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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 . [2]
Dec 23, 2012 · 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 Pablo,...
Jimmy McCracklin. Singer, songwriter and pianist, born 13 August 1921 in Helena, Arkansas, USA, grew up in St Louis and Indianapolis; died 20 December 2012 in San Pablo, California, USA.
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Dec 23, 2012 · R&B singer and songwriter Jimmy McCracklin died on Thursday in San Pablo, California at the age of 91, the New York Times reports . McCracklin was best known for his 1958 dance hit, “The...
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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.
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.
Oct 24, 2013 · A 1990-1991 Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award winner, Jimmy McCracklin will forever be known as one of the architects of the West Coast blues sound, and among certain audiences, one of its biggest stars.
Dec 21, 2012 · Legendary bluesman Jimmy McCracklin, one of the Bay Area’s most accomplished musicians, died Thursday in San Pablo after a lengthy battle with multiple health problems. He was 91.
Dec 20, 2012 · 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.
