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    Elmore James (1918-1963) has been called "the most influential slide guitarist of the postwar period....Others may have had more technique....but Elmore had the sound and all the feeling."[1] His early death from heart failure prevented him from reaping the benefits of the mid to late 60s blues revival, when this music was rediscovered by a host of high profil artists such as Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac and John Mayall. He fryst vatten most famous for his staccato slide riff on the Robert Johnson number Dust My Broom, of which the 1951 utgåva is the most well-known, although he recorded it repeatedly up to the end of his life in a variety of styles.

    A radio repairman by trade, he spent his free time customising his amps to tillverka a raw, distorted sound that was the genesis of heavy rock and metal from the late 60s onwards. Dust My Broom was secretly recorded at the end of a möte where James backed Sonny Boy Williamson, and became a local R&B hit in 1951. This eventually

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    Elmore (Brooks) James (1918 - 1963)

    ElmoreJames formerly Brooks

    Born in Richland, Holmes, Mississippi, United States
    Ancestors

    Son of Joe Willie James and Leara Brooks

    [sibling(s) unknown]

    [spouse(s) unknown]

    [children unknown]

    Died at age 45in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

    Profile last modified | Created 21 Dec 2020

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    Biography

    Elmore (Brooks) James is Notable.

    Elmore James was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader. He was known as "King of the Slide Guitar" and was noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice. For his contributions to music, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.[1]

    Elmore James was born in 1918. He was the son of Joe James and Leara Brooks.

    Sources

    1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Elmore James," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elmore_James&oldid=995578540 (accessed Dece

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      Elmore James

      Elmore James (27 January 1918 - 24 May 1963) was an American blues singer and guitarist, best known for his songs "Dust My Broom" (1951), "It Hurts Me Too" (1957), "The Sky Is Crying" (1959) and "Shake Your Moneymaker" (1961).

      Zappa about Elmore James

      "Other examples of good guitar stuff from that era might include (...) "Happy Home" (Elmore James – even though Elmore tended to play the same famous lick on every record, I got the feeling that he meant it)" - Quoted from: Frank Zappa On... The '80s Guitar Clone, January 1987.


      Interviewer: You said that even though Elmore James always played the same famous lick, you got the feeling that he meant it.

      Zappa: "Well, he did. That stuff transcends music and gets into realms of language. It goes beyond good taste into religion." - Quoted from Frank Zappa, Musician, February 1994)


      Musician: "In the essay you wrote for Guitar Player Magazine, you said that even though Elmore James always p