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1You Know You're Wrong
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
King Mose (in 1961)
guitar:
Sammy Lee Bully (in 1961) and Elmore James (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
3:10
2Round House Boogie
2:50
3Rollin' & Tumblin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (in 1960)
bass and bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (in 1960)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960) and Jimmy Spruill (in 1960)
membranophone:
Belton Evans (in 1960)
saxophone and saxophone [sax]:
[unknown] (in 1960)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
2:36
4I Need You
3:35
5Hawaiian Boogie
recording of:
Hawaiian Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
2:22
6Stranger Blues
recording of:
Stranger Blues
writer:
Elmore James, Clarence Lewis and Bobby Robinson
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and EMI Longitude Music
3:19
7So Unkind
recording of:
So Unkind
writer:
Elmore James
2:38
81839 Blues
3:17
9Poor Little Angel Child
2:36
10Make My Dreams Come True
recording of:
Make My Dreams Come True
writer:
Elmore James
2:43
11Dust My Blues
recording of:
Dust My Blues
additional writer:
Robert Johnson
writer:
Joe Bihari and Elmore James
version of:
Dust My Broom
3:13
12Dust My Broom
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
bass:
Homesick James (in 1959-11)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11) and Elmore James (in 1959-11)
instruments:
Little Johnny Jones (in 1959-11)
membranophone:
Odie Payne (in 1959-11)
piano:
Johnny Jones (in 1959-11)
saxophone:
[unknown] (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown] (in 1959-11) and J.T. Brown (in 1959-11)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
recording of:
Dust My Broom (in 1959-11)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music, Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
2:48
13Everyday I Have the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-21)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (on 1963-02-21)
guitar:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (on 1963-02-21)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues (on 1963-02-21)
writer:
Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
revised by:
Peter Chatman
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
3:24
14Coming Home
recording of:
Coming Home
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
2:28
15I Gotta Go Now
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-21)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (on 1963-02-21)
guitar:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (on 1963-02-21)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
3:42
16Pickin' the Blues
recording of:
Pickin' the Blues (John Peel Theme Tune)
composer:
Elmore James and Bobby Robinson
2:53
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1Bobby's Rock
recording of:
Bobby's Rock
writer:
Elmore James and Bobby Robinson
2:15
2I'm Worried
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (in 1960)
bass and bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (in 1960)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960) and Jimmy Spruill (in 1960)
membranophone:
Belton Evans (in 1960)
saxophone and saxophone [sax]:
[unknown] (in 1960)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
recording of:
I’m Worried (in 1960)
writer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Frost Music
2:50
3Dumb Woman Blues
3:17
4Strange Angels
recording of:
Strange Angels
writer:
Elmore James and Marshall Sehorn
3:13
5My Bleeding Heart
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (in 1961)
bass, tenor saxophone and trombone:
[unknown] (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Williams (in 1961)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1961) and Riff Ruffin (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny Acey (in 1961)
trumpet:
Danny Moore (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recording of:
My Bleeding Heart (in 1961)
writer:
Elmore James and Marshall Sehorn
3:07
6Make a Little Love
2:52
7My Kind of Woman
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (in 1961)
bass, tenor saxophone and trombone:
[unknown] (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Williams (in 1961)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1961) and Riff Ruffin (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny Acey (in 1961)
trumpet:
Danny Moore (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recording of:
My Kind of Woman (in 1961)
writer:
Elmore James
2:58
8Mean Mistreatin' Mama (Take 1 - Incomplete)
recording of:
Mean Mistreatin’ Mama
writer:
Elmore James and Bobby Robinson
1:40
9Late Hours at Midnight
2:47
10You Know You're Wrong (Take 3 - Master)
3:38
11My Baby's Gone
recording of:
My Baby’s Gone
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
3:06
12I Was a Fool
2:52
13Dust My Broom (Alternate Take)
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music, Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
2:54
14Twelve Year Old Boy
3:39
15Elmore's Contribution to Jazz
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1957)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (in 1957)
guitar:
Wayne Bennett (in 1957) and Eddie Taylor (in 1957)
piano:
Johnny Jones (in 1957)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1957)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (in 1957)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1957)
2:21
16Make My Dreams Come True (Alternate Take)
recording of:
Make My Dreams Come True
writer:
Elmore James
3:23
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1The Sky Is Crying
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown] (in 1959-11) and J.T. Brown (in 1959-11)
lead vocals:
Elmore James
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
The Sky Is Crying (in 1959-11)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Longitude Music Co.
