Jimmy mccracklin san francisco blues 1996, cd discogs. Jimmy mccracklin, a fixture on the san francisco blues scene for over six decades passed away, thursday, june 20, 2012 at the age of 91. Mccracklin continued to write, record, and perform into the 21st century. Jimmy lived in the bay area for decades and played the san francisco blues festival in 2007. He booked blues acts such as tbone walker, irma thomas, big joe turner, big mama. Tom mazzolini, disciple for the blues the noe valley voice. Jimmy mccracklin obituary versatile blues singer and songwriter whose compositions included tramp, recorded by otis redding and carla thomas jimmy mccracklin performing in. The blues is an earthy, soulstirring melange of roots music and personal narratives that. Jimmy mccracklin, san francisco 1989 arkansas born, sf bay. The blues singer and songwriter jimmy mccracklin, who has died aged. Music profile for jimmy mccracklin, born august 1921. About tom mazzolini the san francisco blues festival. In 1962, mccracklin recorded just got to know for his own arttone label in oakland, after the record made no. A full halfcentury from when he started out in the blues business, jimmy mccracklin was still touring, recording, and acting like a much younger man.
Richmonds jimmy mccracklin, a toprank bluesman for many. In 1962, mccracklin recorded just got to know for his own arttone label in oakland. Jimmy mccracklin sings, his first solo album, was released in 1962, in the west coast blues style. Louis and his main influence would be walter davis, the popular recording artist. Though his music eventually reached a national audience, he was most identified with the west coast blues scene so much so that his obituary appeared on the front page of the san francisco chronicle on friday. Find jimmy mccracklin credit information on allmusic. This week on the juke joint broadcast, the duke of juke, robert barclay featured curtis salgado, part 2.
The ultimate collection from the delta to the big cities special first edition. For a brief period in the early 1970s mccracklin ran the continental club in san francisco. He had a shortlived label, arttone, in the 1960s and ran the continental club in san francisco in the early 70s. Jimmy mccracklin was a major force on the west coast blues scene and for many years a vital and vibrant part of the blues community in the east bay, says edward chmelewski, president of san. Mccracklin s music spanned decades and eras of rhythm and blues, from uptempo jump blues of the 1940s to soul of the 1960s and 70s. 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.
He was given a pioneer award by the rhythm and blues foundation in 1990, and the living legend and hall of fame award at the bay area. Jimmy mccracklin august, 1921 december 20, 2012 was an american pianist, vocalist, and songwriter. Tom mazzolini of the san francisco blues festival said of him, he was probably. Listen to calm radio blues, canada internet radio online.
Jimmy mccracklin musiker musikdatenbank radio swiss jazz. Louis, missouri was a pianist, vocalist, and songwriter. Debuting in 1973, the san francisco blues festival was one of the longest running blues festival in the united states. We continue our series of shows spotlighting early pioneering west coast labels that started popping up in the immediate postwar period. Listen free to jimmy mccracklin san francisco blues the walk, im to blame and more. Blues historian and kpfa music radio host tom mazzolini said of him, he was probably.
Jimmy mccracklin died december 20, 2012, in san pablo, california. Jimmy mccracklin my answer blues dedicated to my ex. Jimmy played at the san francisco blues festival in 1973, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984 and 2007. Click to listen jimmy mccracklin, savoy jump big mama thornton, big mamas. Over a career that spanned seven decades, he said he had written almost a thousand songs and had recorded hundreds of them. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Also in 1973, tom started the longest running blues radio show in the bay area, which currently airs saturdays on radio station kpfafm in berkeley. Mccracklin, who remained a major figure on the bay area blues scene, was called the face of oakland blues by san francisco blues festival founder tom mazzolini. Mazzolini moved to california in 1963, after serving in the u. Mccrackln played at the san francisco blues festival in 1973, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984 and 2007. He continued performing with a style and enthusiasm that would credit a man thirty years younger, despite battling chronic health problems that caught up with him in december 2012.
He played at the san francisco blues festival in 1973, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984 and 2007. The richmond resident was 91 and had diabetes, hypertension and other health problems. Tom mazzolini, the events producer, founded the blues festival to educate the public about the history and evolution of the blues. The blues singer and songwriter jimmy mccracklin, who has died aged 91, was one of the last survivors of the west coast blues scene of the 1940s to 60s.
Jimmy mccracklin san francisco blues 1992, cd discogs. Jimmy mccracklin with lafayette thomas the best of a full halfcentury from when he started out in the blues business, jimmy mccracklin was still touring, recording, and acting like a much younger man. 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 postworld war ii years. Jimmy mccracklin musician music database radio swiss. Tom mazzolini of the san francisco blues festival said of him, he was probably the most. His first solo album was jimmy mccracklin sings in 1962 and his last album, hey baby, was released in 2010.
Among his early idols was the guitarist jimmy reed, who died in oakland in 1976. Also in 1973, tom started the longest running blues radio show in the bay area, which. He attended san francisco state university, where he received a degree in american history in 1967. Mccracklin continued to tour and produce new albums in the 1980s and 1990s. Jimmy mccracklin was a renowned blues musician, singer, music industry.
During his interview, curtis discusses his emergence into the san francisco bay area blues scene of the 1970s with sonny rhodes, luther tucker and jimmy mccracklin and shares some stories about albert collins, buddy ace and dorothy love coates. When the cover was completed, famed blues singer and guitarist sonny. His style contained west coast blues, jump blues, and. Mccracklin recorded over 30 albums, and earned four gold records. Back in the 40s, when bluesman jimmy mccracklin first hit town after mustering out of the navy, richmond was booming. Jimmy mccracklin, a blues singer and pianist who by his count composed nearly a thousand songs and recorded hundreds, including the 1950s hit the walk, died on thursday in san. Over the years, he has interviewed numerous blues musicians, including percy mayfield, jimmy reed, otis rush, charlie musselwhite, honey boy edwards, charles brown. In fact, he vehemently disputed his commonly accepted birth date, but since he began recording back in 1945, it seemed reasonable. Jimmy dawkins, lowell fulson, kim wilson, jimmy mccracklin, william.
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