JIMMY McCRACKLIN Georgia Slop 1959 Mercury 45 / HEAR IT
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JIMMY McCRACKLIN
1959 Mercury 45
Jimmy McCracklin grew up in Missouri, his main influence on piano being Walter Davis. After a stint in the Navy during World War II, he bid St. Louis adieu and moved to the West Coast, making his recorded debut for the Globe logo in 1945.
McCracklin recorded for a daunting array of tiny labels in Los Angeles and Oakland prior to touching down with Modern in 1949-50, Swing Time the next year, Peacock in 1952-54. Modern in 1954, and Irma in 1956.
The nomadic pianist left Chess after a few more 45s, pausing at Mercury, stopping in 1961 at Art-Tone Records, and winding up at Imperial.
McCracklin's bluesy style and songwriting is sooooooo strong. Although he didn't have many hits with these first efforts for Imperial, he would chart high in '65-'66 for the label with songs like "Think," "My Answer" and "Every Night, Every Day." If you dug those, you'll dig these the most.
This one is from 1959 and catches him with his first of three singles for Mercury. Tracks here are “Georgia Slop” and “Let’s Do It (The Chicken Scratch).”
CONDITION: VG+
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