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Jimmy McCracklin

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Aliases
Jimmy McCracklin and His Band
Jimmy McCracklin and His Blues Blasters
Jimmy McCracklin and His Orchestra
Jimmy McCracklin with His Blues Blasters
Real name
James David Walker
Born
August 13, 1921
Died
December 20, 2012
Country
United States
IPI
00018886743 22 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Blues singer, songwriter, and pianist most identified with the West Coast blues scene. His music spanned decades and eras of rhythm and blues, from up-tempo jump blues of the 1940s to soul of the 1960s and ’70s.
Family
Beulah Facyson Spouse
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
1951 (6 artists)
December 1952 (3 artists)
December 1952 Mike Sanchez & Knock-Out Greg & Blue Weather
1955 (5 artists)
August 1956 (2 artists)
1956 (2 artists)
1956 The Dunn-Packer Band
January 1958 Mark Hummel
January 1958 (19 artists)
February 1959 (5 artists)
1959 (12 artists)
March 1961 Rockin' Louie and The Mamma Jammers
September 1961 (19 artists)
January 1962 (4 artists)
1962 (5 artists)
1962 Knockout Greg & Blue Weather
1962 Willie Murphy & The Angel
June 1963 Colin James [CA]
July 1963 (2 artists)
March 1965 (7 artists)
1965 (2 artists)
1965 (16 artists)
May 1968 The JW-Jones Blues Band
March 1972 Lucky Peterson
March 1972 Professor Louie & The Crowmatix
ALL SHUCKS Jimmy McCracklin 1984 Unverified
1987 Little Jimmy King and The Memphis Soul Survivors