R.I.P. : Bluesman Jerry "Boogie" McCain dies in Alabama

March 29, 2012, 10:04 a.m. CDT AP



Blues singer and harmonica player Jerry "Boogie" McCain has died in his hometown of Gadsden. He was 81.

McCain's niece, Mary Elizabeth McCain Wise, said he died Wednesday at Riverview Regional Medical
Center, where he was being treated for a bone marrow disease.

McCain began recording in 1953. His early records included "East of the Sun," ''Wine-O-Wine," ''The Jig's
Up," and "My Next Door Neighbor." His niece said he continued to record until shortly before his death,
and his last recording celebrated the University of Alabama's national football championship. In recent
years, he played music festivals across the United States and Europe and received the Alabama Folk Heritage Award.

Funeral arrangements are pending.


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