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Elmore James: “Dust My Broom” on Trumpet Records

Elmore James: “Dust My Broom” on Trumpet Records

The Influential 1951 Recording That Ensured a Bluesman’s Legacy

Sep 12, 2022
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Elmore James: “Dust My Broom” on Trumpet Records
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Elmore James recorded just one song during his first session as a leader, but it was enough to ensure his place in blues history. With Rice Miller (a.k.a. Sonny Boy Williamson II) on harmonica, Odie Johnson or Leonard Ware on bass, and “Frock” O’Dell on drums, James jumpstarted “Dust My Broom” with what would become the most imitated of all slide guitar…

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