Vanguard Visionaries
The Vanguard Visionaries series is a collection of artist samplers released by Vanguard Records to celebrate the company's 60th anniversary.[1]
Vanguard Records had a high profile during the 1960s folk revival for its catalogue of recordings by many pivotal folk and blues artists such as Joan Baez, Doc Watson, Odetta, John Fahey and many others. The label first released a series of artist samplers from the 1960s and early-'70s era, later releasing more contemporary artists.
The Vanguard Visionaries series of releases includes:
- Alison Brown – Vanguard Visionairies: Alison Brown
- Big Mama Thornton
- Buddy Guy
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Charlie Musselwhite
- Country Joe and the Fish
- Country Joe McDonald
- David Wilcox
- Doc Watson – Vanguard Visionairies: Doc Watson
- Eric Andersen
- Ian & Sylvia
- James Cotton
- Jerry Jeff Walker
- Jim Kweskin
- Jimmy Rushing
- Joan Baez
- John Fahey – Vanguard Visionairies:John Fahey
- John Hammond, Jr.
- John McEuen
- Junior Wells
- Larry Coryell
- Mississippi John Hurt
- Odetta – Vanguard Visionairies: Odetta
- Oregon
- Perrey and Kingsley
- Peter Case
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott – Vanguard Visionairies: Ramblin' Jack Elliott
- Richard Fariña & Mimi Fariña
- Sandy Bull
- Siegel–Schwall Band
- Skip James
- The Clancy Brothers
- The Rooftop Singers
- The Weavers
References
- ^ Leggett, Steve. "Vanguard Visionaries > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.