Artist: Elmore James
Author: Elmore James
Label: Fire
Year: 1961
Shakey Jake Harris cut a Roll Your Moneymaker for Cobra in '58 with his nephew Magic Sam on guitar. That's no original, merely inspiration, along with Mississippi John Hurt's guitar in his Okeh recording of Got The Blues Can't Be Satisfied.
Covers:
Shakey Jake [as Save Your Money Baby]
Hound Dog Taylor [as Roll Your Moneymaker]
George Thorogood [an Elmo regular (see: The Sky Is Crying, Can't Stop Loving, Hawaiian Boogie and Madison Blues)]
Rodney Crowell [on Elmore James tribute]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)