Jimmy McCracklin

	London 1981
	Chart positions ; Explanation of the data
	Singles
	The Walk
	Just got to know
	Every night, every day
	Think
	My Answer

Jimmy McCracklin (born August 13, 1921 in St. Louis , Missouri , † December 20, 2012 in San Pablo , California ) was an American blues pianist , singer and composer. He was a representative of the West Coast and Jump Blues . During his nearly seven-decade career, McCracklin recorded more than 30 albums, some of which went gold . By his own admission, he wrote nearly a thousand songs.

Live and act

McCracklin's great role model was the blues pianist Walter Davis , whom he had met as a boy. McCracklin was also a boxer at a young age, but opted for music. After his military service during World War II , he moved to the West Coast, where he made his first recording with Miss Mattie Left Me in 1945 . In 1946 he formed his own band Jimmy McCracklin and His Blues Blasters .

Numerous recordings for various labels followed . In 1958 he had his first major hit with The Walk . Other hit numbers included Just Got to Know (1961), Shame, Shame, Shame (1962), Every Night, Every Day (1965) and My Answer (1966). In 1962 his first album Jimmy McCracklin Sings was released . In 1967 Otis Redding and Carla Thomas had a hit with Tramp , written by McCracklin and Lowell Fulson ; In 1987 Salt'N'Pepa put the piece back on the charts .

McCracklin received the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1990 and the Living Legend and Hall of Fame Award at the Bay Area Black Music Awards in 2007. In 2008 he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame .

45rpm single discography (USA)

From page	Catalog no.	published
	Peacock
My Days are Limited / She's Gone	1605	001952
She Felt Too Good / Share and Share Alike	1615	001953
I Cried / The End	1634	001953
The Cheater / My Story	1639	001954
	Modern
Blues Blasters' Boogie / The Panic's On	926	001954
Darlin 'Share Your Love / Give My Heart a Break	934	001954
Please Forgive Me / Couldn't Be a Dream	951	001954
Gonna Tell Your Mother / That Ain't Right	967	001955
	Premium
You're The One / No Good	101	001956
I don't care / get back	102	001956
	Irma
You're the One / I Wanna Make Love to You	102	08/1956
Take a Chance / Fare Well	103	001956
I'm the One / Savoy's Jump	107	01/1957
Beer Tavern Girl / Love for You	109	001957
	Checker
The Walk / I'm to Blame	885	01/1958
Everybody Rock / Get Tough	893	04/1958
	Mercury
The Wobble / With Your Love	71412	02/1959
Let's Do It / Georgia Slop	71516	10/1959
Doomed Lover / By Myself	71613	04/1960
You Rascal You / No One to Love Me	71666	08/1960
What's That (Part 1) / The Bridge	71747	12/1960
No One to Love Me / I'll Be Glad When Your Deal Goes Down	71766	01/1961
	Hi
Things I Meant to Say / Here Today and Gone Tomorrow	2023	07/1960
	Chess
I know / later on	1809	12/1961
One Track Love / Trottin '	1826	05/1962
	Art tone
Just Got to Know / The Drag	825	09/1961
Christmas Time (Part 1) / Christmas Time (Part 2)	826	10/1961
Shame, Shame, Shame / I'm the One	827	01/1962
That's No Big Thing / Susie and Pat	831	05/1962
	Kent
I've Got Eyes for You / I'm Gonna Tell Your Mother	369	02/1962
	Imperial
Bitter Pill / Head Over Flip	5892	11/1962
I don't care / just got to know	5906	01/1963
Advice / No, No	5911	01/1963
The Bitter and The Sweet / Just Pretending	5926	03/1963
That's the Way / I'll See It Through	5955	06/1963
Every Night / The Slightest Idea	5977	06/1963
Sooner Or Later / Looking for a Woman	5982	07/1963
I Did Wrong / Someone	66010	01/1964
Just Like It Is / Let's Do It All	66035	05/1964
Believe in Me / Set Six	66067	09/1964
Every Night, Every Day / Can't Raise Me	66094	02/1965
Arkansas (Part 1) / Arkansas (Part 2)	66116	06/1965
Think / Steppin 'Up in Class	66129	09/1965
My Answer / Beulah	66147	01/1966
Come On Home / Something That Beongs to Me	66168	04/1966
Just Let Me Cry / These Boots are Made for Walkin '	66180	07/1966
It's Got to Be Love / Sorry	66207	09/1966
	Minit
Let The Door Hit You / This Thing	32018	02/1967
Dog (Part 1) / Dog (Part 2)	32022	06/1967
Get Together / How You Like Your Love	32033	01/1968
Pretty Little Sweet Thing / And I.	32044	05/1968
Love, Love, Love / Married Life	32052	10/1968
Drown in My Own Tears / What's Going On	32064	05/1969
I Had to Get With It / You Ain't Nothin 'But a Devil	32086	01/1969
Stick to My Mind / I Just Live By the Rules	32092	03/1970
	Liberty
Believe Me / I Never Thought	56198	09/1970
	Evejim
Same Lovin '/ Outside Help	2000	001987

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Charts US
↑ Lee Hildebrand: Bay Area blues legend had 65-year career. In: San Francisco Chronicle . December 20, 2012, accessed January 1, 2013 .
↑ Joel Selvin: Richmond's Jimmy McCracklin, a top-rank bluesman for many years, isn't coming back - he never left. In: San Francisco Chronicle . March 1, 2007, accessed January 1, 2013 .

personal data
SURNAME	McCracklin, Jimmy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American blues pianist, singer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	August 13, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH	St. Louis , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH	December 20, 2012
Place of death	San Pablo , California

[1] Charts US

[2] Lee Hildebrand: Bay Area blues legend had 65-year career. In: San Francisco Chronicle . December 20, 2012, accessed January 1, 2013 .

[3] Joel Selvin: Richmond's Jimmy McCracklin, a top-rank bluesman for many years, isn't coming back - he never left. In: San Francisco Chronicle . March 1, 2007, accessed January 1, 2013 .