Tune Tuesday

Happy 85th Birthday to Delbert McClinton!

Delbert first hit the stage in 1957 and toured continuously until his last tour in 2018.  He is a multi talented musician who can play guitar, harmonica and piano.

For me, it’s hard to put him into one genre of music.  He’s probably best known for rock, blues, and country. He’s won four Grammy Awards – in 1992 for Rock Performance by a Duo with Bonnie Raitt; 2002 for Contemporary Blues Album for “Nothing Personal”;  2006 for Best Contemporary Blues Album for “Cost of Living” and in 2020 for Best Traditional Blues Album for Tall, Dark, & Handsome. He has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards as of 2020.

I was having trouble getting the videos to load in my draft, so I hope they show up here.  Today I wanted to feature two fantastic cover songs.  First, I love his cover of James Brown’s Please, Please, Please:

Next, his cover of Johnny Ace’s Pledging My Love:

He has done so many great songs, but these two are my faves….

Happy birthday, Delbert!!