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Elmore James
- Country / region
- United States
- Recording years
- 1960–2006
- Recordings in scope
- 6
- Albums in scope
- 1
CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE
Elmore James in 1980s
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ARTIST STORY
Meet Elmore James
Elmore James is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1960–2006. The artist is connected with Blues and Chicago Blues, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.
Listen for how Blues and Chicago Blues shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Held My Baby Last Night”, “Happy Home”, “I Believe”, “I Was a Fool”. Then move to “The Master of the Slide Guitar” and “The Blues Masters” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.
BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS
Basic information
- Type
- Solo artist
- Country / region
- United States
- Birth date
- January 27, 1918
- Death date
- May 24, 1963
- Roles
- Guitarist, Singer, Singer-songwriter
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Recordings in the current scope
01Happy Home1989 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 02I Believe1989 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 03I Was a Fool1989 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 04Long Tall Woman1989 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 05So Mean to Me1989 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums in the current scope
GENRES
Genres
ARTIST GRAPH
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