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.
James' composition "The Sky Is Crying" (which became a blues
standard) and his rendition of "It Hurts Me Too" were among his most
successful singles on the record charts. Other popular James' songs, such as
"I Can't Hold Out", ""Madison Blues", "Shake Your
Moneymaker", "Bleeding Heart", and "One Way Out", have
been recorded by several other artists, including Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix,
and the Allman Brothers Band.
Elmore James a fost un chitarist slide si cantered de
blues care a inregistrat din 1951 pana in 1963. Cel mai faimos cantec al sau, “Dust
My Broom:, o adaptare electrica a piesei lui Robert Johnson, a fost primul hit
si prezinta una din personalitatile de slide guitar cele mai usor de
identificat in blues. Compozitia lui James “The Sky is Crying” (care a devenit un blues standard)
si interpretarea lui la “It Hurts Me Too” au fost printer cele mai de success single-uri
ale sale din clasamente. Alte cantece populare ale lui James, ca “I Can’t Hold
Out”, “Madison Blues”, “Shake Your Moneymaker”, “Bleeding Heart” si “One Way
Out”, au fost inregistrate de alti cativa artisti, incluzandu-I pe Fleetwood
Mac, Jimi Hendrix si The Allman Brothers Band.
List of tracks
00:00 Dust My
Broom
02:43 It Hurts Me
Too
05:46 (I Must
Have) Done Somebody Wrong
08:04 Sho' Nuff I
Do
10:54 Baby What's
Wrong?
13:46 Blues Before
Sunrise
16:25 The Sky Is
Crying
19:12 Stranger
Blues
22:24 Look On
Yonder Wall
24:49 Knocking At
Your Door
27:24 Make My
Dreams Come True
29:58 Cry For Me
Baby
32:41 Rollin' And
Tumblin'
35:13 Wild About
You
38:29 Happy
Home
41:10 Late Hours
At Midnight
43:49 Sunny
Land
47:04 Dark And
Dreary
49:54 I Can't Hold
Out
52:13 Country
Boogie
54:55 Can't Stop
Lovin'
57:16 Please Find
My Baby
60:19 Hand In
Hand
63:02 Early In The
Morning
65:47 I Believe
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