Elmore James

Kokomo Arnold: Blues Titan Who Walked Away at His Peak

On a September afternoon in 1934, a left-handed bootlegger from Georgia walked into a Chicago recording studio and cut two sides for…

15 Greatest Blues Guitarists of All Time: The Definitive List

Ranking the greatest blues guitarists of all time invites argument, and that is exactly the point. However, any honest list has to…

Elmore James: ‘Dust My Broom’ and the Birth of Slide Rock

Elmore James: The King of the Slide Guitar In August 1951, Elmore James walked into a small recording studio in Jackson, Mississippi,…