When Elmore James (1910-1963) played electric guitar everything vibrated on the beat. Elmore's barrel house slide figures influenced loads of players; his South Side riffs became elements on the periodic table of blues. A young Englishman, Brian Jones, renamed himself Elmo, and started up a raucous group in London. The Stones became the quintessential good time band. With Elmore the idea of time dropped out. Elmore was just plain good.

Selected Elmore Discography:
Complete Fire & Enjoy Recordings (Collectables Records)
King of the Slide Guitar (Capricorn)
Street Talkin' (Muse)
Classic Early Recordings (Virgin)