ELMORE JAMES

American blues singer and guitarist, born in Holmes County, Mississippi, on January 27, 1918 and died in Chicago, Illinois, on May 24, 1963. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 (early influence). Had a son who followed in his footsteps: Elmore James Jr. Distan cousin of Homesick James (in whose Chicago home Elmore died). from discogs Revered for his "Dust My Broom" riff, the biggest slide guitarist in postwar blues was a major link between traditional Delta and modern Chicago blues. No two ways about it, the most influential slide guitarist of the postwar period was Elmore James, hands down. Although his early demise from heart failure kept him from enjoying the fruits of the '60s blues revival as his contemporaries Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf did, James left a wide influential trail behind him. And that influence continues to the present time -- in approach, attitude and tone -- in read more...