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Born: January 27, 1918 in Richland, MS
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's
Died: May 24, 1963 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Blues

Biography:
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 ...More >>

Discography: Slidin' 1991 Dust My Blues 1969 Whose Muddy Shoes 1969 Blues in My Heart, Rhythm In My Soul 1968 Tough More >>

Similar Artists: Joe Carter Hound Dog Taylor J.B. Hutto Homesick James Williamson Sonny Boy Williamson [II] More >>

Influenced By: Robert Johnson Robert Nighthawk More >> Followers: Chuck Berry Roy Buchanan Eric Clapton Fleetwood Mac Stevie Ray Vaughan More >>

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