Elmore D

Elmore D (born Daniel Droixhe, 1946, near Liège, Belgium) is a Belgian blues musician.

[1] His is a professor at the University of Liège, where he lectures on the history and culture of Wallonia.

In 1997, he created the Elmore D Band with two ex-members of the Electric Kings, Big Dave (harp) and Willie Maze (drums), and the "sterguitarist" Lazy Horse (also with Flip Kawlier's band).

They performed at various festivals: Elmore D re-interprets pre-World War II blues music, in particular slide guitar players such as Casey Bill Weldon, Kokomo Arnold and Blind Willie McTell.

Other influences by more contemporary artists include the Electric Rag Band, the Country Blues Project (Germany), Preacher Boy, Gordon Smith, Paul Geremiah, Paul Rishell and Annie Raines.