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Jan 27: The late Elmore James was born in 1918

Elmore+James  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 just about every guitar player who puts a slide on his finger and wails the blues.
~Cub Koda (allmusic.com)
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Jan 27: The late Elmore James was born in 1918

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Elmore James top 20 according to Hallgeir

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Today it’s the date that the greatest slide guitarist of all time, Elmore James,  was born in 1918. Like so many others I got to know his music through other artists interpretations of his songs. Since then I’ve learned to love the original versions by Mr. James himself.

The Sky is Crying:

A lot of the songs have become part of the rock’n roll canon, but my list is put together by some well known treasures as well as some  gems that are not known to everyone.

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Elmore James Top 20 according to Hallgeir:

– Hallgeir