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Elmore James was an American blues slide guitarist and singer who recorded from 1951 until 1963. His most famous song, "Dust My Broom", an electrified adaptation of a Robert Johnson tune, was his first hit and features one of the most identifiable slide guitar figures in blues. [2]
Elmore James (né Brooks; January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) [1] was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader. [2] Noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice, James was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. [3] His slide guitar technique earned him the nickname "King of the Slide Guitar".
Flair Records was an American record label owned by the Bihari brothers, launched in the early 1950s.It was a subsidiary of Modern Records.Its most famous artists were Elmore James, who released ten singles with this label (as listed below), Richard Berry, and Ike Turner who was a session musician and also released a single on the label. [1]
Several of Elmore James' recordings are regarded as blues classics and his influence continues to be heard in contemporary blues as well as rock. His discography covers all of his known released recordings and is extensively referenced with many inline citations and goes beyond WP:DISCOGSTYLE and most FL discographies.
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"The Sky Is Crying" is identified as a blues standard [8] and in 1991, James' original was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in the "Classics of Blues Recordings" category. [9] Record producer Bobby Robinson noted that the song is "a magnificent vehicle both for Elmore's emotion-packed blues vocal and his ringing slide guitar". [9]
Elmore James (Ike Turner uncredited) Elmore James (Ike Turner uncredited) "Peg Leg Woman" 1955 Vita 123 Willie King with Ike Turner's Band Ike Turner "Mistreating Me" "Big John" RPM 448 Richard Berry "I'm Tore Up" 1956 Federal 12265 Billy Gale with Ike Turner's Rhythm Rocker's Ike Turner Ralph bass "If I Never Had Known You" Ike Turner
Unlike many of his recordings, James did not use slide guitar: Elmore James' cover of the tune is a good example of his standard-tuning, non-slide, lead playing. He soloes in the first and second moveable pentatonic scale patterns, and played swingy backup chord chops. [2] James' version was not released until 1965, two years after his death.