Delbert McClinton
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| Delbert McClinton | |
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| Born | November 4, 1940 |
| Origin | Lubbock, Texas, USA |
| Genres | Blues-rock, blues, rock, country |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica |
| Years active | 1972-present |
| Labels | Clean ABC Mercury Capitol MCA Alligator Curb Intermedia Polygram Rising Tide New West Direct Source |
| Associated acts | Tanya Tucker |
| Website | http://www.delbert.com |
Delbert McClinton (born 4 November 1940, in Lubbock, Texas) is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and musician.
Active as a side-man since at least 1962 and as a band leader since 1972, he has recorded several major-label albums, and has charted singles on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Rock Tracks, and Hot Country Songs charts.
His highest-peaking single was "Tell Me About It", a 1992 duet with Tanya Tucker which reached #4 on the country charts. He has also had four albums that made it to #1 on the U.S. Blues chart, and another that reached #2.
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[edit] Career
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[edit] Early Years
Delbert McClinton honed his craft working in a bar band, The Straitjackets, backing visiting blues giants such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Howlin' Wolf, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Jimmy Reed. He made his first recordings as a member of the Ron-Dels and was noted for his distinctive harmonica work on Bruce Channel's 1962 hit "Hey! Baby."
A persistent urban legend holds that McClinton taught John Lennon to play the harmonica, resulting in the sound heard on The Beatles' hit "Love Me Do"; the two did meet, but Lennon already knew how to play the harmonica. Delbert is also an accomplished pianist.
[edit] 1970's
Relocating to Los Angeles in the early 1970s, McClinton emerged in a partnership with fellow Texan Glen Clark, performing a combination of country and soul music. They achieved a degree of artistic success, releasing two albums before splitting, with McClinton embarking on a solo career.
Emmylou Harris had a number 1 hit in 1978 with his composition "Two More Bottles of Wine," and McClinton's "B Movie Boxcar Blues" was covered on the first album by The Blues Brothers, Briefcase Full of Blues.
[edit] 1980's and 1990's
His 1980 album, The Jealous Kind, contained his only Top 40 hit single "Givin' It Up for Your Love", which peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. After a rest period during much of the '80s, McClinton made a welcome return in 1989 with the fiery album Live From Austin, taped during an Austin City Limits appearance.
He won a 1991 Grammy for his duet with Bonnie Raitt, "Good Man, Good Woman", and reached the Top 5 of the country charts with the Tanya Tucker duet, "Tell Me About It."
He recorded the opening title song "Weatherman" for the Bill Murray film Groundhog Day. The fledgling label Rising Tide offered One of the Fortunate Few in 1997, but the label quickly folded.
[edit] Since 2000
In addition to releasing two new studio albums in the early 2000s, New West Records issued Delbert McClinton Live in 2003, a compilation of songs from throughout his career.
In 2006 McClinton won a Grammy Award for his album The Cost of Living in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category. Mel Fitzmundson was present to accept the award in his absence due to a broken leg.
McClinton was also a judge for the 4th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.[1]
McClinton is the star of the musical documentary: "Rocking the Boat: A Musical Conversation and Journey" by Hawaii-based film maker Jay Curlee. The feature includes interviews and performances by McClinton, Marcia Ball, Rodney Crowell, Stephen Bruton, Wayne Toups, Jimmy Hall, Paul Thorn, Jeffrey Steele, Mel Fitzmundson and Teresa James. Sometime author, musician, sheriff and 2006 Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman also stars. The film was selected by the 2007 USA Film Festival and 2007 Breckenridge Festival of Film, won Best Documentary Feature at the 2007 Woods Hole Film Festival and won Best Music Documentary at the 2007 Lone Star International Film Festival.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | Label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Blues | US Country | US | US Indie | |||
| 1972 | Delbert & Glen | Clean | ||||
| 1973 | Subject to Change | |||||
| 1975 | Victim of Life's Circumstances | ABC | ||||
| 1976 | Genuine Cowhide | |||||
| 1977 | Love Rustler | 49 | ||||
| 1978 | Second Wind | Mercury | ||||
| 1979 | Keeper of the Flame | 146 | ||||
| 1981 | Plain from the Heart | 181 | Capitol | |||
| 1987 | Honky Tonkin' | MCA | ||||
| 1989 | Honky Tonkin' | Alligator | ||||
| Live from Austin | ||||||
| 1990 | I'm with You | Curb | ||||
| 1992 | Never Been Rocked Enough | 118 | ||||
| 1993 | Feelin' Alright | Intermedia | ||||
| Delbert McClinton | Curb | |||||
| 1994 | Shot from the Saddle | Mercury | ||||
| Honky Tonk 'n Blues | MCA | |||||
| 1995 | Let the Good Times Roll | |||||
| 1997 | One of the Fortunate Few | 2 | 15 | 116 | Rising Tide | |
| 2001 | Nothing Personal | 1 | 20 | 103 | 3 | New West |
| 2002 | Room to Breathe | 1 | 12 | 84 | 3 | |
| 2003 | Live | 44 | 31 | |||
| 2005 | Cost of Living | 1 | 14 | 105 | 16 | |
| 2006 | Live from Austin, TX | |||||
| 2007 | Rockin' Blues | Direct Source | ||||
| 2009 | Acquired Taste | 1 | 131 | 23 | New West | |
[edit] Compilations
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Very Early Delbert McClinton | Lecam |
| 1989 | The Best of Delbert McClinton | Curb |
| 1994 | Classics, Volume 1 | Capitol |
| Classics, Vol. 2: Plain from the Heart | Curb | |
| 1995 | Great Songs: Come Together | |
| 1999 | Crazy Cajun Recordings | Edsel |
| The Ultimate Collection | Hip-O | |
| 2000 | Don't Let Go: The Collection | Music Club |
| Genuine Rhythm & the Blues | Hip-O | |
| 2003 | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Delbert McClinton |
MCA |
| 2006 | The Definitive Collection | Hip-O |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Country | US MSR | CAN | CAN Country | |||
| 1972 | "I Received a Letter" (credited to Delbert & Glen) | 90 | — | — | — | — | Delbert & Glen |
| 1980 | "Giving It Up for Your Love" | 8 | — | — | 10 | — | The Jealous Kind |
| 1981 | "Shotgun Rider" | 70 | — | — | — | — | Plain from the Heart |
| 1990 | "I'm with You" | — | — | — | — | — | I'm with You |
| 1992 | "Every Time I Roll the Dice" | — | — | 13 | 40 | — | Never Been Rocked Enough |
| 1995 | "Come Together" | — | — | — | — | — | Come Together: America Salutes the Beatles |
| 1997 | "Sending Me Angels" | — | 65 | — | — | 92 | One of the Fortunate Few |
| 2001 | "When Rita Leaves" | — | — | — | — | — | Nothing Personal |
| 2002 | "Same Kind of Crazy" | — | — | — | — | — | Room to Breathe |
| 2002 | "Lone Star Blues" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | "One of the Fortunate Few" | — | — | — | — | — | Cost of Living |
| "I Had a Real Good Time" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Midnight Communion" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | "Starting a Rumor"A | Acquired Taste | |||||
[edit] Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||||
| 1992 | "Tell Me About It" | Tanya Tucker | 4 | 3 | Can't Run from Yourself |
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