Shake Your Moneymaker

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"Shake Your Moneymaker" is a classic electric blues song, first recorded in 1961, that became one of Elmore James's most influential and frequently covered works.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
associatedWithArtist Elmore James and His Broomdusters NERFINISHED
composer Elmore James NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstRecordingDate 1961
genre blues
electric blues
guitarist Elmore James NERFINISHED
hasAlternateSpelling Shake Your Money Maker NERFINISHED
hasCulturalImpact helped popularize Elmore James’s slide guitar style
hasInfluenceOn later blues rock guitar styles
hasInstrumentation bass
drums
electric guitar
piano
hasLyricalTheme dance
flirtation
partying
hasMusicalForm 12-bar blues
hasMusicalKey E
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Fleetwood Mac NERFINISHED
George Thorogood NERFINISHED
Hound Dog Taylor NERFINISHED
The Black Crowes NERFINISHED
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band NERFINISHED
hasRhythmicStyle shuffle
hasSubgenre Chicago blues
electric Chicago blues
hasTempo up-tempo
influencedGenre blues rock
rock and roll
inspiredTitleOf Shake Your Money Maker (album) NERFINISHED
isAmong Elmore James’s most influential works
isFrequently covered
isIncludedIn various electric blues compilations
isOneOfMostFamousSongsOf Elmore James NERFINISHED
isRecognizedAs blues standard
classic of electric blues
language English
lyricist Elmore James NERFINISHED
originalArtist Elmore James NERFINISHED
performer Elmore James NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1961
recordedIn 1961
vocalist Elmore James NERFINISHED

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Elmore James notableWork Shake Your Moneymaker
The Black Crowes notableWork Shake Your Moneymaker
this entity surface form: Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes debutAlbum Shake Your Moneymaker
this entity surface form: Shake Your Money Maker