The Complete Singles As & Bs: 1951-62

The Complete Singles As & Bs: 1951-62

by Elmore James
The Complete Singles As & Bs: 1951-62

The Complete Singles As & Bs: 1951-62

by Elmore James

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Overview

Before his untimely death in 1963, blues guitarist Elmore James was one of the most influential players in the genre, with a distinctive sound that would inspire everyone from Stevie Ray Vaughan to the Rolling Stones. Though he covered a variety of different blues styles throughout the 1950s, his unique, amped-up tone came from a standard acoustic guitar that he had modified with electric pick-ups. This two-disc collection from the Acrobat label covers all of James' A- & B-side singles from his 1951 debut to the year just before his death. His cover of Robert Johnson's "Dust My Broom" would become one of his signature songs and it leads off this 54-track collection, which also includes standouts like "The Sky Is Crying," "Rollin' and Tumblin'," and "Early in the Morning." This is a solid introduction to one of the post-war blues' biggest icons. ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date: 12/11/2015
Label: Acrobat Licensing / Acrobat Music
UPC: 0824046314323
Rank: 7018

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Dust My Broom
  2. Catfish Blues
  3. I Held My Baby Last Night
  4. I Believe
  5. Sinful Woman
  6. Baby, What's Wrong
  7. Dumb Woman Blues
  8. Sax-Ony Boogie
  9. She Just Won't Do Right
  10. Country Boogie
  11. Early in the Morning
  12. Hawaiian Boogie, Pt. 2
  13. Can't Stop Lovin'
  14. Make a Little Love
  15. Strange Kinda Feeling
  16. Please Find My Baby
  17. Make My Dreams Come True
  18. Hand in Hand
  19. Sho 'Nuff I Do
  20. 1839 Blues
  21. Dark and Dreary
  22. Rock My Baby Right
  23. Standing at the Crossroads
  24. Sunnyland
  25. Late Hours at Midnight
  26. The Way You Treat Me

Disc 2

  1. Happy Home
  2. No Love in My Heart
  3. Dust My Blues
  4. I Was a Fool
  5. Goodbye Baby
  6. Blues Before Sunrise
  7. Long Tall Woman
  8. Wild About You
  9. Coming Home
  10. The 12 Year Old Boy
  11. It Hurts Me Too
  12. Elmore's Contribution to Jazz
  13. Cry for Me Baby
  14. Take Me Where You Go
  15. Knocking at Your Door
  16. Bobby's Rock
  17. The Sky Is Crying
  18. Held My Baby Last Night
  19. I Can't Hold Out
  20. The Sun Is Shining
  21. Rollin' and Tumblin'
  22. I'm Worried
  23. Done Somebody Wrong
  24. Fine Little Mama
  25. Look on Yonder Wall
  26. Shake Your Moneymaker
  27. Stranger Blues
  28. Anna Lee

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elmore James   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Saxophone
Elmore James & His Broomdusters   Primary Artist
Elmore James and the Broom Dusters   Primary Artist
Danny Moore   Sax (Tenor),Trumpet
Johnny Williams   Drums
Sammy Myers   Harmonica
Jewell Grant   Bass
Odie Payne   Drums
King Mose Tayler   Drums
Wayne Bennett   Guitar
James Parr   Trumpet
Homesick James Williamson   Guitar,Guitar (Bass)
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Harmonica
Syl Johnson   Guitar
Boyd Atkins   Sax (Tenor)
Ike Turner   Drums,Piano,Guitar
J.T. Brown   Vocals,Sax (Tenor),Featured Artist
Edward Frank   Piano
Eddie Taylor   Bass,Guitar
Johnny Jones   Piano
Riff Ruffin   Guitar
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker   Piano
Sam Myers   Drums
Leonard Ware   Bass
Ralph Hamilton   Bass
Jesse Sailes   Drums
Frank Fields   Bass
Maxwell Davis   Sax (Tenor)
Oliver Sain   Bass,Sax (Alto)
Raymond Hill   Sax (Tenor)
Wild Jimmy Spruill   Guitar
Willard McDaniel   Piano
Andrew Thomas   Guitar,Vocals
Earl Palmer   Drums,Vocals (Background)
Fred Below   Drums
Johnny Acey   Piano
Ransom Knowling   Bass
Willie Dixon   Bass
Henry "Sneaky Joe" Harris   Drums
Frock O'Dell   Drums
Paul Williams   Bass
Sammy Lee Bully   Bass

Technical Credits

Melvin London   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Bobby Robinson   Composer
J.T. Brown   Composer
Clarence Lewis   Composer
Joe Josea   Arranger,Composer
Joe Bihari   Composer
Elmore James   Arranger,Composer
Leroy Carr   Composer
Hudson Whittaker   Composer
Robert Petway   Composer
Sam Ling   Composer
Saul Bihari   Composer
Jules Taub   Composer
Marshall Sehorn   Composer
Morgan Robinson   Composer
Robert Johnson   Composer
Paul Watts   Liner Notes
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