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This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm.
All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own.Stefan Wirz www.wirz.de |
Jimmy McCracklin 78 rpm / 45 rpm / LPs / CDs
Man at Work !!!
(Please do not comment until I'm stumped, i.e. until this piece of advice has disappeared ;-)
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of release | title | label # / notes |
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10 inch 78 rpm / 7 inch 45 rpm |
| 1 | 1945 | Jimmy McCracklin
- Miss Mattie Left Me (APP 100-A-1)
- Mean Mistreated Lover (APP 100-B-1)
rec. 1945 in Los Angeles, Ca.; Jimmy McCracklin, voc; Jimmy Nichols (J.D. Nicholson), p | 
Globe 102 |
| 2 | 1945 | Jimmy McCracklin
- Highway 101 (APP 3001)
- Baby Don't You Want To Go (APP 3002)
rec. 1945 in Los Angeles, Ca.; Jimmy McCracklin, voc; Jimmy Nichols (J.D. Nicholson), p | 
Globe 104 |
| 3 | 1945 | Jimmy McCracklin
- Achin' Heart (1-MC, 888A)
- Street Loafin' Woman (4-MC, 888B)
rec. 1945 in Los Angeles, Ca.; Jimmy McCracklin, voc; Jimmy Nichols (J.D. Nicholson), p |
Globe 109= Preview 107 |
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- Sweet Home Chicago (2-MC)
- Big 4 Blues (3-MC)
rec. 1946 in Los Angeles, Ca.; Jimmy McCracklin, voc; Jimmy Nichols (J.D. Nicholson), p | Globe unissued |
| 4 | 1946 | Memphis Jimmy McCracklin
Memphis Jimmy McCracklin
- You Deceived Me (OR 182A) #
David Blunston
- Blunston's Boogie (OR 182B) *
rec. 1946 in Los Angeles, Ca.; Jimmy McCracklin, # voc; David Blunston, p, * voc |
Excelsior 182 |
| 5 | 1946 | Jimmie McCracklin
- Ola May (SA290 / A3071)
- She's A Wino (SA292 / A3073) #
rec. 1946 in Los Angeles, Ca.; Jimmy McCracklin, voc, p; LuSell Clark, g; # 2nd voc | 
W and W 290 |
Man at Work !!!
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| 11 | 1954 | Jerry Thomas
- Don't Have To Worry (Jumpin' In The Heart Of Town) (MM 2065)
- Lost Mind (Standing At The Back Door Crying) (MM 2066)
rec. 1954 in Oakland; Lafayette Thomas, voc, g; with Johnny Parker, ts; ts; Jimmy McCracklin, p; b, dr |
Modern 927 |
| 12 | 1954 | Johnny Parker & His Orchestra
- Tired Of Everybody (MM 2067)
- What You Did To Me (MM 2068)
rec. c. March 1954 in Oakland; Johnny Parker, voc; ts; Jimmy McCracklin, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; b, dr |
RPM 407 |
| 21 | 1956 | Jimmy Wilson and His Band
- Trouble In My House (6703)
- Jumpin' From Six To Six (6705) #
rec. 1956 in Miami; Jimmy Wilson, voc; ts; bs; prob Jimmy McCracklin, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr; # ens voc |
Big Town 115 |
| 22 | 1956 | Jimmy Wilson and His Band
- I've Found Out (6702)
- Oh Red (6704) #
rec. 1956 in Miami; Jimmy Wilson, voc; ts; bs; prob Jimmy McCracklin, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr |
Big Town 123# = Irma 108 |
| 23 | 1956 | JIMMY WILSON Blues Blasters Band
- Oh Red (108X)
- Blues In The Alley (XX)
rec. 1956 in Miami; Jimmy Wilson, voc; ts; bs; prob Jimmy McCracklin, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr | 
Irma 108 |
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- Old Memories (U 8926)
- Claim On You (U 8927)
rec. July 1958 in Chicago; Lafayette Thomas, voc, g; poss. Al Jones, tb; as; Johnny Parker, ts; bs; Jimmy McCracklin, p; poss. Horace Hall, b; Ray Cotton, dr | Chess unissued P-Vine PLP 6033 (1984)
