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Alternative discography[edit]
This is an alternative discography without any reissues (Hoppula reference is removed). Will change text to conform.
| Elmore James discography | |
|---|---|
| Compilation albums | 8+[a] |
| Singles | 37+[b] |
| Singles as accompanist | 5 |
Elmore James was an American blues slide guitarist and singer who recorded from 1951 until 1963. His most famous song, "Dust My Broom", an electrified adaptation of a Robert Johnson tune, was his first hit and features one of the most identifiable slide guitar figures in blues.[2] James' composition "The Sky Is Crying" (which became a blues standard) and his rendition of "It Hurts Me Too" were among his most successful singles on the record charts.[3] Other popular James' songs, such as "I Can't Hold Out", ""Madison Blues", "Shake Your Moneymaker", "Bleeding Heart", and "One Way Out", have been recorded by several other artists, including Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix, and the Allman Brothers Band.[4][5]
As with most blues artists in the 1950s and early 1960s, James' recordings were originally issued on two-song record singles.[6][7] "Dust My Broom" was first issued by the small Trumpet Records label in 1951.[2] Shortly thereafter, James began recording for several larger companies.[8] From 1952 to 1956, he recorded for the Bihari brothers, who issued singles on their Meteor, Flair, and Modern labels.[9] In 1957, he recorded for Mel London's Chief Records[10] and from 1959 to 1963, for Bobby Robinson's Fire Records.[7] In 1953 and again in 1960, James also recorded some songs that appeared on Checker/Chess Records.[11] He also played guitar on several recordings by other artists, including J. T. Brown, Big Joe Turner, Little Johnny Jones, and Junior Wells.[12][13][14]
In 1960, the Biharis released the compilation, Blues After Hours, on their budget Crown label, which was the only album released during James' career.[15] After his death in 1963, his former companies began re-issuing a number of his singles on subsidiaries and leasing them out to other companies.[16] These various labels also began releasing numerous compilation albums, often with significant overlap in song selection.[1] With the advent of compact discs, this trend continued.[1] However, some box sets have appeared that collect most or all of James' recordings for a particular label or time period.[17] The Chess,[18] Capricorn,[19] and Virgin America/Flair[20] collections also include some previously unreleased material and alternate takes.
Releases[edit]
On record releases, Elmore James is sometimes listed as "Elmo James", "Elmore James and the Broomdusters", and "Elmore James and His Broomdusters".[21]
Singles[edit]
Many of James' singles were released by two or more record companies. Some A-sides were combined with new B-sides to create new singles.[22] The singles listed here represent the original releases or first issued. All are included on the the Chess,[23] Capricorn,[24]Virgin America/Flair,[25] and Muse[26] collections listed in the "Selected compilation albums" section below.
| Year | Title A-side / B-side [6][7][27][26] |
Notes | Label | Peak chart position US[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | "Dust My Broom" / "Catfish Blues" | Bobo Thomas performs B-side without James[6] | Trumpet 146 | 9 |
| 1952 | "I Believe" / "I Held My Baby Last Night" | Meteor 5000 | 9 | |
| 1953 | "Baby, What's Wrong" / "Sinful Women" | Meteor 5003 | — | |
| "Early in the Morning" / "Hawaiian Boogie" | Flair 1011 | — | ||
| "Country Boogie" / "She Just Won't Do Right" | Checker 777 | — | ||
| "Can't Stop Lovin" / "Make a Little Love" | Flair 1014 | — | ||
| "Please Find My Baby" / "Strange Kinda Feeling" | Flair 1022 | — | ||
| 1954 | "Hand in Hand" / "Make My Dreams Come True" | Flair 1031 | — | |
| "Sho' Nuff I Do" / "1839 Blues" | Flair 1039 | — | ||
| "Dark and Dreary" / "Rock My Baby Right" | Flair 1048 | — | ||
| "Standing at the Crossroads" / "Sunny Land" | Flair 1057 | — | ||
| 1955 | "Late Hours at Midnight" / "The Way You Treat Me" | Flair 1062 | — | |
| "Happy Home" / "No Love in My Heart" | Flair 1011 | — | ||
| "Dust My Blues" / "I Was a Fool" | Flair 1074 | — | ||
| "I Believe My Time Ain't Long" / "I Wish I Was a Catfish" | Re-titled re-release of Trumpet 146[6] | Ace 508 | — | |
| "Blues Before Sunrise" / "Goodbye Baby" | Flair 1079 | — | ||
| 1956 | "Wild About You" / "Long Tall Woman" | Modern 983 | — | |
| 1957 | "Coming Home" / "The 12 Year Old Boy" | Chief 7001 | — | |
| "It Hurts Me Too" / "Elmore's Contribution to Jazz" | Chief 7004 | — | ||
| "Cry for Me Baby" / "Take Me Where You Go" | Chief 7006 | — | ||
| 1959 | "Bobby's Rock" / "Make My Dreams Come True" | A-side is a new release[6][7] | Fire 1011 | — |
| 1960 | "The Sky Is Crying" / "Held My Baby Last Night" | Fire 1016 | 15 | |
