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Elmore James Elmore Brooks Richland Mississippi 27th January 1918 – Chicago Illinois 24th May 1963 Was An American Blues Singer And Guitarist. He Was Known As "The King Of The Slide Guitar". James Was Born Fifty Miles North Of Jackson Not To Be Confused With Another Richland Just South Of Jackson . He Began Playing As A Teen Under The Names "Cleanhead" And "Joe Willie James" Alongside Musicians Such As The First Sonny Boy Williamson Howlin' Wolf And Robert Johnson. During World War II James Joined The United States Navy And Was Stationed In Guam. Upon His Discharge James Returned To Central Mississippi And Eventually Settled In Canton. He Began Recording With Trumpet Records In Nearby Jackson In January 1951 First As Sideman To The Second Sonny Boy Williamson And Others Then Debuting As A Session Leader In August With What Became His Signature Song "Dust My Broom". It Was A Surprise R&B Hit In 1952 And Turned James Into A Star. His "I Believe" Was Another Hit A Year Later. During The 1950s He Recorded For The Bihari Brothers' Flair And Modern Labels As Well As For Chess Records. His Backing Musicians Were Known As The Broomdusters. In 1959 He Began Recording What Are Perhaps His Best Sides For Bobby Robinson's Fire Records Label. These Include "The Sky Is Crying" Credited To Elmo James And His Broomdusters "Stranger Blues" "Look On Yonder Wall" "Done Somebody Wrong" And "Shake Your Moneymaker" All Of Which Are Among The Most Famous Of Blues Recordings. The Slide Guitar Riff From "Dust My Broom" Is One Of The Best-Known Openings In All Of Blues.
Elmore James Died Of His Third Heart Attack In Chicago In 1963 Already A Major Influence On Guitarists Such As The Rolling Stones' Brian Jones. His Classic "Done Somebody Wrong" And "One Way Out" Were Often Covered By The Allman Brothers Band Who Cited James As A Major Influence. 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 Vaughan's Take On James's Legendary Recording "The Sky Is Crying". James Is Mentioned In The Beatles' Song "For You Blue". While John Lennon Plays The Slide Guitar James' Trademark George Harrison Says "Go Johnny Go ... Elmore James Got Nothin' On This Baby." Another Famous Guitarist Who Admired Elmore James Was Jimi Hendrix. On A Sleeve Of The Posthumously Released Hendrix CD Blues There Is A Photo Of Hendrix Wearing His Famous Military Jacket And Holding Elmore James's Vinyl.
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"Dust My Broom" Is A Blues Standard Originally Recorded As "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" By Robert Johnson The Mississippi Delta Blues Singer And Guitarist On November 23 1936 In San Antonio Texas. The Song Was Originally Released On 78 Rpm Format As Vocalion 03475 ARC 7-04-81 And Conqueror 8871. There Is An Ongoing Dispute As To Whether The Song Was Originally Written By Johnson Or By His Contemporary Bluesman Elmore James. Elmore James Made His First Recording Of "Dust My Broom" For The Trumpet Records Label In 1951. James Followed Robert Johnson's Melody Quite Closely. His Lyrics Are Based On Johnson's First Four Verses But With Arthur Crudup's Changes To The Verses About His 'good Gal'. This 1951recording Has James On Electric Slide Guitar Sonny Boy Williamson II On Harmonica Leonard Ware On Bass And Frock O'Dell On Drums. Ware Supplied The Boogie Beat Allowing James With Superior Amplification To Dominate With A Riff Based On Johnson's Triplet Figures. The Record Became A Surprise Rhythm And Blues Hit In 1952 Prompting James To Exploit The Melody And Accompaniment With Similar Texts. Most Of His Subsequent Records Were Released As By Elmore James & His Broomdusters. His Releases Included "She Just Won't Do Right Going For Good Or Dust My Broom " 1952 And "Dust My Blues" 1955 . In 1959 He Recorded The Song Again As "Dust My Broom" With His Cousin Homesick James On Second Guitar. Homesick Later Recorded The Song On An LP For Vanguard Records In 1965. Distinctive To All These Records Is The Melody Created From The Riff On "Dust My Broom" James' Version Of "Dust My Broom" Was Inducted Into The Grammy Hall Of Fame In 1998.
