Watch slide guitar maestro Hound Dog Taylor tear up the stage with a blistering performance of Elmore James’ classic anthem, "Shake Your Moneymaker," recorded live for WDR Television in Germany on October 9, 1967. Captured during the legendary American Folk Blues Festival European tour, this rare, high-fidelity broadcast finds a powerhouse lineup of electric blues royalty completely hijacking a polished television soundstage and infusing it with pure South Side Chicago energy.
The performance thrives on a gritty, unpolished edge where there is absolutely nowhere to hide. Driven forward by Odie Payne’s iconic, driving drum shuffle and Dillard Crume's rock-solid bass pocket, the band locks into an infectious, high-speed groove. Hound Dog Taylor lets loose with his signature, raucous slide work—weaponizing a raw, overdriven guitar tone that practically defines the loose-pocket, house-rocking blues style. Right beside him, harmonica pioneer Little Walter weaves brilliant, aggressive horn-like counter-melodies around the rhythm, creating a historic collaboration of absolute masters simply feeding off each other's incredible onstage chemistry.
Certain guitarists possess a wild, infectious energy that turns any stage into an absolute party within the first few bars.
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