Homesick James
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Trying to find facts about the early life of blues guitarist Homesick James is an exercise in futility. He gave various birthdates over the years, though it feels safe to assume it was around 1910. His last name might be Henderson, Williamson, or Williams. While facts may be hard to come by, the truth is easy to discover; James was one of the finest slide guitar players of all time. He started gigging in Chicago in the early 1930s, and probably began playing the electric guitar around that time. He recorded some sides for Chance in the fifties including âHomesickâ, which gave him the name he used professionally for the rest of his career. He played in bands with both Elmore James, who Homesick James claimed was his cousin, and Sonny Boy Williamson. His slashing guitar style was showcased on his most celebrated album, 1964âs Blues on the South Side. Tracks like âGoinâ Down Swinginââ, âStones in My Passwayâ, and âGotta Moveâ showed his debt to both Robert Johnson and Elmore James, while expressing his own musical personality. He continued to gig into his nineties, with his final live appearance coming less than six months before his death on December 13, 2006.
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Top Tracks
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- Homecoming Blues
- Woman I love
- Careless Love
- Keep Your Hands to Yourself
- My Gal Blues
- Mailman
- Walking the Backstreets
- 1000 Woman Blues
- Gotta Move- Can't Stay Here No More
- Tin Pan Alley
- Dust My Broom
- The Woman I'm Lovin'
- Shake Your Money Maker
- Can't Afford to Do It
- She May Be Your Woman
- Kissin' In the Dark
- Gotta Move
- Johnny Mae
- Homesick's Shuffle
- The Cloud Is Crying
- Working With Homesick
- Live Life Over
- Homesick's Original Dust My Broom
- Homesick's Contribution to Jazz
