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Elmore James

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Aliases
Elmo James
Elmo James and His Broomdusters
Elmore James and The Broom Dusters
Elmore James and The Broomdusters
Elmore James and His "Broom Dusters"
Elmore James and His Broom Dusters
Elmore James and His Broomdusters
Elmore James and His "Broomdusters"
Elmore James And His "Broomdusters"
Real name
Elmore Brooks
Born
January 27, 1918
Died
May 24, 1963
Country
United States
IPI
00015069209 39 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Highly influential electric blues slide guitarist, singer and composer, in 1992 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (early influences)
Family
Elmore James, Jr. Son
L.V. Johnson Nephew
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
1954 John Primer
1965 (11 artists)
i December 1959 (7 artists)
August 1953 (8 artists)
May 1957 (4 artists)
December 1957 (13 artists)
December 1960 (7 artists)
October 1955 (3 artists)
 REC 1966 (10 artists)
Originally by Homesick James REL
March 1954 (3 artists)
May 1955 (4 artists)
i June 1953 (9 artists)
May 1960 (35 artists)
December 1952 (7 artists)
July 1960 (4 artists)
June 1968 Dave Hole
July 1955 (3 artists)
December 1960 (5 artists)
June 1968 (12 artists)
August 1953 Snatch It Back
March 1954 Magic Slim and The Teardrops
1993 Mark Hummel
1969 John Primer
1968 (2 artists)
May 1955 (2 artists)
December 1953 Big Joe and The Dynaflows
i April 1965 (7 artists)
December 1953 Fleetwood Mac
1970 Lamont Cranston
December 1961 (74 artists)
 REC 1969 (4 artists)
Originally by Homesick James and His Dusters REL
1966 (13 artists)
October 1954 (8 artists)
1966 (3 artists)
December 1953 Eddy Dugosh and The Ah-Ha Playboys
October 1954 (6 artists)
May 1957 (11 artists)
April 1960 (60 artists)
May 1960 (11 artists)
1969 The Duke Robillard Band
February 1956 (9 artists)
1992 Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials