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Elmore James Elmore Brooks Richland Mississippi 27th January 1918 – Chicago Illinois 24th May 1963 Was An American Blues Singer And Guitarist. He Was Known As "The King Of The Slide Guitar". James Was Born Fifty Miles North Of Jackson Not To Be Confused With Another Richland Just South Of Jackson . He Began Playing As A Teen Under The Names "Cleanhead" And "Joe Willie James" Alongside Musicians Such As The First Sonny Boy Williamson Howlin' Wolf And Robert Johnson. During World War II James Joined The United States Navy And Was Stationed In Guam. Upon His Discharge James Returned To Central Mississippi And Eventually Settled In Canton. He Began Recording With Trumpet Records In Nearby Jackson In January 1951 First As Sideman To The Second Sonny Boy Williamson And Others Then Debuting As A Session Leader In August With What Became His Signature Song "Dust My Broom". It Was A Surprise R&B Hit In 1952 And Turned James Into A Star. His "I Believe" Was Another Hit A Year Later. During The 1950s He Recorded For The Bihari Brothers' Flair And Modern Labels As Well As For Chess Records. His Backing Musicians Were Known As The Broomdusters. In 1959 He Began Recording What Are Perhaps His Best Sides For Bobby Robinson's Fire Records Label. These Include "The Sky Is Crying" Credited To Elmo James And His Broomdusters "Stranger Blues" "Look On Yonder Wall" "Done Somebody Wrong" And "Shake Your Moneymaker" All Of Which Are Among The Most Famous Of Blues Recordings. The Slide Guitar Riff From "Dust My Broom" Is One Of The Best-Known Openings In All Of Blues.
Elmore James Died Of His Third Heart Attack In Chicago In 1963 Already A Major Influence On Guitarists Such As The Rolling Stones' Brian Jones. His Classic "Done Somebody Wrong" And "One Way Out" Were Often Covered By The Allman Brothers Band Who Cited James As A Major Influence. 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 Vaughan's Take On James's Legendary Recording "The Sky Is Crying". James Is Mentioned In The Beatles' Song "For You Blue". While John Lennon Plays The Slide Guitar James' Trademark George Harrison Says "Go Johnny Go ... Elmore James Got Nothin' On This Baby." Another Famous Guitarist Who Admired Elmore James Was Jimi Hendrix. On A Sleeve Of The Posthumously Released Hendrix CD Blues There Is A Photo Of Hendrix Wearing His Famous Military Jacket And Holding Elmore James's Vinyl. read less
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Elmore James Died Of His Third Heart Attack In Chicago In 1963 Already A Major Influence On Guitarists Such As The Rolling Stones' Brian Jones. His Classic "Done Somebody Wrong" And "One Way Out" Were Often Covered By The Allman Brothers Band Who Cited James As A Major Influence. 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 Vaughan's Take On James's Legendary Recording "The Sky Is Crying". James Is Mentioned In The Beatles' Song "For You Blue". While John Lennon Plays The Slide Guitar James' Trademark George Harrison Says "Go Johnny Go ... Elmore James Got Nothin' On This Baby." Another Famous Guitarist Who Admired Elmore James Was Jimi Hendrix. On A Sleeve Of The Posthumously Released Hendrix CD Blues There Is A Photo Of Hendrix Wearing His Famous Military Jacket And Holding Elmore James's Vinyl. read less
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"Dust My Broom" is a blues standard originally recorded as "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" by Robert Johnson, the Mississippi Delta blues singer and guitarist, on November 23, 1936 in San Antonio, Texas. The song was originally released on 78 rpm format as Vocalion 03475, ARC 7-04-81 and Conqueror 8871. There is an ongoing dispute as to whether the song was originally written by Johnson or by his contemporary, bluesman Elmore James.
Elmore James made his first recording of "Dust My Broom" for the Trumpet Records label in 1951. James followed Robert Johnson's melody quite closely. His lyrics are based on Johnson's first four verses, but with Arthur Crudup's changes to the verses about his 'good gal'. This 1951recording has James on electric slide guitar, Sonny Boy Williamson II on harmonica, Leonard Ware on bass and Frock O'Dell on drums. Ware supplied the boogie beat, allowing James, with superior amplification, to dominate with a riff based on Johnson's triplet figures.
The record became a surprise rhythm and blues hit in 1952, prompting James to exploit the melody and accompaniment with similar texts. Most of his subsequent records were released as by Elmore James & His Broomdusters. His releases included: "She just won't do right (Going for good or Dust My Broom)" (1952) and "Dust My Blues" (1955). In 1959 he recorded the song again as "Dust My Broom" with his cousin Homesick James on second guitar. Homesick later recorded the song on an LP for Vanguard Records in 1965. Distinctive to all these records is the melody created from the riff on "Dust My Broom"
James' version of "Dust My Broom" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.