Elmore James - The Sky Is Crying: The Legendary Fire/Enjoy Sessions

Mississippi born and raised, Elmore James learned his trade in the Delta in the 1930s, emerging in the early '50s as the godfather of modern electric guitar, and no guitarist who ever plugged an instrument into an amp is free of his influence. Not only did he create the template for electric slide players everywhere, he also reworked his amps until they delivered a raw, overdriven sound that became endemic in pop and rock music a decade later, and no punk band ever sounded more ragged or passionate than Elmore James in full stride. Read More