Jimmy McCracklin has now been making records for well over 50 years. This selection of 25 of his very earliest recordings represent his artistic development from his first attempts to emulate the piano blues of Walter Davis through his rocking jump bands of the early fifties. Many of these early recordings are credited to Jimmy McCracklin and His Blues Blasters and that”s just what this CD offers ” Blasting Blues!

Track Listing

• Miss Mattie Left Me
• Mean Mistreated Lover
• Highway 101
• Baby Don”t You Want To Go
• You Deceived Me
• Rock And Rye Pt. 1
• Rock And Rye Pt. 2
• You Had Your Chance
• Special For You
• Rock And Rye
• Miss Minnie Lee Blues
• Bad Luck And Trouble
• Railroad Blues
• Jimmy”s Blues
• Southside Mood
• I Can”t Understand Love
• Looking For A Woman
• You Don”t Love Me
• I”m Gonna Have My Fun
• True Love Blues
• Rockin” Man
• I Am Tired
• That”s Life
• What”s Your Phone Number
• Movin” On Down The Line

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Blues

Release Date: 11/08/11

UPC: 824046510121