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Label: Rhino / Wea
Catalog: Music
Release date: 1993-04-06
Media: Audio CD
discs number: 1
Ean: 0081227119027
Upc: 081227119027

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Elmore James

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Album tracks: (21)

Dust My Broom

The Sun Is Shining

Hawaiian Boogie

Sho' Nuff I Do

Please Find My Baby

TV Mama - Elmore James, Turner, Joe

My Best Friend

Madison Blues

Cry for Me Baby

The Sky Is Crying

Sunnyland

I Can't Hold Out

Look on Yonder Wall

I Need You

Done Somebody Wrong

Shake Your Moneymaker

The 12 Year Old Boy - Elmore James, London

It Hurts Me Too - Elmore James, London, Mel

Rollin' and Tumblin' - Elmore James, Robinson, Morgan

Something Inside Me

Standing at the Crossroads

Professional Review:

Other post-WWII Chicago bluesmen are better known, but the work of Elmore James holds up as well as any of theirs. If he never had the technical accomplishment of, say, Earl Hooker, he did have as much depth of emotional expression as Muddy Waters; just listen to the sweetness of "I Need You" or the pain of "It Hurts Me, Too." The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James contains some of the most important work of a man who still reigns as the king of slide guitar; anyone who wears a bottleneck today owes a debt to James. Highlights include Robert Johnson's "Dust My Broom," which James made his signature tune, as well as the title track, which contains some of the sweetest licks in blues history. --Genevieve Williams

User Reviews:

Written on September 4, 2001
Summary: THERE'S NOTHIN' LIKE THE ORIGINAL
I can't think of anybody in the history of rock and roll or blues who has had their music covered more than Elmore James. For a man who died almost 40 years ago, his music has held up well with time. James has influenced generations of musicians. From the older blues acts like B.B.King and Jimmy Reed. To the old rock acts like the Rolling Stones, Jimmy Hendrix, and Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. To the newer acts like Stevie Ray Vaughan and especially George Thorogood. And I still never get tired of hearing these great songs. All of the music on here was recorded between 1951-61. The first 6 songs here, including his most famous "Dust My Broom", were all done on prehistoric recording equipment, and the sound quality isn't always the absolute best, but they did an excellent job on here of restoring these early recordings, which were done many times in later years for many different record labels, but they were never as good as the older versions you find on this cd. The rest of these tracks were done after 1954 when recording techniques got much better. That's when his slide guitar prowess really began to shine through, on tracks such as "The Sky Is Crying", I Can't Hold Out", "Done Somebody Wrong", and "Shake Your Moneymaker". It didn't hurt that he had the Broomdusters, who were probably the smokingest band of backing musicians as there ever was. James had a pretty prolific catalog of music for somebody who died at the young age of 45 from heart disease. There's no telling what he could have done if he had lived longer. The fact that James was an electric slide guitar pioneer was probably as important as his music. Having influenced thousands of would be guitar players to pick up a bottleneck. As for this compilation, I think the older versions of these classic songs are every bit as entertaining and worthwhile as the newer souped up versions. This "History Of Elmore James", along with my Best Of from Little Walter's Chess recordings, are the two best blues compilations from the old guard that I've ever heard. It's all timeless music, and absolutely essential to any serious blues lovers collection.

Written on April 1, 2001
Summary: THE MOST UNDERRATED
The majority of blues lovers know Robert,B.B.,Muddy,Albert, Buddy and Stevie Ray but Elmore James of the all time greats is the most underrated. He was the first to effectively use guitar feedback way before Hendrix. "History" is the best starter for first time buyers since it samples different parts of his career with the timeless "King Of The Slide Guitar" 2 cd box set the perfect follow up. Elmore James was way ahead of his time and owning one of his albums is must for any blues or guitar lover.

Written on December 22, 2000
Summary: Best compilation out there
There are a dozen compilations of Elmore's work, but this is the best ever. Mainly, because this one tries to find the best from different labels and different periods of his life, focusing on the fact that Elmore was something more than a one-riff man. You'll hear the original dust my broom, which he re-recorded half a dozen times during his life. And the liner notes are by Robert Palmer, so they are what you'd expect from the best blues historian.

Written on June 12, 2000
Summary: a complete collection of a man who has more than 1 pattern
this disc is a good example of why it is such a misconception that elmore james was a "one-riff boogie king." on this cd you get an example of that riff, of course (i.e., "dust my broom"); thankfully, you also get "rollin' & tumblin'" (a superior version), the great single-string work of "hawaiian boogie", fantastic ballad work like "it hurts me too" and "sho' nuff..." and more houserockin' boogie. this disc is in constant rotation on my radio show. a must for anyone who enjoys big city slide guitar, the blues, or anyone who wants to have great music at a laid-back house party.

Written on March 6, 2000
Summary: The Beauty of Slide Guitar
It's late. You're sitting alone in some small blues club, nursing your beer. You close your eyes. Someone hits G17 and the title track is playing, bleeding through the club. It washes over you with complete ownership of your soul.

Elmore James is the perfect guy to listen to in those late night moments. From "Dust My Broom" to "The Sun Is Shining", "My Best Friend" to the great song, "Sunny Land" - his slide guitar has that ability to take you away.

Play this and you'll agree..

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Release date	1993-04-06	1997-05-20	1997-06-17	1993-06-10	2008-02-01	1990-08-20
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