2:50
2Done Somebody Wrong
recording of:
Done Somebody Wrong
lyricist:
Elmore James
composer:
Clarence Irving Lewis, Elmore James and Morris Levy
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
2:26
3Sax-Ony Boogie
2:40
4She Done Moved
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960)
bass:
Homesick James (in 1960)
drums (drum set), piano and saxophone [saxes]:
[unknown] (in 1960)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960) and Jimmy Spruill (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
recording of:
She Done Moved (in 1960)
writer:
Elmore James
1:52
5Standing at the Crossroads
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (in 1960)
bass and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown]
guitar:
Elmore James and Riff Ruffin (in 1960)
membranophone:
Johnny Williams (in 1960)
piano:
Johnny Acey (in 1960)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
trumpet:
Danny Moore (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Standing at the Crossroads (in 1960)
writer:
Elmore James and Joe Josea
3:04
6Make My Dreams Come True
recording of:
Make My Dreams Come True
writer:
Elmore James
2:44
7Wake up Screamin' & Cryin'
2:47
8Mean Mistreatin' Mama (Take 2 - Alternate)
recording of:
Mean Mistreatin’ Mama
writer:
Elmore James and Bobby Robinson
2:48
9Happy Home
2:47
10Going Back Home Again
2:17
11Hand in Hand
recording of:
Hand in Hand
writer:
Elmore James
3:10
12Blues Before Sunrise
2:46
13It Hurts Me Too
recording of:
It Hurts Me Too
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James and Mel London
writer:
Kevin Moore
publisher:
Conrad Music, Lonmel Publishing, Rhinelander Music Inc. and Mo’ Than Jus’ Music (in 2000)
3:22
14Up Jumped Elmore (False Start)
0:55
15Cry for My Baby
recording of:
Cry for Me Baby
lyricist and composer:
Mel London
publisher:
Conrad Music and Lonmel Publishing, Inc.
2:47
16Back in Mississippi (Studio Conversation)
3:39
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1Goodbye Baby
3:00
2Held My Baby Last Night
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
bass:
Homesick James (in 1959-11)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11) and Elmore James (in 1959-11)
membranophone:
Odie Payne (in 1959-11)
piano:
Johnny Jones (in 1959-11)
saxophone:
[unknown] (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown] (in 1959-11) and J.T. Brown (in 1959-11)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
recording of:
I Held My Baby Last Night
writer:
Elmore James and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:55
3Fine Little Mama
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (in 1960)
bass and bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (in 1960)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960) and Jimmy Spruill (in 1960)
membranophone:
Belton Evans (in 1960)
saxophone and saxophone [sax]:
[unknown] (in 1960)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
2:37
4Please Find My Baby
recording of:
Please Find My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
3:11
5Something Inside Me
recording of:
Something Inside of Me
writer:
Elmore James and James Sehorn
5:05
6One Way Out
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (in 1961)
bass, tenor saxophone and trombone:
[unknown] (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Williams (in 1961)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1961) and Riff Ruffin (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny Acey (in 1961)
trumpet:
Danny Moore (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recording of:
One Way Out (in 1961)
writer:
Elmore James, Marshall E. Sehorn and Sonny Boy Williamson
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Rhinelander Music Inc.
2:27
7Kickin' the Blues Around
3:01
8Do It If You Wanna
2:33
9Mean Mistreatin' Mama
recording of:
Mean Mistreatin’ Mama
writer:
Elmore James and Bobby Robinson
2:44
10Strange Kinda Feeling
2:35
11Look Up on the Wall
2:59
12Hand in Hand
recording of:
Hand in Hand
writer:
Elmore James
3:14
13Sunny Land
recording of:
Sunnyland
writer:
Elmore James and Joe Josea
publisher:
Uncle Doris Music Ltd.
