The 12 Year Old Boy

~ Recording by Elmore James

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1The 12 Year Old Boy?:??Elmore JamesThe 12 Year Old Boy / Coming HomeElmore JamesSingle
Chief (57-61 US)7001
1.1The 12 Year Old Boy?:??Elmore JamesThe 12 Year Old Boy / Coming HomeElmore JamesSingle
Vee-Jay Records249
1.2The Twelve Year Old Boy3:06Elmore JamesShake Your MoneymakerElmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCD CHARLY 34
1.12The Twelve Year Old Boy3:06Elmore James20 Greatest HitsElmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
Blue CityCD 2652712
1.12The Twelve Year Old Boy3:01Elmore James16 Greatest HitsElmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
Blue City2652711
1.7The Twelve Year Old Boy3:07Elmore JamesKing of the Slide Guitar: The Complete Chess, Chief & Fire SessionsElmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
Charly R&B, Charly RecordsCD RED BOX 4, CDRED BOX 4-1, CDRED BOX 4-2, CDRED BOX 4-3, CDRED BOX 4-4
1.17The 12 Year Old Boy3:06Elmore JamesThe Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore JamesElmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-04-06
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71190
2.112 Year Old Boy3:04Elmore JamesVee-Jay: Celebrating 40 Years of Classic Hits 1953-1993Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Vee-Jay Limited PartnershipNVS2-3-400, VJ-107
1.3The Twelve Year Old Boy3:04Elmore JamesThe Blues Collection: Elmore James, Dust My BroomElmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
Orbis (UK subsidiary publishing imprint of De Agostini Group)BLU NC 017
1.3The Twelve Year Old Boy3:04Elmore JamesThe Blues Collection 17: Dust My BroomElmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
De AgostiniBLUES N017
1.2The Twelve Year Old Boy3:05Elmore JamesKing of the Slide Guitar: The Complete Chief & Fire SessionsElmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCPBOX 301
1.2The Twelve Year Old Boy3:05Elmore JamesRollin' and Tumblin'Elmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
Recall 2cd (UK 2CD re‐issue label, cat #s SMD CD ###)SMDCD 231
1.112 Year Old Boy3:04Elmore JamesThe Blues BoxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyDB 249632
1.6The 12 Year Old Boy3:07Elmore JamesBlues Masters: The Very Best of Elmore JamesElmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-03-14
Rhino (reissue label)R2 79803
1.15The Twelve Year Old Boy3:06Elmore JamesThe Very Best of Vee Jay Blues, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-10-17
Collectables (US reissue label)COL CD 7271
2.212 Year Old Boy3:05Elmore JamesThe Story Of Vee JayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Metro Doubles (UK double‐disc reissue/compilation imprint, METRDCD cat prefix)METRDCD509
1.8The Twelve Year Old Boy3:03Elmore JamesDust My BroomElmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
  • -2003-02-28
Black Box (Weton-Wesgram's reissue label)BB254
1.2The Twelve Year Old Boy3:05Elmore JamesKing of the Slide Guitar: The Complete Trumpet, Chief & Fire SessionsElmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsSNAJ 722 CD
2.15The Twelve Year Old Boy3:05Elmore JamesThe Definitive Elmore JamesElmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-08-17
Not Now MusicNOT2CD310
19.6The 12 Year Old Boy3:06Elmore JamesABC of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2010-09-24
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)233168
2.6The 12 Year Old Boy3:06Elmore JamesBlues Masters, Volume 4Robert Johnson / Elmore James / Lonnie Johnson / Bukka White / Josh WhiteAlbum + Compilation
4π
5.15The 12 Year Old Boy3:05Elmore JamesChicago Hit Factory: The Vee‐Jay Story 1953–1966Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCharly 915 B
2.10The 12 Year Old Boy3:04Elmore James and the BroomdustersThe Complete Singles As & Bs 1951–1962Elmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2015-10-10
Acrobat MusicADDCD 3143
Promotion
1.3The Twelve Year Old Boy3:04Elmore JamesDust my Broom (Les Génies du Blues)Elmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1992-05-22
Guilde Internationale du DisqueBLU-CD 3020
(unknown)
1.8The Twelve Year Old Boy3:03Elmore JamesOriginal Blues Sessions CD2Elmore JamesAlbum + Compilation
  • -2007

Relationships

recorded in:Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957)
bass guitar:Homesick James (in 1957)
guitar:Wayne Bennett (blues guitarist) (in 1957)
Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (in 1957)
membranophone:Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1957)
piano:Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1957)
slide guitar and lead vocals:Elmore James (in 1957)
tenor saxophone:J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1957)
recording of:The 12 Year Old Boy (in 1957)

Related works

The 12 Year Old Boy

lyricist and composer:Mel London