James,Elmore Complete Singles As & Bs 1951-62 CD

Despite the fact that his career was curtailed in 1963 by a fatal heart attack when he was only 45, Elmore James was an extremely influential figure in the development of blues guitar, both but virtue of his highly distinctive sound, which he consciously developed by building his own combination of a modified hollow-bodied guitar and custom pick-ups, but also his hit with a version of Robert Johnson's "Dust My Broom", which has become one of the most ubiquitously performed and recorded tunes in blues. This 52-track 2-CD collection comprises the A and B sides of every single he released from his debut on the small Trumpet label with the aforementioned classic in 1951 through to a few months before his death, during which time he recorded for the Meteor, Flair, Modern, Chief, Fire and Chess labels. A host of high profile guitarists have readily cited Elmore James as an influence and performed his material over the years, despite his relatively modest body of work, including Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan and George Thorogood. This collection is an ideal introduction to his work.

1. Dust My Broom 2. Catfish Blues 3. I Held My Baby Last Night 4. I Believe 5. Sinful Woman 6. Baby, What's Wrong 7. Dumb Woman Blues J. T. Brown with Elmore James Broomdusters 8. Sax-Ony Boogie Elmore James and His Broomdusters 9. She Just Won't Do Right 10. Country Boogie 11. Early in the Morning 12. Hawaiian Boogie Pt. 2 13. Can't Stop Lovin' Elmore James and His Broomdusters 14. Make a Little Love Elmore James and His Broomdusters 15. Strange Kinda Feeling Elmore James and His Broomdusters 16. Please Find My Baby Elmore James and His Broomdusters 17. Make My Dreams Come True Elmore James and His Broomdusters 18. Hand in Hand Elmore James and His Broomdusters 19. Sho 'Nuff I Do Elmore James and His Broomdusters 20. 1839 Blues Elmore James and His Broomdusters 21. Dark and Dreary Elmore James and His Broomdusters 22. Rock My Baby Right Elmore James and His Broomdusters 23. Standing at the Crossroads Elmore James and His Broomdusters 24. Sunnyland Elmore James and His Broomdusters 25. Late Hours at Midnight Elmore James and the Broomdusters 26. The Way You Treat Me Elmore James and the Broomdusters 27. Happy Home Elmore James and His Broomdusters 28. No Love in My Heart Elmore James and His Broomdusters 29. Dust My Blues Elmore James and the Broomdusters 30. I Was a Fool Elmore James and the Broomdusters 31. Goodbye Baby Elmore James and the Broomdusters 32. Blues Before Sunrise Elmore James and the Broomdusters 33. Long Tall Woman Elmore James and the Broomdusters 34. Wild About You Elmore James and the Broomdusters 35. Coming Home Elmore James and the Broomdusters 36. The 12 Year Old Boy Elmore James and the Broomdusters 37. It Hurts Me Too 38. Elmore's Contribution to Jazz 39. Cry for Me Baby 40. Take Me Where You Go 41. Knocking at Your Door 42. Bobby's Rock Elmore James and the Broomdusters 43. The Sky Is Crying Elmore James and the Broomdusters 44. Held My Baby Last Night Elmore James and the Broomdusters 45. I Can't Hold Out 46. The Sun Is Shining 47. Rollin' and Tumblin' Elmore James and His Broomdusters 48. I'm Worried Elmore James and His Broomdusters 49. Done Somebody Wrong 50. Fine Little Mama 51. Look on Yonder Wall 52. Shake Your Moneymaker 53. Stranger Blues 54. Disk 3<> Anna Lee Elmore James