Delbert McClinton & Glen Clark
Delbert McClinton has been rocking out successfully for more than 50 years.… Read Full Bio ↴Delbert McClinton has been rocking out successfully for more than 50 years. The 72-year-old Grammy Award winner first hit the charts back in 1962 playing harmonica on Bruce Channel’s million selling “Hey Baby” that took him on a tour of England, where John Lennon asked McClinton to teach the Beatle how to play the mouth harp. So it’s no surprise to hear McClinton declare in the first line of the first song on his latest record, “I ain’t old”, followed by the explanation, “but I’ve been around a long time“. McClinton takes a stand right from the start, but he is not alone. He’s joined by fellow Fort Worth musician Glen Clark. The duo last made records together more than 40 years ago as Delbert & Glen. The two have pursued separate careers, but remained friends over the decades.
Many of the songs on Blind, Crippled, and Crazy explicitly deal with the topic of age as the two men energetically refute the notion of being too old to rock and roll and too young to die. This is not Dad rock, it is mad country rock Texas style with the blues and honky tonk thrown in. The men are not bragging about being old, nor do they think that aging gives them any special insights into life, love, and the human condition. “If I live to be 110 I‘ll probably never know what it’s all about”, they sing. Alternatively “Same situation, I didn’t learn a thing”, they croon elsewhere. They have been around the block a bunch of times and made many mistakes, and even though they should know better, they still behave the way they should not.
While the lyrics are important here, and both McClinton and Clark are accomplished songwriters who wrote or co-wrote all of the material here, it is the moxie in which they perform the songs that matters most. When McClinton takes the lead on the animated “More and More, Less and Less”, the ache in his voice suggests he has had his fill of life experiences even as his strong intonations reveal he has not defeated. McClinton is not bragging or complaining, just telling it like it is. “Nothing worth standing in line for anymore / And dangerous things don’t thrill me like before”, McClinton throatily sings with conviction. In other words, he has been there, done that, moved on.
When the reedier-voiced Clark takes the lead on the romantic “Just When I Need You the Most”, he expresses the strength love has given him without being schmaltzy about it. He testifies to the power of secular devotion in warm tones and clearly conveys the passion underneath his feelings. In addition, when both singers join together, such as on the chorus to “Sure Feels Good” that affirms it “sure feels good being me”, the two maintain their individuality and commonality as their voices weave together more than strictly harmonize. They play off each other in the way old partners can when they instinctively know where the other person’s voice is going.
The two Texans also have lots of fun, especially on the rowdy “Tell My Mama” and the rollicking “Peace in the Valley” that implicitly mocks the famous staid old country gospel song of the same name. As a whole, the album can be defined as barroom music where good times are promised in the sound and rhythms and the whole lot of shaking going on. That’s especially true in terms of the backing band, particularly in the hot piano playing of Bruce Katz and Kevin McKendree. However, McClinton and Clark are the stars here, and they take their accompanists to a place where even old men can rock out without seeming dated or worn. The two may not be blind or crippled, but they are crazy good!
http://www.popmatters.com/review/173016-delbert-mcclinton-and-glen-clark-blind-crippled-and-crazy/
Many of the songs on Blind, Crippled, and Crazy explicitly deal with the topic of age as the two men energetically refute the notion of being too old to rock and roll and too young to die. This is not Dad rock, it is mad country rock Texas style with the blues and honky tonk thrown in. The men are not bragging about being old, nor do they think that aging gives them any special insights into life, love, and the human condition. “If I live to be 110 I‘ll probably never know what it’s all about”, they sing. Alternatively “Same situation, I didn’t learn a thing”, they croon elsewhere. They have been around the block a bunch of times and made many mistakes, and even though they should know better, they still behave the way they should not.
While the lyrics are important here, and both McClinton and Clark are accomplished songwriters who wrote or co-wrote all of the material here, it is the moxie in which they perform the songs that matters most. When McClinton takes the lead on the animated “More and More, Less and Less”, the ache in his voice suggests he has had his fill of life experiences even as his strong intonations reveal he has not defeated. McClinton is not bragging or complaining, just telling it like it is. “Nothing worth standing in line for anymore / And dangerous things don’t thrill me like before”, McClinton throatily sings with conviction. In other words, he has been there, done that, moved on.
When the reedier-voiced Clark takes the lead on the romantic “Just When I Need You the Most”, he expresses the strength love has given him without being schmaltzy about it. He testifies to the power of secular devotion in warm tones and clearly conveys the passion underneath his feelings. In addition, when both singers join together, such as on the chorus to “Sure Feels Good” that affirms it “sure feels good being me”, the two maintain their individuality and commonality as their voices weave together more than strictly harmonize. They play off each other in the way old partners can when they instinctively know where the other person’s voice is going.