Covers by Elmore James

Songs written by Elmore James

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
1839 Blues Elmore James Elmore James And His "Broomdusters" 1954 Covered by John Primer
Bleeding Heart Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn Elmore James 1961 Covered by (11 artists)
Bobby's Rock Elmore James Elmore James and His Broomdusters December 1959 Covered by (7 artists)
Can't Stop Lovin' Elmore James Elmore James and His Broom Dusters August 1953 Covered by (8 artists)
Coming Home Elmore James Elmore James and His Broom Dusters April 12, 1957 Covered by (4 artists)
Fine Little Mama Elmore James, Bobby Robinson Elmo James December 1960 Covered by (7 artists)
Good Bye Elmore James Elmore James and His "Broom Dusters" August 1955 Covered by (3 artists)
Got to Move Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn Elmore James REC, Homesick James REL November 1960 Covered by (10 artists)
Hand in Hand Elmore James, Joe Josea, Jules Taub, Sam Ling Elmore James and His Broomdusters January 25, 1952 Covered by (3 artists)
Hawaiian Boogie Elmore James Elmore James and The Broom Dusters January 1952 Covered by (9 artists)
I Can't Hold Out Elmore James Elmore James April 14, 1960 Covered by (35 artists)
I Held My Baby Last Night Elmore James Elmore James 1952 Covered by (7 artists)
I'm Worried Elmore James Elmore James and His Broom Dusters May 1960 Covered by (4 artists)
I See My Baby Elmore James Elmore James January 17, 1953 Covered by Dave Hole
I Was a Fool Elmore James, Joe Josea Elmore James and His "Broomdusters" July 1955 Covered by (3 artists)
Knocking at Your Door Elmore James Elmore James April 1957 Covered by (5 artists)
Madison Blues Elmore James Elmore James April 14, 1960 Covered by (12 artists)
Make a Little Love Elmore James, Joe Josea Elmore James and His Broom Dusters August 1953 Covered by Snatch It Back
Make My Dreams Come True Elmore James, Joe Josea Elmore James and His Broomdusters March 1954 Covered by Magic Slim and The Teardrops
My Baby's Gone Elmore James Elmore James and His Broomdusters January 1952 Covered by Mark Hummel
My Best Friend Elmore James Elmore James - John Brim January 17, 1953 Covered by John Primer
My Kind of Woman Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn Elmore James 1961 Covered by (2 artists)
One Way Out Sonny Boy Williamson [US2], Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn Sonny Boy Williamson [US2] September 8, 1961 Covered by (37 artists)
Pickin' the Blues Elmore James Elmore James February 21, 1963 Covered by (7 artists)
Please Find My Baby Elmore James, Jules Taub Elmore James and The Broomdusters December 1953 Covered by Fleetwood Mac
Quarter Past Nine Elmore James Elmore James 1954 Covered by Lamont Cranston
Shake Your Moneymaker Elmore James Elmore James August 1961 Covered by (74 artists)
So Mean to Me Elmore James, Sam Ling Elmore James REC, Homesick James and His Dusters REL 1956 Covered by (4 artists)
Something Inside Me Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn Elmore James 1960 Covered by (13 artists)
Standing at the Crossroads Elmore James, Joe Josea Elmore James and His "Broomdusters" October 1954 Covered by (8 artists)
Strange Angels Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn Elmore James 1960 Covered by (3 artists)
Strange Kinda' Feeling Elmore James, Joe Josea Elmore James and The Broomdusters August 1953 Covered by Eddy Dugosh and The Ah-Ha Playboys
Sunny Land Elmore James Elmore James and His "Broomdusters" October 1954 Covered by (6 artists)
The Sky Is Crying Elmore James, Bobby Robinson, Clarence Lewis Elmo James and His Broomdusters November 1959 Covered by (60 artists)
The Sun Is Shining Elmore James Elmore James April 14, 1960 Covered by (11 artists)
Tool Bag Boogie Elmore James Elmore James January 17, 1953 Covered by The Duke Robillard Band
Wild About You Elmore James, Joe Josea Elmore James and His "Broom Dusters" January 4, 1956 Covered by (9 artists)
You Know You're Wrong Elmore James Elmore James 1961 Covered by Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials

Adapted songs

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
Blues Before Sunrise Elmore James and His "Broom Dusters" October 1955 Flair Records [US]
Cry for Me Baby Elmore James and His Broomdusters December 1957 Chief Records
Done Somebody Wrong Elmo James December 1960 Fire Records
Dust My Blues Elmore James and His "Broomdusters" July 1955 Flair Records [US]
Dust My Broom Elmo James November 1951 Trumpet Records
Early in the Morning Elmore James and The Broom Dusters June 1953 Flair Records [US]
Hand in Hand Elmore James and His Broomdusters March 1954 Flair Records [US]
Happy Home Elmore James and His "Broomdusters" May 1955 Flair Records [US]
I Believe Elmore James December 1952 Meteor Records
I Can't Hold Out Elmore James May 1960 Chess
It Hurts Me Too Elmore James April 1965 Enjoy Records
It Hurts Me Too Elmore James and His Broomdusters July 1957 Chief Records
Knocking at Your Door Elmore James December 1960 Chief Records
Look on Yonder Wall Elmore James December 1961 Fire Records
Make a Little Love Elmore James and His Broom Dusters August 1953 Flair Records [US]
Make My Dreams Come True Elmore James and His Broomdusters December 1959 Fire Records
Mean Mistreatin' Mama Elmore James 1965 Enjoy Records
My Bleeding Heart Elmo James March 1965 Sphere Sound
Please Find My Baby Elmore James and The Broomdusters December 1953 Flair Records [US]
Rollin and Tumblin Elmore James and His Broom Dusters July 1960 Fire Records
Sho Nuff I Do Elmore James And His "Broomdusters" 1954 Flair Records [US]
Stranger Blues Elmore James July 1962 Fire Records
Sunny Land Elmore James and His "Broomdusters" October 1954 Flair Records [US]
The 12 Year Old Boy Elmore James and His Broom Dusters May 1957 Chief Records
The Sky Is Crying Elmo James and His Broomdusters April 1960 Fire Records
Wild About You Elmore James and His "Broom Dusters" February 1956 Modern Records

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