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Elmore James: the king of the slide guitar.
Elmore James (nascido Elmore Brooks, [1] Condado de Holmes, 27 de janeiro de 1918 – 24 de maio de 1963) foi um influente guitarrista, cantor e compositor americano de blues. Conhecido como "O Rei da Guitarra Slide " , Elmore tinha um estilo único no instrumento, e celebrizou-se pelo seu uso de amplificação em volumes elevados e por sua voz comovente.
6 de sept. de 2008 · Dust My Broom - Elmore James, the King of the Slide Guitar
Blues-rock pioneer Elmore James made a big splash over a short career. Born Elmore Brooks in Richland, Mississippi, in 1918, he began playing a one-stringed guitar at age 12. During the '30s, under the influence of Kokomo Arnold, Tampa Red, and Robert Johnson, he formed the hard-charging Broomdusters band, performing alongside Sonny Boy Williamson both before and after James’ stints in the U ...
Elmore James was an American blues slide guitarist and singer who recorded from 1951 until 1963. His most famous song, "Dust My Broom", an electrified adaptation of a Robert Johnson tune, was his first hit and features one of the most identifiable slide guitar figures in blues.James' composition "The Sky Is Crying" (which became a blues standard) and his rendition of Tampa Red's "It Hurts Me ...
21 de ene. de 2019 · For Elmore James the “Blues” made several crossover’s into other styles of music, which was a tactic other musicians like Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf and B.B.King employed.
16 de jul. de 2018 · Elmore James was born Elmore Brooks on 27 January 1918 in Richland, Holmes County, Mississippi. His mother, Leola Brooks, was just 15 years old and worked under the scorching sun as a field hand, on one of the many cotton plantations that peppered the state. His father is thought to be Joe Willie James from whom Elmore took his surname.