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Shake Your Money Maker: The Best of the Fire Sessions ()

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Track Listing
  1. Shake Your Moneymaker
  2. Look on Yonder Wall
  3. The Sky Is Crying
  4. Rollin' and Tumblin'
  5. Held My Baby Last Night
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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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An intensely powerful singer and guitarist, Elmore James did not start his recording career until he was 33, and he only lived to be 45, but he made a very strong impact during his dozen years on records. Some of his finest work was cut for the Fire label during 1959-1961, roughly half of which is included on this single CD. Other than a final outburst of selections during February 1963, these were James' last studio sessions, and he is heard at the peak of his powers throughout. Among the best-known performances are the ...

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