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Jimmy McCracklin (* 13. August 1921 in St. Louis, Missouri; † 20. Dezember 2012 in San Pablo, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Bluespianist, Sänger und Komponist. Er war ein Vertreter des West Coast- und Jump Blues.
James David Walker Jr. (August 13, 1921 – December 20, 2012), better known by his stage name Jimmy McCracklin, was an American pianist, singer, 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 ...
One of the pioneers of West Coast blues, singer, pianist and songwriter Jimmy McCracklin enjoyed one of the longest recording careers in the blues, lasting from 1945 until 2010.
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Jimmy McCracklin played piano and sang in front of his band for over sixty years in styles ranging from West Coast Blues through R&B to Soul.
Pianist/singer Jimmy McCracklin was born in 1921 in Arkansas but raised in St. Louis, MO. He served in the US Navy during World War II, and after the war he moved to Los Angeles, CA, to become a professional boxer, using the name Jimmy Mackey.
Jimmy McCracklin. Long-lived blues entertainer best-known for "The Walk," a gritty slice of late-'50s R&B that crossed over into the pop charts. Read Full Biography.
