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Delbert McClinton Walton Arts Center in association with George's Majestic present Three-time Grammy Award winner Delbert McClinton brings his juke joint blend of country soul, blues, rock and jazz to Walton Arts Center for one night only on Valentine's Day. McClinton, one of America's greatest vocalists, will perform classic hits as well as new songs from his latest album, Acquired Taste. |  |
Run Time: 75 min + encore - no opener and no intermission. Delbert McClinton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxNnEEK6uG0 –Austin City Limits (Live) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUmQ2-nuTng –Lonestar Blues Delbert McClinton has been on the scene for the last 30 years, winning three Grammy Awards along the way. In the early 1970s, McClinton and his Ft. Worth pal Glen Clark headed out to Los Angeles, where they cut two then obscure but now prized albums for Atlantic Records as Delbert & Glen. Returning to Texas, he landed a deal with ABC Records. With the release of his 1975 solo debut, Victim of Life's Circumstances, McClinton firmly stamped his Ft. Worth-bred blend of blues, country and blue-eyed soul onto the pop musical landscape. A succession of influential and critically acclaimed albums followed, along with coups like appearing on “Saturday Night Live” in its heyday -- an acknowledgement of the pages torn from Delbert's play book by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi when they formed The Blues Brothers. He scored hits like “Giving It Up For Your Love” and “Sandy Beaches,” won a Grammy with Bonnie Raitt for their “Good Man/Good Woman” duet, and over the years has enjoyed covers of his songs by Emmylou Harris, The Blues Brothers, Vince Gill, Wynonna, Lee Roy Parnell, Martina McBride, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, among others. Then last year, when Delbert “came roaring out of the gate on Nothing Personal,” as Rolling Stone put it, his stature as one of the living icons of genuine American music returned to the forefront. The album debuted on five Billboard charts: Hot 200 Albums, Blues, Country, Independent and Internet Sales. What's the secret behind his newfound success? “Life is better than it's ever been for me,” McClinton explains. The splash made by Nothing Personal has given McClinton “a great confidence” that makes Room To Breathe sound like it could be a personal best. But with both his characteristic modesty as well as the moxie of a man on top of his game, Delbert shies away from claiming his latest as his greatest. “I think that it is a perfect record to follow up Nothing Personal with,” he notes. “I'm not sure I've made the best record yet that I will ever make. And that in and of itself is a great feeling, because as long as I've been doing this, I still every day feel like I can do better. And that's pretty amazing to me, because most people either burn out or stop doing it all the time by now. So far I have not lost the inspiration; it's getting even better for me. I am the luckiest man you know.” Cool Tidbit: On a tour of the UK with Channel, McClinton met a young John Lennon and advised him on his harmonica technique, resulting in the sound heard on the Beatles hit "Love Me Do." Grammy Awards Nominated: Live from Austin—1988 Won: Good Man, Good Woman—1991 (duet with Bonnie Raitt) Won: Best Contemporary Blues Album – Nothing Personal—2001 Nominated: Midnight Communion—2005 All shows, dates, times, prices and artists are subject to change. Ticket prices include a $.50 per ticket facility fee. For further assistance please email us at: info@waltonartscenter.org or call 479.443.5600, Monday to Friday 10AM-6PM and Saturday Noon-4PM. | |
