Jimmy McCracklin
Rhythm and blues, Musical Artist
1921 – 2012
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Who was Jimmy McCracklin?
Jimmy McCracklin was an American pianist, vocalist, and songwriter. His style contained West Coast blues, Jump blues, and R&B. Over a career that spanned seven decades, he said he had written almost a thousand songs and had recorded hundreds of them. McCracklin recorded over 30 albums, and earned four gold records. Tom Mazzolini of the San Francisco Blues Festival said of him, "He was probably the most important musician to come out of the Bay Area in the post-World War II years."
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- Born
- Aug 13, 1921
St. Louis - Also known as
- James McCracklin
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Dec 20, 2012
San Pablo
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on July 23, 2013
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