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Shake Your Money Maker: The elmore James 'Fire' Sessions

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Shake Your Money Maker: The elmore James 'Fire' Sessions [Original recording remastered]

Elmore James (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

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Audio CD (April 3 2001)
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Original recording remastered
Label: Buddha
ASIN: B000059RWK
Other Editions: Audio CD

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #36,769 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #90 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Delta Blues
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1. Shake Your Moneymaker

2. Look On YOnder Wall

3. The Sky Is Crying

4. Rollin' And Tumblin'

5. Held My Baby Last Night

6. I'm Worried

7. Done Somebody Wrong

8. Fine Little Mama

9. Anna Lee

10. Stranger Blues

11. Something Inside Me

12. Early One Morning

13. Sunnyland

14. Standing At The Crossroads

15. My Bleeding Heart

16. Dust My Broom

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Classic is a word tossed around so frequently and carelessly these days it's hard to recall the time when it accurately described truly stellar songs. Well, this compilation of 16 sides by Chicago slide-guitar master Elmore James, recorded in New Orleans, Chicago, and New York City between 1959 and 1961, includes real, honest-to-god classics such as "The Sky Is Crying," "Done Somebody Wrong," "Shake Your Moneymaker," and "Look Up Yonder Wall." James's grainy vocals and stinging guitar powerfully express pain and regret. His recording studio band, Broomdusters, sometimes with the great drummer Belton Evans present, reveals emphatic feeling in a supporting role. Only "My Bleeding Heart," sullied by noisome horns and a general sluggishness, and "Something Inside Me," on which an unidentified sax player wears out his welcome fast, fail the test of time. --Frank-John Hadley

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Collectables is pleased to present this new compilation of the best original recordings of Elmore James. This CD features standouts 'The Sky Is Crying', 'Dust My Broom' and 'Fine Little Mama'.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Five stars - with reservations, Dec 2 2003

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This review is from: Shake Your Money Maker: The elmore James 'Fire' Sessions (Audio CD)

The problem with this CD is that ASIN B000000WIC, "Let's Cut It - The Very Best Of Elmore James" is out of print.

Huh, you say?
Well, this collection, excellent as it is, only focuses on Elmore James' recordings for Bobby Robinson in the early 60s. He did remake many of his early hits for Robinson's Fire, Fury and Enjoy labels, and often in even better versions, but a few early-50s classics are missing, and "Let's Cut It" was the best single-disc compilation of those tracks.
Fortunately, you can still get it used, and it is a perfect companion volume to this CD.

"Shake Your Moneymaker: The Best Of The Fire Sessions" gathers sixteen songs from the "King Of The Slide Guitar" box set, perfectly showcasing Elmore James' incredibly intense, slide guitar-driven electric blues.
James was equally at home playing a smouldering slow blues like "The Sky Is Crying", and laying down raw, rollicking numbers like "Look On Yonder Wall" and his magnificent, fiery take on Robert Johnson's "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom". He always sang like he meant it, and he possessed a huge, emotional wail of a voice, imbuing everything from slow numbers and mid-tempo grinds to up-tempo ravers with passion and power.

The track selection is not 100% perfect, but it's very good, and several of these songs rank among the very best of electric Chicago blues, right up there with the greatest of Muddy Waters' and Howlin' Wolf's songs: "Shake Your Moneymaker", "Sunnyland", "Dust My Broom", "The Sky Is Crying", "Standing At The Crossroads", and a great rendition of Robert Nighthawk's "Anna Lee". ("It Hurts Me Too" is missing, though, which is a crime.)

"The Sky Is Crying: The History Of Elmore James" from Rhino Records remains the ultimate Elmore James-collection, featuring 21 songs and spanning his entire career, but this is a very good overview of his superb Fire, Fury and Enjoy recordings.

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3.0 out of 5 stars *** - there are better compilations available, May 4 2003

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This review is from: Shake Your Money Maker (Audio CD)

This collection of songs from Elmore James' tenure with Bobby Robinson's Fire, Fury & Enjoy record labels boasts several fine cuts, like "Dust My Broom", "The Sky Is Crying" and the title track.
But too many of James' best songs are missing for "Shake Your Moneymaker" to be able to compete with compilations such as "The Sky is Crying" and "The Best Of Elmore James". Not least the classic "It Hurts Me Too", and several lesser-known but equally fabulous tracks ("She's Got To Go", "I Have A Right To Love My Baby", etc).

Finally, if you really want the best of Elmore James' early 60s output, look for the "King of the Slide Guitar" box set. That one is a treasure.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Influential, classic recordings, Aug 1 2002

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This review is from: Shake Your Money Maker: The elmore James 'Fire' Sessions (Audio CD)

Elmore James is one of the most influential and imitated guitarists of all time. He is probably the most influential electric slide-guitarist of all time. His recordings have been covered many, many times throughout music history, including many on this CD. This is a collection of James' best recordings from his late-50's, early 60's stint with Fire Records. Many of his classics can be found here including Dust My Broom (one of the most covered blues songs of all time), The Sky is Crying, Done Somebody Wrong, Shake Your Money Maker, Anna Lee, I'm Worried, and Look On Yonder Wall. There are some classic songs missing from this CD, however, so this should not be your only Elmore James collection. There are informative liner notes, and the remastered sound is excellent.

Some of the rock artists that were influenced by Elmore James are the Allman Brothers Band, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, ZZ Top, Canned Heat, George Thorogood, The Yardbirds, Jimi Hendrix and Paul Butterfield. This is a great CD to introduce anyone to Elmore James. Just don't stop here.

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Elmore James I could listen to every day; there's something very reassuring about him. This is his best stuff, recorded for Bobby Robinson around 1960. Read more

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