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Elmore James, Jr.

Earnest Johnson, aka Elmore Wayne, Jr., is definitely the son of 1 of the very most legendary of most bluesmen: glide guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Elmore Adam. Johnson was created in 1939 in Richmond, MS, and his mom ran a cafe there; the individual he believed was his dad was …

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