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Legendary bluesman Skip James might not be a familiar name for many music fans, yet he's influenced countless artists from Ry Cooder and John Fahey to Jon Spencer and the North Mississippi All-Stars. Here, James is given the budget comp treatment with a collection of songs that include standards such as "Devil Got My Woman" and "Hard Time Killin Floor Blues." If you're not familiar with Skip, the Vanguard set works as a solid introduction. Vanguard Visionaries Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $1.03) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Blues CDs, Delta | | Label | Vanguard | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank |  169392  | | CD Universe Part number | 7429394 | | Catalog number | 73145 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 12, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Vince Hans (Compilation) | | Recording Time | 38 minutes |
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