Despite the fact that his career was curtailed in 1963 by a fatal heart attack when he was only 45, Elmore James was an extremely influential figure in the development of blues guitar, both but virtue of his highly distinctive sound, which he consciously developed by building his own combination of a modified hollow-bodied guitar and custom pick-ups, but also his hit with a version of Robert Johnson's "Dust My Broom", which has become one of the most ubiquitously performed and recorded tunes in blues. This 52-track 2-CD collection comprises the A and B sides of every single he released from his debut on the small Trumpet label with the aforementioned classic in 1951 through to a few months before his death, during which time he recorded for the Meteor, Flair, Modern, Chief, Fire and Chess labels. A host of high profile guitarists have readily cited Elmore James as an influence and performed his material over the years, despite his relatively modest body of work, including Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan and George Thorogood. This collection is an ideal introduction to his work.
7 Dumb Woman Blues J. T. Brown with Elmore James Broomdusters
8 Sax-Ony Boogie Elmore James and His Broomdusters
9 She Just Won't Do Right
10 Country Boogie
11 Early in the Morning
12 Hawaiian Boogie Pt. 2
13 Can't Stop Lovin' Elmore James and His Broomdusters
14 Make a Little Love Elmore James and His Broomdusters
15 Strange Kinda Feeling Elmore James and His Broomdusters
16 Please Find My Baby Elmore James and His Broomdusters
17 Make My Dreams Come True Elmore James and His Broomdusters
18 Hand in Hand Elmore James and His Broomdusters
19 Sho 'Nuff I Do Elmore James and His Broomdusters
20 1839 Blues Elmore James and His Broomdusters
21 Dark and Dreary Elmore James and His Broomdusters
22 Rock My Baby Right Elmore James and His Broomdusters
23 Standing at the Crossroads Elmore James and His Broomdusters
24 Sunnyland Elmore James and His Broomdusters
25 Late Hours at Midnight Elmore James and the Broomdusters
26 The Way You Treat Me Elmore James and the Broomdusters
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1 Happy Home Elmore James and His Broomdusters
2 No Love in My Heart Elmore James and His Broomdusters
3 Dust My Blues Elmore James and the Broomdusters
4 I Was a Fool Elmore James and the Broomdusters
5 Goodbye Baby Elmore James and the Broomdusters
6 Blues Before Sunrise Elmore James and the Broomdusters
7 Long Tall Woman Elmore James and the Broomdusters
8 Wild About You Elmore James and the Broomdusters
9 Coming Home Elmore James and the Broomdusters
10 The 12 Year Old Boy Elmore James and the Broomdusters
11 It Hurts Me Too
12 Elmore's Contribution to Jazz
13 Cry for Me Baby
14 Take Me Where You Go
15 Knocking at Your Door
16 Bobby's Rock Elmore James and the Broomdusters
17 The Sky Is Crying Elmore James and the Broomdusters
18 Held My Baby Last Night Elmore James and the Broomdusters
19 I Can't Hold Out
20 The Sun Is Shining
21 Rollin' and Tumblin' Elmore James and His Broomdusters
22 I'm Worried Elmore James and His Broomdusters
23 Done Somebody Wrong
24 Fine Little Mama
25 Look on Yonder Wall
26 Shake Your Moneymaker
27 Stranger Blues
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1 Disk 3<> Anna Lee Elmore James
Despite the fact that his career was curtailed in 1963 by a fatal heart attack when he was only 45, Elmore James was an extremely influential figure in the development of blues guitar, both but virtue of his highly distinctive sound, which he consciously developed by building his own combination of a modified hollow-bodied guitar and custom pick-ups, but also his hit with a version of Robert Johnson's "Dust My Broom", which has become one of the most ubiquitously performed and recorded tunes in blues. This 52-track 2-CD collection comprises the A and B sides of every single he released from his debut on the small Trumpet label with the aforementioned classic in 1951 through to a few months before his death, during which time he recorded for the Meteor, Flair, Modern, Chief, Fire and Chess labels. A host of high profile guitarists have readily cited Elmore James as an influence and performed his material over the years, despite his relatively modest body of work, including Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan and George Thorogood. This collection is an ideal introduction to his work.
