| "Shake Your Moneymaker" | ||||
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| Single by Elmore James | ||||
| A-side | "Look on Yonder Wall" | |||
| Released | December 1961 | |||
| Recorded | June–September 1961 | |||
| Studio | J&M (New Orleans, Louisiana) | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 2:30 | |||
| Label | Fire | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Elmore James | |||
| Producer(s) | Bobby Robinson | |||
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| "Shake Your Moneymaker" on YouTube | ||||
"Shake Your Moneymaker" or "Shake Your Money Maker" is a song recorded by Elmore James in 1961 that has become one of his best-known pieces. Inspired by earlier songs, it has been interpreted and recorded by several blues and other artists.
"Shake Your Moneymaker" is included on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll" and in 2019, the Blues Foundation inducted it into the Blues Hall of Fame as a "Classic of Blues Recording".