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

John Holton Song of the Day January 27, 2021January 23, 2021 1 Minute

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.

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Published January 27, 2021January 23, 2021

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Birgit says:

January 27, 2021 at 10:42

Now this is fu. And I want to get up and dance..shake my money maker although, nowadays, I may only get 3 cents.

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1. John Holton says:
  
  January 27, 2021 at 12:56
  
  Oh, you’d be surprised…
  
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-Eugenia says:

January 27, 2021 at 09:23

Cool song!

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1. John Holton says:
  
  January 27, 2021 at 13:02
  
  Thanks! He was really popular.
  
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XmasDolly says:

January 27, 2021 at 04:37

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