LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ JC Communications) - Rocking the Boat: A Musical Conversation and Journey, the documentary concert film that stars three-time Grammy winner Delbert McClinton and a host of his musical friends, has been released in a deluxe DVD edition which includes more than one hour of bonus footage, plus a new DTS and 5.1 surround sound mix. Directed by Jay Curlee for JC Communications, the DVD is being nationally distributed by Burnside Distribution.
Against the backdrop of Delbert McClinton's 2006 'Sandy Beaches' cruise, which he inaugurated in 1995, Rocking the Boat: A Musical Conversation and Journey charts the Texas roadhouse music legend's career from the start, and with rare photographs and video, as well as the recent footage, shows audiences the full power of what has made him one of the most beloved live performers in music today.
The new DVD is chock full of McClinton fans' most requested live songs, including 'B-Movie Boxcar Blues,' 'Two More Bottles of Wine,' 'Shakey Ground,' Never Been Rocked Enough' and many others. In-depth interviews with Delbert McClinton and several of his closest musician friends tell the story of his career from its beginnings in Fort Worth, Texas to his current place as a true musical legend.
Aboard for the ride are many of the artists, all chosen by McClinton himself, who have made the 'Sandy Beaches' cruise one of the most popular of its kind, with over 1,200 fans signed on every year for a week-long voyage of non-stop music and fun in the Caribbean. Artists featured performing in the film include Marcia Ball, Rodney Crowell, Stephen Bruton, Wayne Toups, Jimmy Hall, Al Anderson, Tommy Castro, Paul Thorn, Mingo Fishtrap and Teresa James. The result is a musical gumbo embracing styles from rock, blues and country, to funk, zydeco and rhythm and blues. Texas music icon Kinky Friedman also makes a special interview appearance in the film in his inimitable style.
Included in the bonus footage are performances by Buddy Miller, Terry Allen, Whitey Johnson, Jeffrey Steele, Bob DiPiero, Chris Stapleton, Delbert's son Clay McClinton, an all-star piano jam featuring Marcia Ball, Kevin McKendree, Lewis Stephens, Nick Connolly and several others, as well as additional performances by Stephen Bruton, Al Anderson and Teresa James.
Rocking the Boat: A Musical Conversation and Journey was shot in high definition (this is a standard definition release), with performances culled from over 150 hours of footage. The special 5.1 surround mix was done by Milo Phillips, under the supervision of Paul Middleton, known for his decades-long live mixing work with Bonnie Raitt, among his many other credits. Total running time including bonus footage is three hours.
Rocking the Boat: A Musical Conversation and Journey was screened before enthusiastic crowds at festivals around the country in 2007, winning 'Best Documentary Feature' at the Woods Hole Film Festival and 'Best Music Documentary' at the Lone Star International Film Festival. The film was also an opening night selection at the 37th USA Film Festival and screened at the 26th Breckenridge Festival of Film, among others.
As Bonnie Raitt so aptly states in the DVD liner notes: 'Delbert is a national treasure' the heart and soul of what makes American music so great and beloved around the world. Delbert will give you all the honky-tonk, heartache, blues and kick-ass you'll ever need.'
For more information on the film, visit www.rockingtheboatmovie.com or www.bdcdistribution.com.
