Complex sentence: Early in his career Jimi styled himself variously as'Maurice James' and subsequently as'Jimmy James' this (according to former bandmate and recording partner Lonnie Youngblood) was a tribute to Elmore James.
Split into simpler sentences: Early in his career Jimi styled himself variously as'Maurice James' and subsequently as'Jimmy James.' This, according to former bandmate and recording partner Lonnie Youngblood, was a tribute to Elmore James.