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Biography
BLP sources|date=April 2009Infobox musical artist | name = Delbert McClinton| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| birth_date = birth date and age|1940|11|4,|birth_place = Lubbock, Texas , United States| origin = Fort Worth, Texas , United States| instrument = Vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica| genre = Americana music|Americana , blues rock , electric blues , roots rock , country music|country | occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician| years_active = 1972present| label = Clean ABC Records|ABC Mercury Records|Mercury Capitol Records|Capitol MCA Records|MCA Alligator Curb Records|Curb Intermedia Polygram Records|Polygram Rising Tide Records|Rising Tide New West Direct Source| associated_acts = Tanya Tucker , Bonnie Bramlett , Bonnie Raitt | website = http://www.delbert.com Delbert McClinton (born November 4, 1940)cite web |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p448/biography|pure_url=yes |title=Biography by Steve Huey |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=September 3, 2011 is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist.cite book | first= Paul | last= Du Noyer | year= 2003 | title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music | edition= 1st | publisher= Flame Tree Publishing | location= Fulham, London | isbn= 1-904041-96-5 | page= 181
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 Record chart|charts . His highest-peaking single was "Tell Me About It", a 1992 duet with Tanya Tucker which reached No. 4 on the Country chart. He has also had four albums that made it to No. 1 on the U.S. Blues chart, and another that reached #2.
He was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame, http://www.texasheritagesongwriters.com Texasheritagesongwriters.com in March 2011, along with Lee Roy Parnell , Bruce Channel , Gary Nicholson and Cindy Walker .
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. 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& #33; Baby ." On a subsequent package tour to the United Kingdom, McClinton instructed John Lennon on the finer points of blues harmonica playing. http://delbert.com/biography.htm Delbert.com
1970s
Relocating to Los Angeles in 1972, McClinton partnered with fellow Texan, Glen Clark, to perform a combination of Country music|country and soul music . They achieved a degree of artistic success, releasing two albums before splitting and McClinton embarked on a solo career.
Emmylou Harris had a No. 1 hit in 1978 with McClinton's composition " Two More Bottles of Wine ," and his "B Movie Boxcar Blues" was Cover version|covered on the first The Blues Brothers album, Briefcase Full of Blues .
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.
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." McClinton recorded the opening title song "Weatherman" for the Bill Murray film Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day . The fledgling record label|label Rising Tide Records|Rising Tide released One of the Fortunate Few in 1997, before the label went out of business.
2000present
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.
McClinton was a judge for the fourth annual The Independent Music Awards|Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers. http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp Independent Music Awards Past Judges
McClinton is the feature of the musical documentary, Rocking the Boat: A Musical Conversation and Journey , by the film maker Jay Curlee . In December 2011, McClinton is still active and appeared on the Fox Business Network Channel.
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