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Delbert McClinton - 1979 - Keeper Of The Flame

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Delbert McClinton

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Delbert McClinton performing at the Blues tent in New Orleans, Sunday April 26th, 2015


Wikipedia:
Delbert McClinton (born November 4, 1940) is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist.
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 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 No. 2. He was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame, in March 2011.


Keeper Of The Flame

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Original Release Date: 1979
Label: Mercury: 314 518 009-2
Producer: Johnny Sandlin
Genre: Blues
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Blues Rock, Country Rock
Total Time: 00:35:58

AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek:
Keeper of the Flame was the follow-up to Second Wind and was to prove once again to be the last record Delbert McClinton would record for a label that was going out of business; in this case it would be Capricorn. The sound of the album is quite different in that it was cut in Los Angeles rather than in Macon. Also, there are no Muscle Shoals players on the date. McClinton's road band was augmented by bassist Willie Weeks, pianist John Jarvis, and Hammond B-3 king Old Joe Walk; Bob Harwell was the entire horn section, playing all four saxophones with John Hug; and Billy Sanders played guitars (they were with Johnny Sandlin on Second Wind as well). Sandlin was still in the producer's chair and seemed to understand intrinsically all of the seeming contradictions in McClinton's sound -- he exploited them to the maximum. The album is a laid-back mix of killer soul, white-hot R&B, and country funk; there's little rock & roll on this set, perhaps because Jarvis' style was already so rooted in the barroom barrelhouse style of pianists there was no room for another pursuit. In terms of material there was no shortage of great songs. Randall Bramblett's "Plain Old Makin' Love" is restless country-soul; with its Memphis-styled horn lines grafted onto the refrain, one could hear Otis Redding singing the sh*t out of this tune. As it stands, McClinton makes it his own. In addition there are two Don Covay covers, both "Have Mercy" and "See Saw," as well as a Doc Pomus tune ("A Mess of Blues") and Chuck Berry's "I'm Talking About You." Glen Clark's "I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore" from the old Delbert and Glen days resurfaces here completely reworked and funked up to the max. The album's highlight, however, is the oft covered yet never equaled McClinton tune "Two More Bottles of Wine" with a trio of backing vocalists singing gospel. Rather than the anthem Emmylou Harris made of it; here it is a hymn of resignation and acceptance that, come what may, right now is all you've got to make the most of it. McClinton's harp solo adds to the street-cred nature of the tune. This is a soulful shoulder shrug that could have closed the album but instead precludes "See Saw." No matter. Like its predecessor, there isn't a weak link in this bunch, and despite the fact that the album went nowhere, it endures as a prime example of McClinton's genius as a singer, writer, and performer.




01. Plain Old Makin' Love (3:07)
02. Just A Little Bit (3:01)
03. Shot From The Saddle (3:47)
04. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore (3:36)
05. Have Mercy (4:13)
06. I'm Talking About You (3:00)
07. Two More Bottles Of Wine (4:58)
08. Seesaw (2:58)
09. I Received A Letter (3:00)
10. A Mess Of Blues (4:17)


Lineup:

Delbert McClinton - Harmonica, Primary Vocals
Paulette Brown - Vocals (Background)
Venetta Fields - Vocals (Background)
Bobbye Hall - Congas, Percussion
Robert Harwell - Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
John Leslie Hug - Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
John Jarvis - Piano
Sherlie Matthews - Vocals (Background)
Andy Newmark - Drums
Billy Sanders - Guitar (Electric)
Joe Walk - Organ
Willie Weeks - Bass


Note:
This is not my rip.
My thanks to the original uploader (whoever that may be).










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