News

04-01-04: Better than ever

The Lincoln Journal Star has a great feature on Delbert McClinton's uncanny ability to keep getting better and better. The interview is fresh from Delbert's fine performance at the New West SXSW showcase. [read the interview]

12-05-03: Relix review of Live:

Here's a great review of Live from the Nov./Dec. issue of Relix magazine by Benjamin Bruce that we think deserves repeating in its entirety:

It’s nice to find a gem. Delbert McClinton has been doing his thing over 40 years. Never in the limelight, never with attending fame, until he was awarded a Grammy for his 2001 release, Nothing Personal - maybe because everyone is groping so desperately for the real thing, and he's been delivering it since the beginning. The music on Live is straight-ahead - a tight band, gritty vocals, blues-rock attitude and some spice added by the horns. It's a sound you've heard often, that will remind you of the Blues Brothers (since they borrowed McClinton's set-up), yet you can feel that this is the original, just from listening. Recorded at the Bergen Blues Festival in Norway, this two-disc set features songs spanning his entire career, and couldn't have been a better introduction.
-Benjamin Bruce

12-03-04: A plethora of Live reviews

Rolling Stone.com
PopMatters.com
Houston Chronicle online
About Country Music
All Music Guide

11-04-03: BluePower features Delbert

"A critics' darling and favorite of his peers, McClinton never really became a household name, but his resurgence in the '90s helped him earn more widespread respect from both the public at large and the Grammy committee." [read the whole story]

11-04-03: Happy Birthday Delbert!

New West Records wishes Delbert a Happy Birthday for today and a happy and successful year to come.

11-04-03: Live reviews for your pleasure

Houston Chronicle online - "McClinton... shines as a balladeer"
About Country Music - "...a slice of heaven..."
All Music Guide - "...Delbert McClinton, captured in his natural habitat with all the sweat, intensity, and frisky fun intact."

10-30-03: Delbert in your living room

Dave Ruden, writing for the Stamford Advocate says: "As good as McClinton's honky-tonk blues are in concert, they have yet to be properly captured on CD. New West has rectified that problem with Live, two discs of McClinton in fine form and one of the best releases of the year." [read the whole review]

10-16-03: Listen to Live now at MSN

The good folks at MSN have made Delbert's new album Live available for all to enjoy! So what are you waiting for? [click here to listen!]

10-07-03: A 40-Year Meander to Fame

The New York Times has an excellent article on Delbert's mighty career beginning with "dodging flying bottles" and continuing today with Grammys and acclaim. [read the article]

10-04-03: "An American treasure"

The Charleston Daily Mail reviews Delbert's new double album Live [check it out]

09-30-03: Delbert on Imus

Delbert McClinton will be appearing on Imus in the Morning on Monday October 6th at 7:29am EST. He'll be interviewed by Imus and performing a song or two. You can either listen to your local affiliate, or listen online the following day. How's that for freedom of choice? [check your local listing] (scroll to see affiliate list.)

08-21-03: Delbert Live announced

Recorded in Bergen, Norway, the only thing that beats the insanely tight band is Delbert's exceptional vocal performance on this 2 CD live set. This album will delight Delbert fans and enlighten those who have yet to experience Delbert live. [read the official press release]

07-29-03: Hot August Blues for Delbert

Delbert will be performing at this years Hot August Blues Festival in Baltimore, MD on August 23. The proceeds from this year's event will benefit the Baltimore Blues Society and the "Marcia's Kids Endowment Fund." [full details here]

05-29-03: Delbert honors a friend

Dale Earnhardt and Delbert McClinton were always big fans of each other - both on and off the track and stage. To celebrate Dale Earnhardt’s life and his legacy, multi-Grammy Award winning singer Delbert McClinton will do what he does best -- perform his soulful blend of blues, country, and funk for fans at the Dale Earnhardt Tribute Concert at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, June 28th. [read more] [concert website]

05-23-03: Delbert wows Blues Awards

Delbert McClinton kicked off the 24th Handy Awards in Memphis, setting the blues mood for the evening with a down-in-the-alley version of "Read Me My Rights," followed by a roadhouse-rockin' take on "New York City" from the Room to Breathe album. He also co-hosted the rest of the show with Marcia Ball and Bobby Rush. The audience loved it. The cameras loved it. We loved it! [Pics]

01-23-03: Delbert takes Album of the Year

The readers of BluesWax, the largest subscribed Blues publication in the world, have picked Delbert McClinton's Room To Breathe as BluesWax Blues Album of the Year. Congratulations to Delbert!

01-07-03: Delbert nominated for Grammy®

Delbert McClinton's critically acclaimed, commercially successful album Room To Breathe (New West Records) was nominated for a Grammy® Award in the category of "Best Contemporary Blues Album," it was announced today at the Grammy Award press conference in New York. [more]