Saturday, December 22, 2012

Jimmy McCracklin, East Bay blues legend, dies at age 91

Restaurant and food news in Oakland, Berkeley, and the East Bay by John Birdsall.A general news blog for Oakland, Berkeley, and the greater East Bay.Legendary bluesman Jimmy McCracklin, one of the Bay Area's most accomplished musicians, died Thursday in San Pablo after a lengthy battle with multiple health problems. He was 91. The singer-songwriter-pianist will be best remembered for the hit 1957In Episode 87 of The Wendel Forum (originally aired on December 15, 2012, on 960 KNEW AM radio), show moderator Dick Lyons, co-founder of Wendel Rosen's sustainable business practice group, welcomes Carla Din, director of East Bay Green Corridor,Restaurant and food news in Oakland, Berkeley, and the East Bay by John Birdsall.
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