Elmore James

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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Title	Performer	Release date	Label
I Need You	Elmore James	1966	Sphere Sound
Rollin' and Tumblin' - The Best of Elmore James	Elmore James	1992	Relic
Something Inside of Me	Elmore James	1968	Bell
The Classic Early Recordings 1951-1956	Elmore James and His Broomdusters	1993	Ace [GB]
The Legend of Elmore James	Elmore James	1969	Kent [US]
The Resurrection of Elmore James	Elmore James	1970	Kent [US]
The Sky Is Crying	Elmo James	1965	Sphere Sound
Tough	Elmore James - John Brim	June 1968	Blue Horizon
Whose Muddy Shoes	Elmore James - John Brim	1969	Chess

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

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	TV Mama	Joe Turner and His Blues Kings	December 1953	Atlantic

Tributes

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Blue Steel - A Tribute to Elmore James	John Primer	March 4, 2003	Wolf Records
Homage to Elmore	Brint Anderson Band	November 7, 1995	Rhino
Strange Angels - In Flight with Elmore James	various artists	January 2018	Sylvan Songs

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