New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Delbert McClinton has released Tall, Dark, and Handsome (Thirty Tigers), a new album that is a swirling, joyous celebration of Delbert's
Texas roots and boasts a track list of completely new songs, all original and either written or co-written by Delbert. It has been met with a wave of early praise, song spotlights and features with Rolling Stone Country, Billboard, Bluegrass Situation, KUTX, Cowboys & Indians, and beyond. Delbert will launch an expansive U.S. tour with a celebratory hometown show in Nashville tonight, and will continue touring into December, including an appearance at Americana Fest in
September and a taping for Season 5 of the syndicated public television show The Kate in August.
Listen to "Let's Get Down Like We Used To" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9BziUWgt9M
Listen to "If I Hock My Guitar" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl5sLC8oOAk
Purchase the album here: https://orcd.co/talldarkandhandsome
Praise for Tall, Dark & Handsome:
"It's not a stretch to say that McClinton, at 78, is making the best music of his career" - Rolling Stone Country
"The legendary Texan has been making unforgettable music for decades" - Billboard
"Delbert tops himself with the engaging, energetic diversity of Tall, Dark, & Handsome...his best, most consistently enjoyable album in years" - No Depression
"Tall, Dark, & Handsome is a huge achievement in
Texas blues and roots music" - KUTX
"Remains as sharp as ever...shows he can still heat things up" - Philadelphia Inquirer
"Bold and restless...Tall, Dark, And Handsome is the work of a master stylist, a musician who draws upon old, familiar sounds and creates something idiosyncratic and soulful in equal measure" - AllMusic
"It sounds inspired and freewheeling, like he's just getting started...it's a sturdy, unflinchingly eclectic indication of his diversity and sheer professionalism" - AmericanSongwriter, 3.5 / 5
"Sixty years on, living legend Delbert McClinton hasn't lost a bit of steam" - Glide
With over 60 years of recording and touring to his credit, McClinton is a true musical zelig: he toured with the Beatles, backed Bo Diddley and Howlin' Wolf, helped to inspire The Blues Brothers, and performed everywhere from SNL to Austin City Limits (both multiple times) along the way. His songs have been covered by
Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, Garth Brooks, Vince Gill,
Waylon Jennings, and
Wynonna Judd - to name a few.
Tour dates
7/26 - Nashville, TN - City Winery
7/27 - Mt. Vernon, KY - Renfro Valley Center
8/2 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
8/3 - The Woodlands, TX - Dosey Doe
8/16 - Fairfield, CT - Stage One
8/17 - Hartford, CT -
Infinity Hall
8/20 - Old Saybrook, CT - The Kate/Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
8/30 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theater
8/31 - Morehead City, NC - Crystal Coast Civic Center
9/14 - Nashville, TN - AmericanaFest
9/20 - Kalamazoo, MI -
State Theatre
9/21 - Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk Music
10/11 - Helena, AK - King Biscuit Blues Festival
10/12 - Chattanooga, TN - The Walker Theatre
11/1 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere
11/2 - Durham, NC - Rhythms Live
12/6 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater
12/7 - Rocky Mount, VA - Harvester Performance Center
https://www.delbert.com/