| "I Can't Hold Out" / "The Sun Is Shining" | Chess 1756 | — | ||
| "Rollin' and Tumblin'" / "I'm Worried" | Fire 1024 | — | ||
| "Knocking at Your Door" / "Calling All Blues" | Junior Wells and Earl Hooker perform B-side without James[28] | Chief 7020 | — | |
| "Done Somebody Wrong" / "Fine Little Mama" | Fire 1031 | — | ||
| 1961 | "Shake Your Moneymaker" / "Look on Yonder Wall" | Fire 504 | — | |
| 1962 | "Stranger Blues" / "Anna Lee" | Fire 1503 | — | |
| 1965 | "It Hurts Me Too" / "Bleeding Heart" | New version of "It Hurts Me Too" recorded in 1962–1963[7] | Enjoy 2015 (1st. pressing) | 25[c] |
| "It Hurts Me Too"/ "Pickin' the Blues" | Enjoy 2015 (2nd. pressing) | — | ||
| "Bleeding Heart" / "Mean Mistreatin' Mama" | Enjoy 2020 | — | ||
| "My Bleeding Heart"/ "One Way Out" | B-side is a new release[7] | Sphere Sound 702 | — | |
| "The Sky Is Crying" / "Standing at the Crossroads" | New version of "Standing at the Crossroads" recorded in 1960–1961[7] | Flashback 15 | — | |
| "Everyday I Have the Blues" / "Dust My Broom" | New version of "Dust My Broom" recorded in 1959[7] | Enjoy 2027 | — | |
| 1966 | "Shake Your Moneymaker"/ "I Need You" | B-side is a new release[7] | Sphere Sound 708 | — |
| "Something Inside of Me" / "She Done Move" | Sphere Sound 713 | — | ||
| 1972 | "Everyday I Have the Blues"/ "Up Jumped Elmore" | B-side is a new release[7] | Fury 2000 | — |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart | ||||
Selected compilation albums[edit]
Only one album by Elmore James was released during his lifetime. The compilation album, titled Blues After Hours, was issued by the Bihari budget Crown label in 1960.[15] Numerous Elmore James compilation albums issued by a number of record companies have been released over the years.[1] The following lists some of the more notable and current releases, including box sets:[8]
| Year | Title | Notes | Label | Peak chart position US[29] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Blues After Hours[15] | 10 Flair tracks released as singles in 1954 and 1955[30] | Crown 5168 | — |
| 1969 | Whose Muddy Shoes[17] | All Checker/Chess recordings; also includes songs by John Brim[31] | Chess 1537 | — |
| 1975 | Street Talkin'[32] | All Chief recordings; also includes songs by Eddie Taylor[32] | Muse MCD 5087 | — |
| 1992 | Elmore James: King of the Slide Guitar[17] | All Fire/Fury Records/Enjoy recordings[33] | Capricorn 9 42006–2 | — |
| 1993 | Elmore James: The Classic Early Records 1951–1956[17] | All Meteor/Flair/Modern recordings[34] | Virgin America/Flair 7243 8 39632 2 5 | — |
| The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James[17] | 21 tracks from various labels[17] | Rhino R2 71190 | — | |
| 1995 | The Best of Elmore James: The Early Years[17] | 28 Meteor/Flair/Modern tracks[17] | Ace CDCHD 583 | — |
| 2001 | Shake Your Money Maker: The Best of the Fire Sessions[35] | 16 Fire/Fury/Enjoy tracks[35] | Buddha 99781 | — |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart | ||||
Elmore James as an accompanist[edit]
Although it is documented that Elmore James performed with Sonny Boy Williamson II, it is unclear which, if any, of Williamson's early recordings include James as a sideman.[36] It is unknown if James performed on additional recordings by Big Joe Turner[37] and Junior Wells.[14]
Singles[edit]
| Year | Title A-side/B-side |
Notes | Label | Peak chart position US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | "Round House Boogie" / "Kickin' the Blues Around"[12] | with J. T. Brown as Bep Brown Orchestra[12] | Meteor 5001 | — |
| "Sax-ony Boogie" / "Dumb Woman Blues"[12] | with J. T. Brown as Saxman Brown (A-side) and J. T. (Big Boy) Brown (B-side)[12] | Meteor 5016 | — | |
| 1953 | "TV Mama" / "Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop"[13] | with Big Joe Turner as Joe Turner and His Blues Kings[13] | Atlantic 1016 | 6[38] |
| "Sweet Little Woman" / "I May Be Wrong"[12] | with Little Johnny Jones as Little Johnny Jones and the Chicago Hound Dogs[12] | Flair 1010 | — | |
| "Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man"[14][d] / "Junior's Wail" | with Junior Wells as Junior Wells and His Eagle Rockers; Wells performs "Junior's Wail" without James[14] | States 134 | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart | ||||
Notes[edit]
- Footnotes
- ^ Over 100 James compilation albums have been released;[1] eight of the more notable and current releases are included in this discography
- ^ Many of James' singles were reissued, sometimes by different labels
- ^ "It Hurts Me Too" also reached number 106 on Billboard magazine's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart[3]
- ^ Sometimes titled "Hodo Man" on States Records singles; for album releases it was retitled "Hoodoo Man"
- Citations
- ^ a b c d
AllMusic. "Elmore James: Discography – compilations". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ a b Koda 1996, p. 132.
