Hi all,
Elmore James was born in Mississippi, and began to record in the post-War period. He died of a heart attack at the age of forty-five. For no particular reason, he's barely had a mention on the Weenie site. He certainly merits recognition. He was an electrifying singer, and his wonderful screamy vocal tone was perfectly matched by his tone on his accompanying slide guitar. He played "The Sky Is Crying" (what a wonderful title!) in Vestapol with his slide. I know nothing about the personnel of his band here, so any session information would be much appreciated. Here is "The Sky Is Crying":
INTRO
The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the street
The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the street
I'm waiting and still looking for my baby, and I wonder, where can she be?
I saw my baby one morning, and she was walking on down the street
I saw my baby one morning, yes, she was walking on down the street
Made me feel so good, until my poor heart would skip a beat
I got a bad feeling, my baby, my baby don't love me no more
I've got a bad feeling, my baby don't love me no more
Now the sky's been crying, the tears rolling out my door
CODA
All best,
Johnm
Elmore James was born in Mississippi, and began to record in the post-War period. He died of a heart attack at the age of forty-five. For no particular reason, he's barely had a mention on the Weenie site. He certainly merits recognition. He was an electrifying singer, and his wonderful screamy vocal tone was perfectly matched by his tone on his accompanying slide guitar. He played "The Sky Is Crying" (what a wonderful title!) in Vestapol with his slide. I know nothing about the personnel of his band here, so any session information would be much appreciated. Here is "The Sky Is Crying":
INTRO
The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the street
The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the street
I'm waiting and still looking for my baby, and I wonder, where can she be?
I saw my baby one morning, and she was walking on down the street
I saw my baby one morning, yes, she was walking on down the street
Made me feel so good, until my poor heart would skip a beat
I got a bad feeling, my baby, my baby don't love me no more
I've got a bad feeling, my baby don't love me no more
Now the sky's been crying, the tears rolling out my door
CODA
All best,
Johnm