The two Texans also have lots of fun, especially on the rowdy “Tell My Mama” and the rollicking “Peace in the Valley” that implicitly mocks the famous staid old country gospel song of the same name. As a whole, the album can be defined as barroom music where good times are promised in the sound and rhythms and the whole lot of shaking going on. That’s especially true in terms of the backing band, particularly in the hot piano playing of Bruce Katz and Kevin McKendree. However, McClinton and Clark are the stars here, and they take their accompanists to a place where even old men can rock out without seeming dated or worn. The two may not be blind or crippled, but they are crazy good!
http://www.popmatters.com/review/173016-delbert-mcclinton-and-glen-clark-blind-crippled-and-crazy/
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Delbert McClinton & Glen Clark Lyrics
'B' Movie Box Car Blues Caught a ride in South Dakota With two girls in a…
B Movie Boxcar Blues Caught a ride in South Dakota With two girls in a…
Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday Your clothes and your pictures that has made you live In…
Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday Your clothes and your pictures that has made you live In…
I Received A Letter You promised a new world You showed me and made me…
Let Me Be Your Lover Come on to me, baby, let me be your lover Let's…
Peace In The Valley There′s been peace in the valley Honey since you been gone N…
Rosie's You stole the one I loved, ain't that true? But I…
Somebody To Love You You need a job so you can make some money You…
Sugar Daddy All of me belongs to you all the time You're the…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Delbert McClinton:
"B" Movie Box Car Blues Caught a ride in South Dakota With two girls in a…
'B' Movie Caught a ride into South Dakota, With two girls in a…
1.Livin` It Down My ship came in and she sunk it I was the…
A Fool in Love People say I'm a lion at heart but they don't…
A Mess Of Blues I just got your letter, baby Sayin' that you, you can't…
A Picture Of You All I've got is a picture of you Now that you've…
Ain't Lost Nothin' I see you're takin' it awful hard It all came down…
All Night Long All of a sudden it hit me And knocked me down…
All There Is of Me She's in a hotel where she won't tell And it's damn…
Alright by Me Come January when it's cold outside Me an' my baby, we…
As Long As I Got You I got a el dorado Cadillac With a spare tire…
B Movie Boxcar Blues Caught a ride in South Dakota With two girls in a…
Baby Ruth Well it's sure good to see you, but my how…
Baggage Claim Got some money in my pocket, got my ticket in…
Before You Accuse Me Before you accuse me Take a look at yourself Before you accu…
Best Of Me I told you I was doin' just fine Didn't need nothin'…
Better Off With The Blues Since you been gone I've had time to myself Haven't…
Big River I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry…
Birmingham Tonight It sure is cold tonight out here on this highway And…
Bless 'Em Lord the devil had his hands on my soul I…
Blue Monday Blue Monday, how I hate blue Monday Got me workin'…
Blues About You Baby Well, it's finally sinkin' in, you ain't comin' back I'll ge…
Blues as Blues Can Get Gonna sit right down in my easy chair Pull out a…
Bright Side Of The Road From the dark end of the street To the bright side…
California Livin' Kicking dust on the canyon road I got a free…
Can I Change My Mind She didn't bat an eye As I packed my bag to…
Cease and Desist You got to cease and desist You got to stop drivin'…
Cold November Cold November, cold November That's me Cloudy weather …
Come Together Here come old flat top He come groovin' up slowly He got…
Corinna Got a bird wanta whistle Baby's got a bird, y'all…
Cryin' Over You Here I am again, girl. Begging on my knee Begging you…
Dead Wrong She's wearin' her mama's shoes And cryin' like a baby Stan…
Desperation She ran out of luck and started sweatin' bullets She tried…
Do It We all down that south street when the bottle fell…
Don't Leave Home Without It I'll fix some coffee while you check on your flight Be…
Don't Let Go Hear that whistle, it's ten o'clock. Don't let go, Don't let…
Don't Want To Love You Don't want to love you anymore If I could I'd close…
Down Into Mexico There was a casino out in Vegas Had a million dollars…
Every Time I Roll the Dice She's got a roof that don't leak When the rain's pouring…
Everything I Know About The Blues I learned to swim when daddy threw me in the…
Everytime I Roll the Dice She's got a roof that don't leak When the rain's pouring…
Givin Givin' it up for your love - everything Givin' it up…
Givin' It Up for Your Love Givin' it up for your love - everything Givin' it up…
