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The late Elmore James stylistic innovations remain massively influential several decades after his death. The 16-track The Very Best Of Elmore James spans 1951-1961 and includes, among other classics, `Dust My Broom,` `The Sky Is Crying,` and `Shake Your Money Maker,` songs that permanently established the language of electric blues-based slide guitar. Track Listing: Dust My Broom/Hawaiian Boogie/Please Find My Baby/Sho` Nuff I Do/Wild About You Baby/The 12 Year Old Boy/It Hurts Me Too/Cry For Me Baby/Coming Home/The Sky Is Crying/The Sun Is Shining/Madison Blues/I Can`t Hold Out/Standing At The Crossroads/Done Somebody Wrong/Shake Your Moneymaker. (Rhino)
