists of the genre, including Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, and Skip James. Also included are lesser-known tracks by Bessie Tucker ("Penitentiary"), Lucille Hegamin ("Land of Cotton Blues"), and Blind Blake ("Police Dog Blues"). If ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $14.00!
24 view cover	Giants of Country Blues, Vol. 1 (1927-1938) (1998) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $17.41! new only from $17.41!
25	Cherry Mansions (1988) more music like this by The Hellcats see all copies from $40.00!

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