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Elmore James

Elmore James is widely regarded as one of the finest bluesmen to emerge in the postwar period in the USA. He was born in Mississippi and as a teenager played local dance halls and music venues under a variety of names including Cleanhead and Joe Willie James. During World War II, he signed up to the US navy where he distinguished himself and was promoted to coxwain taking part in the invasion of Guam. After being discharged from military service he settled back in Mississippi in Canton, Madison County and began working at his adopted brother's electrical shop. During this time he...