The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James

Other post-WWII Chicago bluesmen are better known, but the work of Elmore James holds up as well as any of theirs. If he never had the technical accomplishment of, say, Earl Hooker, he did have as much depth of emotional expression as Muddy Waters; just listen to the sweetness of "I Need You" or the pain of "It Hurts Me, Too." The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James contains some of the most important work of a man who still reigns as the king of slide guitar; anyone who wears a bottleneck today owes a debt to James. Highlights include Robert Johnson's "Dust My Broom," which James made his signature tune, as well as the title track, which contains some of the sweetest licks in blues history. --Genevieve Williams more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-06-2009; Good work, Rhino, on this great assortment!; Rhino has done an outstanding job pulling together these 21 excellent Elmore James selections from a wide variety of labels and spanning a large part of his career, and with great sound quality.Of course any single disc omits a lot of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-04-2009; A Great Start; This c.d. is a great introduction to Elmore James and his blues sound. There isn't a bad song on this album to be found. This is nitty-gritty blues not the "House of Blues" corporate water-downed stuff, which has no feeling to it and...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-17-2008; Dust My Broom, Ya!; When one thinks of the classic blues tune "Dust My Broom" one tends to think of the legendary Robert Johnson who along with his "Sweet Home, Chicago" created two of the signature blues songs of the pre-World War II period. However, my...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-15-2008; The first Elmore record to own; Elmore's blues, of all the major blues, had in them the most rock & roll kind of excitement. This is the first Elmore record to own. Next, go for Charly's 3 CD compilation box set King Of The Slide Guitar: The Complete Trumpet, Chief &...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-06-2009; Good work, Rhino, on this great assortment!; Rhino has done an outstanding job pulling together these 21 excellent Elmore James selections from a wide variety of labels and spanning a large part of his career, and with great sound quality.Of course any single disc omits a lot of...; read full review | report as inappropriate