- ^ a b c Whitburn 1988, p. 216.
- ^ Unterberger 1996, p. 86.
- ^ Haig & Morris 1992, p. 1.
- ^ a b c d e Topping 1993, p. 33.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Haig & Morris 1992, pp. 12–13.
- ^ a b Koda 1996, pp. 132–133.
- ^ Topping 1993, pp. 12–15.
- ^ Topping 1993, p. 17.
- ^ Snowden & Welding 1991, pp. 1, 5–6.
- ^ a b c d e f g Topping 1993, p. 30.
- ^ a b c Shurman 1986, pp. 2–3.
- ^ a b c d Koester 1998, p. 2.
- ^ a b c
Leggett, Steve. "Elmore James and the Broom Dusters: Blues After Hours". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Topping 1993, pp. 16–17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Koda 1996, p. 133.
- ^
Koda, Cub. "Elmore James/John Brim: Whose Muddy Shoes". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
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Koda, Cub. "Elmore James: King of the Slide Guitar: The Fire/Fury/Enjoy Recordings". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
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Unterberger, Richie. "Elmore James: The Classic Early Recordings: 51-56 [Box]". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Topping 1993, pp. 29–32.
- ^ Topping, p. 33.
- ^
Koda, Cub. "Elmore James/John Brim: Whose Muddy Shoes". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^
Koda, Cub. "Elmore James: King of the Slide Guitar: The Fire/Fury/Enjoy Recordings". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
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Unterberger, Richie. "Elmore James: The Classic Early Recordings: 51-56 [Box]". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ a b Welding 1975, Back cover.
- ^ Snowden & Welding 1991, pp. 5–6.
- ^ Danchin 2001, p. 350.
- ^
"Elmore James – Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Topping 1993, p. 36.
- ^ Snowden & Welding 1991, pp. 1–2.
- ^ a b Welding 1975, pp. 1–2.
- ^ Haig & Morris 1992, pp. 5.
- ^ Topping 1993, pp. 26–28.
- ^ a b
Yanow, Scott. "Elmore James: Shake Your Money Maker: The Best of the Fire Sessions". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Topping 1993, p. 11.
- ^ Shurman 1986, pp. 5–6.
- ^ Whitburn 1988, p. 419.
- References
- Danchin, Sebastian (2001). Earl Hooker: Blues Master. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 1-57806-306-X.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Koda, Cub (1996). Erlewine, Michael (ed.). Elmore James. Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 0-87930-424-3.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|encyclopedia=ignored (help) - Koester, Bob (1998). Junior Wells: Blues Hit Big Town (CD reissue notes). Junior Wells. Delmark Records. OCLC 717118914. DD-640.
{{cite AV media notes}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Haig, Diana; Morris, Chris (1992). King of the Slide Guitar (Box set notes). Elmore James. Capricorn Records. OCLC 26833148. 9 42006-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Oliver, Paul (1989). Sonny Boy Williamson: King Biscuit Time (Album notes). Sonny Boy Williamson II. Arhoolie Records. OCLC 26211639. CD 310.
{{cite AV media notes}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Shurman, Dick (1986). Atlantic Blues: Guitar (Compilation album notes). Various artists. Atlantic Records. OCLC 48584433. 7 81695-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Snowden, Don; Welding, Pete (1991). Whose Muddy Shoes (CD reissue notes). Elmore James. MCA Records/Chess Records. OCLC 25145866. CHD-9114.
{{cite AV media notes}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Topping, Ray (1993). Elmore James: The Classic Early Recordings 1951–1956 (Box set notes). Elmore James. Virgin Records America/Flair Records. OCLC 719630825. 7243 8 39632 2 5.
{{cite AV media notes}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Unterberger, Richie (1996). Erlewine, Michael (ed.). Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 0-87930-424-3.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|encyclopedia=ignored (help) - Welding, Pete (1975). Elmore James: Street Talkin' (Album notes). Elmore James. Muse Records. OCLC 19462649. MCD 5087.
{{cite AV media notes}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Whitburn, Joel (1988). Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
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