Elmore James

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Elmore James was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, celebrated for his electrifying slide guitar style and lasting impact on Chicago blues and rock music.

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Elmore James canonical 43

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues musician ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ
human ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1963 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930s ⓘ
alias The King of the Slide Guitar ⓘ
associatedAct Homesick James ⓘ
Little Walter ⓘ
Sonny Boy Williamson II ⓘ
birthName Elmore Brooks ⓘ
burialPlace Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1918-01-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1963-05-24 ⓘ
genre Chicago blues ⓘ
blues ⓘ
electric blues ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 1992 ⓘ
influenced B.B. King ⓘ
linked to: B. B. King

Eric Clapton ⓘ
Fleetwood Mac ⓘ
Jimi Hendrix ⓘ
Muddy Waters ⓘ
The Rolling Stones ⓘ
influencedBy Robert Johnson ⓘ
Tampa Red ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
knownFor amplified electric blues sound ⓘ
slide guitar ⓘ
militaryService United States Navy ⓘ
name Elmore James ⓘ
notableWork Dust My Broom ⓘ
I Believe I'll Dust My Broom ⓘ
linked to: Dust My Broom

It Hurts Me Too ⓘ
Shake Your Moneymaker ⓘ
The Sky Is Crying ⓘ
occupation musician ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Richland, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
posthumousRecognition Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ
recordLabel Chess Records ⓘ
Fire Records ⓘ
Modern Records ⓘ
Trumpet Records ⓘ

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Chicago blues → notableArtist → Elmore James ⓘ
Blues Hall of Fame → notableInductee → Elmore James ⓘ
Elmore James → name → Elmore James ⓘ
Vee-Jay Records → signedArtist → Elmore James ⓘ
Modern Records → notableArtist → Elmore James ⓘ
Kings of Rhythm → performedWith → Elmore James ⓘ
Canned Heat → influencedBy → Elmore James ⓘ
It Hurts Me Too → notablePerformer → Elmore James ⓘ
It Hurts Me Too → famousVersionBy → Elmore James ⓘ
Jeremy Spencer → influencedBy → Elmore James ⓘ
Checker Records → notableArtist → Elmore James ⓘ
Checker Records → releasedRecordingBy → Elmore James ⓘ
Tampa Red → influenced → Elmore James ⓘ
Elmore Brooks → stageName → Elmore James ⓘ
Dust My Broom → popularizedBy → Elmore James ⓘ
Dust My Broom → notablePerformer → Elmore James ⓘ
Shake Your Moneymaker → composer → Elmore James ⓘ
Shake Your Moneymaker → lyricist → Elmore James ⓘ
Shake Your Moneymaker → performer → Elmore James ⓘ
Shake Your Moneymaker → vocalist → Elmore James ⓘ
Shake Your Moneymaker → guitarist → Elmore James ⓘ
Trumpet Records → recordedArtist → Elmore James ⓘ
Fire Records → notableArtist → Elmore James ⓘ
Fire Records → releasedRecordingsBy → Elmore James ⓘ
Homesick James → associatedWith → Elmore James ⓘ
Cross Road Blues → influencedArtist → Elmore James ⓘ
Cross Road Blues → coveredBy → Elmore James ⓘ
I Can’t Hold Out → writer → Elmore James ⓘ
I Can’t Hold Out → lyricist → Elmore James ⓘ
I Can’t Hold Out → composer → Elmore James ⓘ
I Can’t Hold Out → originalArtist → Elmore James ⓘ
Jules Taub → usedInCollaborationWith → Elmore James ⓘ