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Delbert McClinton Born November 4, 1940 ,
Lubbock, Texas, United StatesOrigin Fort Worth, Texas, United States Genres Americana, blues rock,[1] electric blues,[1] roots 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 SourceAssociated acts Tanya Tucker, Bonnie Bramlett, Bonnie Raitt Website http://www.delbert.com Delbert McClinton (born November 4, 1940)[2] is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist.[1]
Active as a side-man since 1962 and as a band leader since 1972, he has recorded several major record label albums, and 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 chart. He has also had four albums that made it to #1 on the U.S. Blues chart, and another that reached #2.
He was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame,[3] in March 2011, along with Lee Roy Parnell, Bruce Channel, Gary Nicholson and Cindy Walker.
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Career
Early years
Delbert McClinton was born in Lubbock, Texas, United States, but relocated with his family to Fort Worth, Texas when he was age 11.[2] He worked in a bar band, The Straitjackets, who played backing to Sonny Boy Williamson II, Howlin' Wolf, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Jimmy Reed. McClinton recorded several regional singles before hitting the national chart in 1962, playing harmonica on Bruce Channel's "Hey! Baby."[2] On a subsequent package tour to the United Kingdom, McClinton instructed John Lennon on the finer points of blues harmonica playing.[4]
1970s
Relocating to Los Angeles in 1972, McClinton partnered with fellow Texan, Glen Clark, to perform a combination of country and soul music. They achieved a degree of artistic success, releasing two albums before splitting and McClinton embarked on a solo career.[2]
Emmylou Harris had a #1 hit in 1978 with McClinton's composition "Two More Bottles of Wine," and his "B Movie Boxcar Blues" was covered on the first The Blues Brothers album, Briefcase Full of Blues.[2]
1980s and 1990s
McClinton's 1980 album, The Jealous Kind, contained his only Top 40 hit single, "Givin' It Up for Your Love", which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. After an inactive period during much of the 1980s, McClinton made a return in 1989 with the Live From Austin album, recorded during an Austin City Limits appearance.[2]
He won a 1991 Grammy Award for his duet with Bonnie Raitt, "Good Man, Good Woman", and reached the Top 5 of the Country chart with the Tanya Tucker duet, "Tell Me About It."[2] McClinton recorded the opening title song "Weatherman" for the Bill Murray film Groundhog Day. The fledgling label Rising Tide released One of the Fortunate Few in 1997, before the label went out of business.[2]
2000–present
In addition to releasing two new studio albums in the early 2000s, New West Records issued Delbert McClinton Live in 2003, a compilation album 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.[2]
McClinton was a judge for the fourth annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.[5]
McClinton is the feature of the musical documentary, Rocking the Boat: A Musical Conversation and Journey, by the film maker Jay Curlee.
Discography
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 1980 The Jealous Kind Capitol 1981 Plain from the Heart 181 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 Compilation albums
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 McClintonMCA 2006 The Definitive Collection Hip-O 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 "Mama's Little Baby" — — — — — Acquired Taste "Starting a Rumor" — — — — — 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 References
- ^ a b c Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (1st ed.). Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Biography by Steve Huey". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p448/biography. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ Texasheritagesongwriters.com
- ^ Delbert.com
- ^ Independent Music Awards - Past Judges
External links
Categories:- 1940 births
- American blues singers
- American country singers
- American blues harmonica players
- Grammy Award winners
- American people of Irish descent
- Living people
- People from Lubbock, Texas
- Charay Records artists
- New West Records artists
- Curb Records artists
- Rising Tide Records artists
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