Dust My Broom was first recorded by the Mississippi Delta's great Robert Johnson in 1936. Fifteen years later, Chicago's Elmore James took Johnson's solo number and turned it into an electric blues classic by adding a slide guitar and a backup band. Since then, Dust My Broom has been widely covered by blues and rock musicians, although not always with a slide guitar. The first two cuts below are Robert Johnson and Elmore James, both audio only, followed by a variety of covers with videos when I could find them.
Robert Johnson
Elmore James
Howlin' Wolf
Keith Richards & Faces (instrumental)
Homesick James (said to have been Elmore's cousin)
ZZ Top
Muddy Waters (live, but audio only)
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