# The Best Elmore James Guitar Solos

> The 15 best Elmore James guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Dust My Broom (1951), then The Sky Is Crying and Shake Your Moneymaker. Every video starts at the solo.

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Elmore James electrified the Delta slide tradition, turning a bottleneck and an overdriven amp into one of the most recognizable sounds in blues. His signature slide riff echoes through the playing of Duane Allman, Jeremy Spencer, Brian Jones and generations of rock guitarists.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Elmore James](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmore_James), [Wikipedia: Elmore James discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmore_James_discography)

1. [Dust My Broom](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-dust-my-broom/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1951
2. [The Sky Is Crying](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-the-sky-is-crying/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1960
3. [Shake Your Moneymaker](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-shake-your-moneymaker/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1961
4. [It Hurts Me Too](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-it-hurts-me-too/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1957
5. [Standing at the Crossroads](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-standing-at-the-crossroads/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1954
6. [Done Somebody Wrong](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-done-somebody-wrong/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1960
7. [Rollin' and Tumblin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-rollin-and-tumblin/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1960
8. [Look on Yonder Wall](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-look-on-yonder-wall/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1961
9. [Hawaiian Boogie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-hawaiian-boogie/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1953
10. [I Believe](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-i-believe/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1953
11. [Madison Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-madison-blues/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1960
12. [Stranger Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-stranger-blues/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1962
13. [Happy Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-happy-home/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1955
14. [Dust My Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-dust-my-blues/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1955
15. [Sunnyland](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-sunnyland/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1954

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