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“It Hurts Me Too” by Elmore James

5/23/2021

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Elmore James was born in 1918 in Richland, Mississippi and was playing the Diddley bow and any form of a guitar he could find by the age of 12. After he served in World War II as a Coxswain, James returned to Mississippi and started working at his brother’s electrical shop. While there, he devised a powerful electric guitar sound, using parts from the shop and two Dynasonic pickups placed in a way that captured more low tones from the instrument. His embrace and use of technology helped him stand out from the other guitarists of the day, as his sound was considered much more lively and expressive.

“It Hurts Me Too” was originally written and performed by the late Hudson Woodbridge aka Tampa Red in 1940. It’s now considered a classic, and has been recorded hundreds of times. This wasn’t even Elmore James’ first version, but it was his best. Maybe it was the production or the drumming, it’s just so damn thick and I love it.
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James would die a handful of months later, but this song found its way to the charts and is a great swansong for such a legendary musician. 
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