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| 100% Recommended by our customers. Label: Rhino / Wea Catalog: Music Release date: 1993-04-06 Media: Audio CD discs number: 1 Ean: 0081227119027 Upc: 081227119027  Tip: compare prices with similar music CDsArtist:
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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 |
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| 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 |
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Written on May 7, 2006 Summary: Historic James Recordings a Master's Class In The Blues The incomparable Elmore James still reigns as the master of the slide guitar, influences scores of musicians from Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt to beyond. This CD captures the reasons why James is so loved and has such a firm place in the blues pantheon. From the opening cut, "Dust My Broom," which was written and originally recorded by Robert Johnson, James not only makes the song his own, he makes into such an addictive blues shuffle that you can easily forget that the man credited with first popularizing the blues ever had anything to do with the song. And even the fact that many of the songs sound similar won't dissuade the listener from falling in love with James, because there is more than enough originality to sustain, including some James rare regular lead guitar playing, especially on "Sho Nuff I Do," and the sheer fun of "Shake Your Moneymaker" and "Hawaiian Boogie." Elmore James was a musician for the ages. This collection atests to the reasons for his hold and influence on the blues genre. Written on October 7, 2005 Summary: Great compilation I have a large collection of blues CD's, and this has remained one of my favorites for years. Elmore James doesn't get the credit he deserves for his work. He was an amazing vocalist, guitar player, and bandleader. (Also, these tracks were recorded back in the days when the whole band was recorded together for each take, which makes the results here even more amazing.) His work doesn't sound dated after all the years passed since it was recorded, and I have rarely heard the blues sung in such an impassioned voice. Just listen to "Something Inside Me" and you'll know what I'm talking about. This CD spans his entire career and as someone who bought it without ever hearing his music before, it is an excellent introduction to this underrated bluesman. Written on May 1, 2005 Summary: Elmore James I just want to point out that Elmore James was/is one of the greatest blues singers you'll ever hear. This is often overlooked in discussion of his tremendously influential slide guitar playing. Have mercy! Written on January 20, 2005 Summary: Know This Bluesman By The Company He Keeps!!! It's impossible to discuss the career of slide guitar great Elmore James without listing some of the many people who have covered his work. The almost encyclopedic list would include The Yardbirds ("The Sun is Shining"), George Thorogood ("Madison Blues" and "Hawaiian Boogie"), Johnny Winter ("TV Mama"), Stevie Ray Vaughan ("The Sky is Crying"), Eric Clapton ("I Can't Hold Out," among others), The Allman Brothers ("Done Somebody Wrong"), The Paul Butterfield BLues Band ("Look on Yonder Wall", "Shake Your Moneymaker"), and virtually every other bluesman of note (because almost all of them have covered both "Dust My Broom" and "It Hurts Me Too"). In fact, Rhino Records, the compiler of this excellent set, notes that it is the Elmore James cover of "Broom", not the Robert Johnson original, that served as the basis for many of the later versions. One of the greatest slide players to ever pick up the bottleneck, James positively sizzles on almost every song, but especially on the plaintive "Please Find My Baby" and the hilarious "TV Mama." For down-home wailing, it's hard to beat "My Best Friend," while "Hawaiian Boogie" shows that James can play uptempo as well. Lets not forget the Broomdusters, his unhearalded backup band, featuring Homesick James on bass and second guitar, plus a plethora of guest greats such as Ike Turner, Big Joe Turner, Sonny Boy Williamson, and the ubiquitous Willie Dixon. This 21-track set is a splendid introduction to a master bluesman, and at a great price. Get this great compilation today, kick back, and wait for the sky to open up, even if the sun happens to be shining!!!  Written on January 19, 2005 Summary: I Believe I'll Dust My Broom I've always loved the blues ballad "It Hurts Me Too," practically a standard, but this collection offers up a slew of prime slices of Elmore James. Fans of Stevie Ray Vaughn, George Thorogood, early Fleetwood Mac, Eric Clapton, etc. etc. will recognize the original versions of tracks like "Madison Blues," "The Sky is Crying," "Shake Your Moneymaker," and on and on. And of course there's the seminal "Dust My Broom" and it's oft-covered licks. In between the classics, James recorded some rather odd sessions, ranging from the good (with Joe Turner and his Blues Kings) to the just plain weird (is it me or is "The 12 Year Old Boy" really creepy?) Those not steeped in blues history might find the constant use of slide technique a bit hard to take in large doses. Not as essential as Leadbelly, Howlin' Wolf or Muddy, but still lots of great stuff on this collection. Rhino does their usual bang-up job on the packaging, sound and bonus tracks. |
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| Catalog | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music |
| Release date | 1993-04-06 | 1997-05-20 | 1997-06-17 | 1993-06-10 | 2008-02-01 | 1990-08-20 |
| Media | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD |
| discs number | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Format | - | - | - | - | - | Box set |
| Ean | 0081227119027 | 0076732937723 | 0076732938423 | 0038153061227 | 0886972327624 | 0074644622225 |
| Upc | 081227119027 | 076732937723 | 076732938423 | 038153061227 | 886972327624 | 074644622225 |
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