He seems to have left mccracklins band somewhere around this time. Jimmy mccracklin vinyl records and cds for sale musicstack. Mccracklin, jimmy hear my story selected recordings 1956 62. Jimmy mccracklin mercury 716 doomed lover by myself 1960. Jul 09, 2019 jimmy mccracklin james david walker, st. Song information for georgia slop jimmy mccracklin on allmusic. Mccracklin has always been one of those artists whose currency always ran higher in the black blues community than it has in the subsequent years of white historical revision. The walk, she felt too good, the walk, lets do it the chicken scratch mercury 71516, the walk, biography. These days, he has a special place in the hearts of those who collect soulblues records, especially those from the start of his career, upon which this compilation focuses.
Mccracklin recorded over 30 albums, and earned four gold records. 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. Well i know you heard of suzyq and i know you heard of the chicken too i know you heard of the chachachoo cause the walk is a dance that you can do you just walk, you. Vinyl 7 jimmy mccracklin georgia slop 2010, vinyl discogs. Now way down south where i made my start they do a dance down there called the georgia slop they all hang out at pet leg lees an. Although no discography credits thomas on the mccracklin mercury sides, anyone with ears can hear it is him.
Similar to jimmy mccracklin georgia slop lets do it the chicken scratch, but slightly smallertighter font. Georgia slop, an album by jimmy mccracklin on spotify. Mercury 71516 lets do it the chicken scratch georgia slop 1959 also recorded in 1964 by big al downing on columbia 443185. Jimmy mccracklin biography, albums, streaming links. Cavatone 251 78rpm, jimmy mccracklin, jimmys blues. Mercury, usa, 71516x45, 7, oct 1959, 3 comments, rated 9.
Dec 20, 2012 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. That memorable chapter in the pianists lengthy and prolific career is captured in fabulous detail on the mercury recordings, presenting three blistering dance workouts like his original georgia. Later in 1963 he would write and record a song club savoy on his i just gotta know album. Jimmy mccracklin sings, his first solo album, was released in 1962, in the west coast blues style. After his hot 100 hit the walk in 1958, mccracklin signed with mercury records.
Georgia slop by jimmy mccracklin on amazon music amazon. In fact, he vehemently disputed his commonly accepted read full biography. Georgia slop was revived by big al downing in 1964. Jimmy mccracklin vinyl records and cds keyboard player, singer and hit songwriter mccracklin has been recording since 1945. Complete song listing of jimmy mccracklin on oldies. Over a career that has spanned seven decades, he says he has written almost a thousand songs and has recorded hundreds of them. Georgia slop mono version, an album by jimmy mccracklin on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
He could write in all these styles and he was very smart at changing with the times too. At the age of 89, jimmy mccracklin is still doin it, as the title of his forthcoming. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. The blues effect jimmy mccracklin, blues legend 19212012, blues legend, twist, a taste of the blues.
Jimmy mccracklin discography all countries page 2 45cat. Mercury 71516 lets do it the chicken scratch georgia slop 1959 also recorded in. Georgia slop mono version by jimmy mccracklin on spotify. Pianistsinger jimmy mccracklin was born in 1921 in arkansas but raised in st. Jimmy mccracklin became a rock n roll star during the late 1950s. Jimmy mccracklin georgia slop lets do it the chicken scratch. In fact, he vehemently disputed his commonly accepted birth date, but since he began recording back in 1945, it seemed reasonable. Discography 165 releases found in discography artist release name cat. Louis, missouri, august, 1921 san pablo, california, december 20, 2012 was an american pianist, vocalist, harmonica player and songwriter. One of the most prolific bluesmen of the postwar era, jimmy mccracklin became a rocknroll star during the late 1950s. Single lets do it the chicken scratch georgia slop, jimmy mccracklin, 1959 jimmy mccracklin sings, jimmy mccracklin, 1961 single georgia slop i feel good, big al downing, 1964. In 58 mccracklin moved to mercury records, recording another batch of excellent singles in the same mold as the walk, georgia slop being the best of the batch. Georgia slop lets do it the chicken scratch album cover edit master release.
Check out georgia slop by jimmy mccracklin on amazon music. Find jimmy mccracklin biography and history on allmusic. Jimmy mccracklin august, 1921 december 20, 2012 was an american pianist, vocalist, and songwriter. Jimmy mccracklin georgia slop lets do it the chicken scratch mercury usa 71516x45. The great bluesmans most commercial and soughtafter recordings from 19581960. West coast blues summit with lowell fulson, johnny otis, barbara lynn, larry davis. Jimmy s next stop was with mercury 195960, where he also cut some spectacular rock n roll sides, such as the wobble and georgia slop cw lets do it the chicken scratch, both released in 1959. Jimmy mccracklin was one of the leading and most versatile singer songwriters in the field of soulblues. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Over a career that spanned seven decades, he said he had written almost a thousand songs and had recorded hundreds of them. He first emerged during the immediate postwar boom in independent recording in california.
Georgia slop, a song by jimmy mccracklin on spotify. Louis, missouri, united states is an american pianist, vocalist, and songwriter. But decent career retrospectives of mccracklin who had sides issued on almost a dozen. The georgia slop jimmy mccracklin jimmy mccracklin mercury 71516, 1959 way down south where i made my stop they do a dance down there called the georgia slop they all hang out at pegged legged lees and they dont give a hoop about no police peg legged lee is what im talking about where they knocked out, kicked and dragged them out.
Georgia slop lets do it the chicken scratch 71516x45. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from jimmy mccracklin. Way down south where i made my stop they do a dance down there called the georgia slop they all hang out at pegged legged lees and they dont give a hoop about no police peg legged lee is what im talking about where they knocked out. Mccracklin, jimmy blues blasters boogie19451955 amazon. He fought as a lightheavyweight, and won nearly two dozen bouts before deciding to leave boxing for a. Now way down south where i made my start they do a dance down there called the georgia slop they all hang out at pet leg lees and they dont give a hoop about no police peg leg lees where im talking about where they knock down kick and drag them out. Jimmy mccracklin biography a 19901991 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.
Georgia slop lets do it the chicken scratch discogs. Mercury 14222 ps chante par jimmy mccracklin georgia slop the wobble lets do it with your love. It was released in 1990 and includes contributions from, among others, levon helm and john hiatt. Jimmy mccracklin georgia slop lets do it the chicken.
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