Go On I said Lord up in Heaven, Honey, what's been wrong…
Going Back to Louisiana Well it's three o'clock in the morning' ya'll Oh, and I'm…
Good Man Good Woman Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey Midnight, I'm wound up tight Slowly …
Gotta Get It Worked On When Loretta left me back here in St. Paul My head…
Had a Real Good Time Well, I love this life but it's doing me in Just…
Hammerhead Stew If you were over in Egypt Way down deep on a…
Have a Little Faith in Me When the road gets dark And you can no longer see Just…
Have Mercy Have mercy, have mercy, baby Have mercy, please, have mercy …
He Will Break Your Heart He don't love you like I love you If he did,…
Heartbreak Radio Well it's three o'clock in the morning' y'all Oh, and I'm…
Hey! Baby Hey, heybaby I want to know if you'll be my…
Honky Tonkin' Thanks but no thanks, baby I've already got more trouble th…
I Ain't Never Ain't never, ain't never Seen nobody like you No never, have…
I Can't Quit You I quit drinkin' I quit smokin' I quit lyin' and…
I Had a Real Good Time Well, I love this life but it's doing me in Just…
I Need To Know I learned to swim when daddy threw me in the…
I Received a Letter You promised a new world You showed me and made me…
I Used to Worry Well, I used to worry where all my money had…
I Wanna Thank You Baby Heart to heart talks and moonlight walks Receiving money by …
I Want To Love You I want to love you, Take you in my arms…
I'll Change My Style I'll change my way Each night and every day If there's somet…
I'm Dyin' As Fast As I Can She told me One time not long ago She said to get…
I'm Talking About You Let me tell you 'bout a girl I know I…
I'm With You Here comes the weekend, honey. What's going on? Do we put ou…
I've Dreams to Remember Saw you, that was all I had to see Wanted you,…
I've Got Dreams to Remember Saw you, that was all I had to see Wanted you,…
If I Hock My Guitar I came up from Mississippi with a guitar full of…
Im Dyin As Fast As I Can She told me One time not long ago She said to get…
In The Jailhouse Now I once had a friend named Campbell He used rob,…
In The Midnight Hour I'm gonna wait 'til the Midnight hour That's when my…
Isn't That So Well, He knew what He was doin' When He put eyes…
It Ain't Whatcha Eat But The Way How You Chew It She told me One time not long ago She said to get…
It's Love Baby Baby, I don't know why I love you I don't…
It's Over Came in last night at a half past ten That…
Jungle Room There ain't no number There ain't no sign They let you in …
Just A Little Bit Well, I don't want much Oh, I just want a little…
Just You and Me Before you accuse me Take a look at yourself Before you accu…
Kiss Her Once for Me Ever since the day she left She never left my mind I…
Lay down Sally There is nothing that is wrong In wanting you to stay…
Leap Of Faith After my baby quit me I wouldn't even go outside And when…
Lesson In The Pain Of Love I never thought I'd ever be one To get a…
Let Love Come Between Us Baby, I found a way To stop all this fussin', yeah It's…
Let Me Be Your Lover Come on to me, baby, let me be your lover Let's…
Lie No Better Here you come draggin' in Three a.m. again Grinnin' that sil…
Lipstick Powder & Paint Lipstick, powder, and paint Lipstick, powder, and paint Lips…
Lipstick Traces Your pretty brown eyes, your wavy hair I won't go home…
Livin It Down My ship came in and she sunk it I was the…
Lone Star Blues At a truck stop in San Angelo I saw a billboard…
Love Rustler I was movin' up an old dusty road Wasn't botherin' nobody,…
Lovey Dovey I said you're the cutest thing that I've ever seen I…
Lovinest Man Well, mama, you can stop lookin' Stop all your hookin'…
Mama's Little Baby Mama′s little baby she's all grown up now Mama′s little baby…
Mary Lou I'm gonna tell you a story 'Bout ol' Mary Lou…
Maybe Someday Baby Now, my baby told me a long time ago, She said,…
Mess Of Blues I just got your letter, baby Sayin' that you, you can't…
Midnight Communion Down at the neon angel beneath a flashing star A rag…
Miss You Fever Midnight, I stare at the ceiling. For a long time…
Money Honey You know, the landlord rang my front door bell I let…
Monkey Around So your friends have been telling you, I'm out of…
Mr. Pitiful They call me Miss Pitiful Ooh, baby that's my name now Hey…
My Baby Comes To Me Well, she go to see the baker when she wants…
My Baby's Lovin' I got a woman that's in love with me She…
My Love Is Burnin' My love is burnin', baby, at both ends Hot on…
My Sweet Baby My sweet baby ain't no good-timin' friend She sticks right…
Never Been Rocked Enough I watch you come in here Night after night You sit over…
New York City Been down in the dumps for a day or two Thinkin'…
Nothin' Lasts Forever I been all the way up I been all the way…
Oh My Oh, my, Baby don't you cry over me anymore Oh,…
