Song of the Day: Elmore James, “Shake Your Money Maker”

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Master of the blues slide guitar Elmore James would be 103 today. "Shake Your Money Maker" is a James composition that was released in 1961 with "Look On Yonder Wall" on the B side (both of which appeared on The Butterfield Blues Band’s debut album from 1965). It’s a blues standard, so there are hundreds of covers, but there’s nothing like the original.

Published by John Holton

Internet disc jockey, lover of old TV (especially the commercials), inveterate wise guy.

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