{"id":3500,"date":"2013-01-06T14:42:51","date_gmt":"2013-01-06T19:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3500"},"modified":"2013-02-14T11:46:23","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T16:46:23","slug":"jimmy-mccracklin-1921-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3500","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy McCracklin 1921-2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download Jimmy McCracklin – Dog Pt1<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/del><\/p>\n

Greetings all<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome to the new week.<\/p>\n

As we discussed last week, as we marked the passing of both Marva Whitney and Fontella Bass, \u00a02012 proved to be a severe kick in the pants for fans of soul music.<\/p>\n

In the space of a week we lost those great singers,<\/strong> and the man who\u2019s song I bring you today, the legendary Jimmy McCracklin.<\/strong><\/p>\n

McCracklin\u2019s name first came onto my radar when the UK band the Inmates<\/strong> had a NY area FM radio hit (circa 1980) with their cover of his 1958 hit \u2018The Walk\u2019.<\/p>\n

Later on (years after I first heard the record) I realized that McCracklin had co-written Lowell Fulson\u2019s<\/strong> \u2018Tramp\u2019, which went on to be a big hit for Otis Redding and Carla Thomas<\/strong>, as well as the template for the Mohawks<\/strong>\u2019 \u2018Champ\u2019.<\/p>\n

McCracklin – who was born in the midwest but settled in the San Francisco Bay area \u2013 made his first record in 1945, but wouldn\u2019t hit the charts until \u2018The Walk\u2019. Through the 40s and 50s he recorded for labels like Modern, Irma and Peacock, finally setting up shop with Imperial in 1962.<\/p>\n

He waxed the record I bring you today \u2013 the very Tramp-like \u2018Dog\u2019 in 1967, a year after his last brush with the R&B charts (he had 7 R&B top 40 hits between 1958 and 1966).<\/p>\n

As I mentioned, \u2018Dog\u2019 follows the \u2018Tramp\u2019 lead (with the addition of a female interjecting during the tune), with McCracklin rapping over a funky bass\/drum line and a groovy sax solo.<\/p>\n

Though the foundation of his sound was the blues, McCracklin was always willing to whip some soul onto the plate as well.<\/p>\n

McCracklin continued to record with Imperial\/Minit until 1970, but he kept recording for a variety of labels (and touring) into the 1990s.<\/p>\n

He will be missed.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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