A report on Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader.
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Slide guitar
9 linksTechnique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music.
Technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music.
Since the 1930s, performers including Robert Nighthawk, Earl Hooker, Elmore James, and Muddy Waters popularized slide guitar in electric blues and influenced later slide guitarists in rock music, including the Rolling Stones, Duane Allman, and Ry Cooder.
Blues
7 linksMusic genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s by African-Americans from roots in African-American work songs and spirituals.
Music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s by African-Americans from roots in African-American work songs and spirituals.
The saxophonist J. T. Brown played in bands led by Elmore James and by J. B. Lenoir, but the saxophone was used as a backing instrument for rhythmic support more than as a lead instrument.
Dust My Broom
6 linksBlues song originally recorded as "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" by American blues artist Robert Johnson in 1936.
Blues song originally recorded as "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" by American blues artist Robert Johnson in 1936.
In 1951, Elmore James recorded the song as "Dust My Broom" and "made it the classic as we know it", according to blues historian Gerard Herzhaft.
Sonny Boy Williamson II
5 linksAmerican blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter.
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter.
He first recorded with Elmore James on "Dust My Broom".
Robert Johnson
7 linksAmerican blues musician and songwriter.
American blues musician and songwriter.
Fellow Mississippi native Elmore James is the best known and is responsible for popularizing Johnson's "Dust My Broom".
Tampa Red
3 linksAmerican Chicago blues musician.
American Chicago blues musician.
His songwriting and his bottleneck technique influenced other leading Chicago blues guitarists, such as Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Nighthawk and Muddy Waters, and many others, including Elmore James and Mose Allison.
The Sky Is Crying (song)
4 links"The Sky Is Crying" is a blues standard written and initially recorded by Elmore James in 1959.
Trumpet Records
4 linksAmerican record company founded by Lillian McMurry in Jackson, Mississippi in 1951.
American record company founded by Lillian McMurry in Jackson, Mississippi in 1951.
Elmore James recorded his original "Dust My Broom" here, and the label was the first to record Sonny Boy Williamson II.
Bobby Robinson (record producer)
3 linksAmerican independent record producer and songwriter in New York City, most active from the 1950s through the mid-1980s.
American independent record producer and songwriter in New York City, most active from the 1950s through the mid-1980s.
Robinson produced hits by Wilbert Harrison, The Shirelles, Dave "Baby" Cortez, Elmore James, Lee Dorsey, Gladys Knight & The Pips, King Curtis, Spoonie Gee, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Doug E. Fresh, and Treacherous Three.
Ike Turner
3 linksAmerican musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout.
American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout.
He played juke joints alongside other local blues artists such as Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Little Walter.