3:21
14Talk to Me Baby
2:57
15Up Jumped Elmore
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-21)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (on 1963-02-21)
guitar:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (on 1963-02-21)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
3:10
16Take Me Where You Go
2:21
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1Dust My Broom (Alternate Take 2)
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music, Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
2:58
2I Can't Stop Lovin' You
bass:
Homesick James
drums (drum set), piano and saxophone [saxes]:
[unknown]
guitar:
Jimmy Spruill
vocals:
Elmore James
recording of:
I Can't Stop Lovin' You
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
2:41
3Baby What's Wrong?
2:56
4You Don't Have to Go
2:34
5Got to Move
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (in 1961)
bass, tenor saxophone and trombone:
[unknown] (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Williams (in 1961)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1961) and Riff Ruffin (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny Acey (in 1961)
trumpet:
Danny Moore (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recording of:
Got to Move
writer:
Elmore James and Marshall Sehorn
2:49
6I May Be Wrong
2:53
7Shake Your Moneymaker
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
King Mose (in 1961)
guitar:
Sammy Lee Bully (in 1961) and Elmore James (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
compilation of:
Shake Your Money Maker by Elmore James
recording of:
Shake Your Moneymaker (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
2:51
8Sunnyland Train
2:26
9Dark and Dreary
recording of:
Dark and Dreary
writer:
Elmore James and Joe Josea
2:49
10Find My Kind of Woman
recording of:
Find My Kinda Woman
writer:
Elmore James
3:08
11Hand in Hand (Take 4)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-21)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (on 1963-02-21)
guitar:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (on 1963-02-21)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
recording of:
Hand in Hand (on 1963-02-21)
writer:
Elmore James
3:06
12The Way You Treat Me
2:17
13Can't Stop Loving My Baby
2:19
14Up Jumped Elmore (Black Snake Slide)
2:50
15Wild About You
3:18
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1Baby Please Set a Date
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11) and Elmore James (in 1959-11)
instruments:
Little Johnny Jones (in 1959-11)
saxophone:
[unknown] (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (in 1959-11)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
2:56
2Early One Morning
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (in 1960)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (in 1960)
guitar:
Jimmy Spruill (in 1960)
saxophone:
[unknown] (in 1960)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
recording of:
Early One Morning (in 1960)
writer:
Elmore James and Marshall E. Sehorn
2:52
3Sinful Woman
2:55
4Stranger Blues (Alternate Take)
recording of:
Stranger Blues
writer:
Elmore James, Clarence Lewis and Bobby Robinson
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and EMI Longitude Music
3:03
5Person to Person
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (in 1961)
bass, tenor saxophone and trombone:
[unknown] (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Williams (in 1961)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1961) and Riff Ruffin (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny Acey (in 1961)
trumpet:
Danny Moore (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recording of:
Person to Person (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
2:30
6Sweet Little Woman
3:05
7You Know You're Wrong (Take 1 - Incomplete)
1:34
8Look on Yonder Wall
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
bass:
Sammy Lee Bully (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
King Mose
guitar:
Sammy Lee Bully and Elmore James (in 1961)
harmonica:
Sam Myers (in 1961)
membranophone:
King Mose (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recorded at:
J&M Recording Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1961)
recording of:
Look on Yonder Wall (in 1961)
composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
version of:
Look Over Yonder's Wall (Look on Yonder Wall)
2:32
9Sho' Nuff I Do
recording of:
Sho' Nuff I Do
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
2:56
10Find My Kind of Woman (Take 3)
recording of:
Find My Kinda Woman
writer:
Elmore James
2:52
11I've Got a Right to Love My Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-21)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (on 1963-02-21)
guitar:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (on 1963-02-21)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
2:43
12No Love in My Heart
2:26
13She's Got to Go
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-21)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (on 1963-02-21)
guitar:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (on 1963-02-21)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
4:03
14I Believe
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-21)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (on 1963-02-21)
guitar:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (on 1963-02-21)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
recording of:
I Believe (on 1963-02-21)
writer:
Jules Taub
version of:
Dust My Broom
3:30
15Long Tall Woman
2:54