Elmore James (January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was known as King of the Slide Guitar but he was also noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice.
Many electric slide guitar players will admit to the influence of James' style. He was also a major influence on such successful blues guitarists as Homesick James, John Littlejohn, Hound Dog Taylor, J. B. Hutto and many others. He also influenced many rock guitarists such as The Rolling Stones' Brian Jones, Canned Heat's Alan Wilson and in particular Fleetwood Mac's Jeremy Spencer. John Mayall included "Mr. James" on his 1969 "Looking Back" album as a dedication to James. James' songs "Done Somebody Wrong" and "One Way Out" were often covered by The Allman Brothers Band, who were influenced by James. James was also covered by blues-rock band Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble many times in concert. The most famous of these covers is one that came by an indirect route - James' fellow bluesman Albert King recorded a cover of "The Sky Is Crying", and Stevie Ray Vaughan copied King's version of the song. That song was also covered by George Thorogood on his second album, Move It On Over and by Eric Clapton on his album There's One in Every Crowd.
The most famous guitarist who admired James was Jimi Hendrix. Early in his career Hendrix styled himself variously as 'Maurice James' and subsequently as 'Jimmy James.' This, according to former bandmate and recording partner Lonnie Youngblood, was a tribute to Elmore James.[7] There is a photo of Hendrix (that can be seen in the sleeve of his Blues album) in London wearing his iconic military jacket and holding Elmore James's UK LP The Best Of Elmore James.
James is also mentioned in The Beatles' song "For You Blue": while John Lennon plays the slide guitar (James' trademark), George Harrison says, "Elmore James got nothin' on this, baby."
Other artists influenced by Elmore James include Frank Zappa, The Grateful Dead, John Primer (Blue Steel CD), Billy Gibbons and Eric Clapton, notable artists to have recorded Elmore James covers. Clapton also recorded a song with Jimmy Page called "Tribute to Elmore" that first appeared on the 1968 compilation album Blues Anytime Vol. 1. On the 1974 record Second Album, Roy Buchanan included an instrumental song he wrote titled "Tribute to Elmore James," which begins with James' classic slide guitar riff, and uses his soloing style throughout.
Tracklist:
01 – Dust My Broom 02:43
02 – It Hurts Me Too 03:02
03 – (I Must Have) Done Somebody Wrong 02:19
04 – Sho Nuff I Do 02:49
05 – Baby Whats Wrong? 02:52
06 – Blues Before Sunrise 02:39
07 – The Sky Is Crying 02:46
08 – Stranger Blues 03:12
09 – Look On Yonder Wall 02:25
10 – Knocking At Your Door 02:35
11 – Make My Dreams Come True 02:33
12 – Cry For Me Baby 02:42
13 – Rollin And Tumblin 02:32
14 – Wild About You 03:16
15 – Happy Home 02:40
16 – Late Hours At Midnight 02:39
17 – Sunny Land 03:15
18 – Dark And Dreary 02:51
19 – I Cant Hold Out 02:18
20 – Country Boogie 02:41
21 – Cant Stop Lovin 02:21
22 – Please Find My Baby 03:02
23 – Hand In Hand 02:45
24 – Early In The Morning 02:43
25 – I Believe 03:11
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