On this day, January 27, 1918, Elmore James was born.

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Back in the mid-1960s, there was a DJ at Washington DC's WOL, 1450 kHz, that loved to play this tune in the afternoons. That was before I had a tape recorder or record player. I heard it when he played it and nowhere else.

Elmore James



Background information
Birth name: Elmore Brooks
Born: January 27, 1918; Richland, Holmes County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: May 24, 1963 (aged 45); Chicago

Elmore James (né Brooks; January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader. Noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice, James was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. His slide guitar technique earned him the nickname "King of the Slide Guitar".

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Background

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He began recording with Trumpet Records in nearby Jackson in January 1951, first as a sideman again for Sonny Boy Williamson II and for their mutual friend Willie Love and possibly others. He made his debut as a session leader in August with "Dust My Broom", which was a surprise R&B hit in 1952. His backing musicians became known as the Broomdusters.

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Discography
Main article: Elmore James discography

Selected singles
• "Dust My Broom" (1951 & 1965)
• "I Believe" (1953)
• "Standing at the Crossroads" (1954 & 1965)
• "Dust My Blues" (1955)
• "It Hurts Me Too" (1957 & 1965)
• "The Sky Is Crying" (1960)
• "I Can't Hold Out" (1960)
• "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (1960)
• "Shake Your Moneymaker" (1961)
• "Look on Yonder Wall" (1961)
• "Bleeding Heart" (1965)
• "One Way Out" (1965)
• "Every Day I Have the Blues" (1965)

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DUST MY BROOM / ELMO JAMES (Elmore James)[TRUMPET 146]

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TRUMPET 146 [DRC-53] DUST MY BROOM (Elmo James)
ELMO JAMES
Jaxkson, MS, 5 August 1951
Elmore James(v/g), Sonny Boy Williamson(n), Leonard Ware(b), Frok O'dell(d)

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1. The Beatles tribute, of sorts:

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