MCA CHD 2-9393 (1998) |
LP / CD compilations |
| 31a | 1962 | Twist with Jimmy McCracklin
- I Can't Tell (I Got Eyes For You) #
- (I'm) Gonna Tell Your Mother #
- My Mother Says #
- That Ain't Right #
- Please Forgive #
- Couldn't Be A Dream #
- Oh Baby (Darlin' Share Your Love) #
- You Don't Seem To Understand (Give My Heart A Break) #
- Reelin' And Rockin' Twist (Rockin' All Day) # *
rec. 1954/55 (* 1949) in Oakland for Modern | 
Crown CLP 5244
= United US 7719 (1963)
"My Rockin' Soul"
= Custom CM/CS 2057
"My Rockin' Soul" = P-Vine VIP-5006M
(Jp 1977) |
| 32 | 1969 | Oakland Blues featuring L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson, Lafayette "Thing" Thomas and Dave Alexander
track sequence on cover and label
L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson
- Clean Your House
- Train Time Blues
- Jack Rabbit Boogie
- Separate Ways
- Bringin' My Baby Back Home
Lafayette "Thing" Thomas
- Party With Me # *
- I Had A Dream # *
- A Fool’s Way of Doin’ Things #
Dave Alexander
- Love Is Just For Fools []
- Good Soul Music []
- Highway 59 []
actual track sequence on vinyl
L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson
- Clean Your House
- Separate Ways
- Jack Rabbit Boogie
- Train Time Blues
- Bringin' My Baby Back Home
Lafayette "Thing" Thomas
- Party With Me # *
- I Had A Dream # *
- A Fool’s Way of Doin’ Things #
Dave Alexander
- Love Is Just For Fools []
- Good Soul Music []
- Highway 59 []
# rec. September 9, 1968 in Berkeley; Lafayette Thomas, voc, g; Dave Alexander, p; Charles Thomas, g; * L.C. Robinson, st-g; Malachi Spencer, b; Garnell Barfield, dr
[] rec. March 3, 1969 at Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles; Dave Alexander, voc, p; George Smith, hca; Houston Twister [Albert Collins], g; Dave Johnson, b; Paul Lagos, dr
prod. by Steve LaVere; arranged & directed by Jimmy McCracklin | notes by Pete Welding
World Pacific WPS-21893= Liberty LBS-83234
(UK 1969) |
| 33 | 1970 | Oakland Blues
KC Douglas
- Mercury Boogie
Sidney Maiden
- Eclipse Of The Sun
Willie B. Huff
- Beggar Man Blues
Juke Boy Bonner
- Well Baby
Mercy Dee Walton
- Trailing My Baby
LC Good Rockin’ Robinson
- Why Don’t You Write To Me
Juke Boy Bonner
- Rock With Me Baby
Johnny Fuller
- Train, Train Blues
- First Stage of the Blues
Jimmy McCracklin
- When I'm Gone
Jimmy Wilson
- Tin Pan Alley
- A Woman Is To Blame
- Blues At Sundown
- Frisco Bay | notes by Lee Hildebrand
Arhoolie 2008 (US 1970)= Trio PA-3063 (Jp 1975)  Arhoolie discography
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Will be completed and expanded with further details !!!
Meanwhile have a look at
Pete Hoppula's Jimmy McCracklin discography
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Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Dave Sax: Rare 78s.- Juke Blues # 23 (Summer 1991), pp. 19-20
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, pp. 38, 363-366
- Robert Ford & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1971 - 2000 [the later years].- Vancouver 201, pp. 308-309
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources
source of left column picture: front cover of Crown Prince IG 405
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