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What did James accomplish in the 20s and 30s?
In early 1931, James auditioned for the record shop owner and talent scout H.
C.
Speir in Jackson, Mississippi.

Question: Did he get the part he was auditioning for?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Skip James get the part he was auditioning for with H. C. Speir in Jackson, Mississippi?