Old Weakness Two in the mornin' too hot to sleep Tossin' and turnin',…
Old Weakness (Coming on Strong) Two in the mornin' too hot to sleep Tossin and turnin'…
One Kiss Led To Another My girlfriend was a babysittin' down the street And so I…
One of the Fortunate Few Well, for one thing, there was a whole lot of…
Pancho & Lefty Livin' on the road my friend was gonna keep you…
Plain Old Makin' Love Walk with me down to the corner Let us buy…
Please Please Please Please, please, please, please (baby, please don't go) Ple…
Pledging My Love Forever my darlin' my love will be true Always and…
Read Me My Rights The sun is shinin' But you don't you know it's rainin'…
Real Good Itch Well, I love this life but it's doing me in Just…
Right to Be Wrong When the words came tumbling out of my mouth I felt…
Rooster Blues Well now, the little red rooster told the little red…
Rosie's You stole the one I loved, ain't that true? But I…
Same Kind of Crazy Did you ever meet somebody that likes all the same…
Sandy Beaches Now look here, honey, I got all this money So let's…
See Saw Sometimes you love me like a good girl ought to Sometimes…
Sending Me Angels Standing on the bank of a river By the shore Seems like…
Shaky Ground Lady Luck and four leaf clovers Won't ease this hurt I…
Shotgun Rider When the sun comes up. I got to leave this…
Sick and Tired Oh baby, whatcha gonna do Oh baby, whatcha gonna do I'm sick…
Sidewalk Diploma Well there's sidewalks and cement And it's concrete eviden…
Smooth Talk I can help you get to heaven, right here on…
Somebody To Love You You need a job so you can make some money You…
Special Love Song Here it is, baby Your own special love song All about what…
Spoonful Well, it could be a spoonful of diamonds Could be…
Squeeze Me In Honey I know you got a good job You're out…
Standing On Shaky Ground Lady Luck and four leaf clovers Won't ease this hurt I…
Stir It Up Stir it up, little darlin' Stir it up, oh yeah Stir it…
Sugar Daddy All of me belongs to you all the time You're the…
Take It Easy If you take your time, you'll get what you want If…
Take Me to the River I don't know why I love you like I do After…
Tell Me About It They say that there's a hole in the atmosphere The things…
Thank You Baby Heart to heart talks and moonlight walks Receiving money by …
That's the Way I Feel Like gravel in the driveway Asphalt on the highway Like a bl…
The Jealous Kind Don't be angry if I seem rude each time we…
The Part I Like Best She can be a tough guy when she needs to She…
The Real Thing I was playin' pinball, drinkin' my last call alone She…
The Rub I know how much you hate to get up in…
The Sun Medley Mystery Train Train to ride, sixteen coaches long Trai…
The Wanderer Well, I'm the type of guy who would never settles…
These Boots Are Made For Walkin' You keep saying You got something for me something' you call…
Tina You simply can't forget her The moment you have met her Your…
To Be With You I turned out all the lights In my old world…
Too Much Too much, Too much We've already taken to much Everybody…
Too Much Stuff Big house, big car, back seat, full bar Houseboat won't floa…
Turn On Your Love Light Without a warning you broke my heart You took it, darlin'…
Twist And Shout/La Bamba (Twist And Shout) Well, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it…
Two More Bottles Of Wine We came out West together with a common desire The fever…
Two Step Too I been all around this old town Lookin' for a woman…
Two Step Two Now I've been all around this ol' town Lookin' for…
Under Suspicion Well I've been mistreated - been lied to and cheated Misled…
Victim Of It's 6 05 on Sunday mornin' And I was supposed to've…
Wake Up Baby Last night when I come home I was tired as a…
Watchin' the Rain I spent a lot of time in the past Kissin' other…
Weatherman Predictions show a steady low. You're feeling just the same…
When Rita Leaves She left a lipstick letter on the mirror shattered on…
Who's Foolin' Who I went and bought a ticket on a late night…
Why Me I met her in a night club over on the…
Won't Be Me Who's gonna butter your bread for you? Who's gonna fix…
You Gonna Miss Me You gonna miss me All through the lonely night You…
You Got Me Hummin' I don't know what you got But it's gettin' to me It…
You Were Never Mine I saw someone again today who remembered me and you They…
Your Memory I wake up each morning with you on my mind It's…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Glen Clark:
B Movie Boxcar Blues Caught a ride in South Dakota With two girls in a…
I Received A Letter You promised a new world You showed me and made me…
Somebody To Love You You need a job so you can make some money You…
You Tell Me So here we stand Stare at the world Chaotic and strange Bewa…