Elmore James - Shake Your Moneymaker: Best Of 1951-62 [VINYL]

Despite the fact that his career was curtailed in 1963 by a fatal heart attack when he was only 45, Elmore James was an extremely influential figure in the development of blues guitar, both by virtue of his highly distinctive sound, which he consciously developed by building his own combination of a modified hollow-bodied guitar and custom pick-ups, but also his hit with a version of Robert Johnson’s “Dust My Broom”, which has become one of the most ubiquitously performed and recorded tunes in blues. This rocking 16 track LP majors in on his finest releases throughout his short career from the iconic “Dust My Broom” in 1951 through to “Stanger Blues”, released just a few months before his death. A host of high profile guitarists have readily cited Elmore James as an influence and performed his material over the years, despite his relatively modest body of work, including Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan and George Thorogood. This collection is an ideal celebration of the ‘King Of The Slide Guitar’. Side A 1) DUST MY BROOM - Elmo James (Robert Johnson arr Elmore James) 1951 2) I BELIEVE - Elmore James (Elmore James) 1952 3) EARLY IN THE MORNING - Elmore James (Elmore James, Joe Bihari) 1953 4) STANDING AT THE CROSSROADS - Elmore James and his Broomdusters (Robert Johnson arr Elmore James, Joe Josea) 1954 5) DUST MY BLUES - Elmore James and The Broomdusters (Joe Josea, Elmore James, Robert Johnson) 1955 6) BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE - Elmore James and The Broomdusters (Leroy Carr arr Elmore James) 1955 7) IT HURTS ME TOO - Elmore James (Hudson Whittaker) 1957 8) BOBBY'S ROCK (INSTRUMENTAL) - Elmore James and The Broomdusters (Elmore James) 1959 Side B 1) THE SKY IS CRYING - Elmore James and The Broomdusters (Elmore James, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson) 1960 2) I CAN’T HOLD OUT - Elmore James (Elmore James) 1960 3) THE SUN IS SHINING - Elmore James (Elmore James) 1960 4) ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ - Elmore James and His Broomdusters (Trad., Elmore James) 1960 5) DONE SOMEBODY WRONG - Elmore James (Elmore James, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson) 1961 6) FINE LITTLE MAMA - Elmore James (Elmore James) 1961 7) SHAKE YOUR MONEYMAKER - Elmore James (Elmore James) 1962 8) STRANGER BLUES - Elmore James (Hudson Whittaker) 1962