LoginBlues Masters: The Very Best of Elmore James
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This rocking trove of stylistic innovation spans Elmore James's peak recording years, from 1951 to 1963. In the charging fury of his slide guitar and his screaming voice one hears the echo of fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Robert Johnson, whose local Delta performances in the mid-1930s first inspired young Elmore to play guitar. Johnson's "Dust My Broom"--which became James's signature song and the foundation of his recording career--kicks things off here with the slashing guitar work that helped define the electric-blues idiom, followed by his instrumental showpiece "Hawaiian Boogie." Drenched in Delta-d
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Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
Release date: 14 March 2000
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0081227980320 UPC: 081227980320
Release date: 14 March 2000
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0081227980320 UPC: 081227980320
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