Elmore Brooks
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Elmore Brooks, better known as Elmore James, was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter celebrated as the "King of the Slide Guitar."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elmore Brooks canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues musician
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human ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1963 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Elmo James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Homesick James
NERFINISHED
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Robert Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Son House NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Boy Williamson II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-01-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-05-24 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| genre |
Chicago blues
ⓘ
blues ⓘ electric blues ⓘ |
| influenced |
B. B. King
NERFINISHED
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Eric Clapton NERFINISHED ⓘ Muddy Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rolling Stones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | rock and roll ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
amplified electric blues style
ⓘ
slide guitar playing ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| movement | postwar electric blues ⓘ |
| nickname | King of the Slide Guitar ⓘ |
| notableInstrument | modified Kay hollow-body electric guitar ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dust My Broom
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It Hurts Me Too NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sky Is Crying NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
blues guitarist
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singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Richland, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Chess Records
NERFINISHED
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Meteor Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Modern Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Trumpet Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Elmore James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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