Elmore James: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1992

Rock Hall Bio:

http://rockhall.com/inductees/elmore-james/bio/

James was known as “the King of the slide guitar” and loudness.
He began playing music by age 12 and performed at dances as a teen.
James served in the Navy during World War II. After the war, he tinkered with amps and guitars to create his electric sound. He earned his first contract in 1952.

Dust My Broom (1952):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKo80b-QfK0

I Believe (1953):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tb7OmdiiKc

The Sky is Crying (1960):

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKEdlSTHjtU

Done Somebody Wrong (1960):

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNBk1faWI-k

Look on the Younder Wall (1961):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRVYj57Yl-Q

Stranger Blues (1962):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI3Zoa-5KMI

Bleeding Heart (1965):

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl8_pmSfJF0

Shake Your Moneymaker (1966):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn77rGEV6XM&feature=related

Elmore James died of a heart attack, his third, in 1963.