Delbert McClinton - Room to Breathe MP3 Download

Room to Breathe songs As the electric guitar ace Joe Bonamassa was so strongly inspired by blues and blues-oriented six-stringers (i.e., Clapton, Johnny Winter), many of his fans would politely pester him about doing a disc of blues standards. Originally done as a lark, the results of such a session were deemed by Bonamassa good enough to be released--hence, BLUES DELUXE, on which he covers some lesser-known songs and includes three originals. Of course, his fierce, scorching guitar is center stage. If axe-men such as Peter Green, Rory Gallagher, and Buddy Guy are your cup of tea, this DELUXE item is a necessity. Recorded at Unique Studios, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Harris Cohen. Personnel: Joe Bonamassa (vocals, guitar); Jon Paris (harmonica); Benny harrison (Hammond B-3 organ); Eric Czar (electric bass); Kenny Kramme (drums).

Room to Breathe buy CD music WORLD WITHOUT TEARS was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. "Righteously" was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. Though it's ultimately a less balladic, more stylistically varied album than its dreamy predecessor ESSENCE, WORLD WITHOUT TEARS starts out with a slow-burning, reverb-drenched ballad, but then takes a sharp turn into sensual lyricism, pounding drums, and churning guitar on "Righteously." For some time, the dominant topic of Lucinda Williams albums has been the edgy appeal of dangerous, often doomed men, and true to form there are plenty of those on WORLD WITHOUT TEARS. Witness the tragic anti-hero of "Real Live Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings," the troubled guy with the "sexy crooked teeth" in "Overtime," or the psychologically damaged character whose "Sweet Side" still calls out to the singer. That's not the whole story, of course; there's also the raw, stomping blues of "Atonement," where Lucinda comes off like a frenzied hellfire-and-brimstone Old Testament preacher, and the hip-hop/Americana collision of the socially conscious "American Dream." Whether she's spitting fire or crooning sweet messages of solace, though, Williams is a strikingly communicative singer, and the mere sound of her voice lends an instant weight to whatever song it graces. Recorded at Real Music Studios Incorporated, Los Angeles, California. Personnel: Lucinda Williams (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Doug Pettibone (electric guitar, mandolin); Jim Christie (Wurlitzer organ, drums). Audio Mixer: Mark Howard. Recording information: Real Music Studio, Inc., Los Angeles, CA. Photographer: Danny Clinch. Arrangers: Doug Pettibone; Taras Prodaniuk; Jim Christie. Personnel: Lucinda Williams (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Doug Pettibone (electric guitar, mandolin, background vocals); Jim Christie (Wurlitzer piano, organ, drums); Taras Prodaniuk (bass).

Room to Breathe CD music All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. On ONE OF THE FORTUNATE FEW, Delbert McClinton trots out a set of ten new compositions, and, working with some of the top session musicians in Nashville, lays down a groove as big and wide-open as his native Texas. Even though his lyrics touch on typical blues topics like salvation ("Sending Me Angels") and an unfaithful or departed lover (everything else), he sings with such hurt and conviction that they don't sound like cliches. Helping him to stay young is a veritable who's who of the younger generation of Country stars (Vince Gill, Patty Loveless and Bekka Bramlett) plus a few relative old-timers (Lyle Lovett, John Prine and a special appearance by B.B. King). Delbert McClinton made his first record in 1959, and a lot has changed since then, both in music and in the real world, but his voice and his groove still sound as fresh as they did way back when. Now approaching his fifth decade in the business, he continues to outperform artists half his age; and although he may not have invented the term "roadhouse blues," he's one of the ones who gave it meaning. Recorded at Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tennesse. Includes liner notes by Nick Tosches. Personnel: Delbert McClinton (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, background vocals); John Prine, Lyle Lovett (vocals, background vocals); Steuart Smith (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Gary Nicholson, B.B. King, Bill Campbell (guitar, electric guitar); Lee Roy Parnell (slide guitar); Jim Horn (alto flute, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Don Wise (tenor saxophone); Terry Townson (trumpet); Reese Wynans (piano, keyboards); Benmont Tench (Wurlitzer organ, keyboards); Mike Lawler (keyboards, synthesizer); Jim Keltner (drums); Tom Roady (percussion); Mavis Staples, Pam Tillis, Patty Loveless, Vince Gill, Bekka Bramlett (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Greg Droman. Liner Note Author: Nick Tosches . Recording information: Masterfonics Studio Six, Nashville, TN; Sound Emproium, Nashville, TN; Tall Cotton Studios, Nashville, TN; Track. Photographers: Michael Wilson ; Matthew Barnes; Tony Baker . Unknown Contributor Roles: John Prine; Lee Roy Parnell; Lyle Lovett; Mavis Staples; Pam Tillis; Patty Loveless; B.B. King; Vince Gill; Bekka Bramlett. Personnel: Delbert McClinton (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); John Prine, Lyle Lovett (vocals); Steuart Smith (acoustic & electric guitars); Gary Nicholson (electric & National Resophonic guitar); B.B. King, Bill Campbell (electric guitar); Lee Roy Parnell (slide guitar); Jim Horn (alto flute, tenor & baritone sax); Don Wise (tenor sax); Terry Townson (trumpet); Reese Wynans (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Benmont Tench (piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Mike Lawler (synthesizer); Hutch Hutchinson (bass); Jim Keltner (drums); Tom Roady (percussion); Bekka Bramlett, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, Pam Tillis, Mavis Staples (background vocals). Producers: Emory Gordy, Jr., Gary Nicholson, Delbert McClinton.

Room to Breathe album for sale Texas blues-rock hero Delbert McClinton sounds remarkably energized on this 2005 album--not bad for a guy whose genre-blending career extends back to the late 1950s. COST OF LIVING features McClinton's distinctively twangy takes on blues, rock, and R&B, as best showcased on the witty, rollicking opener, "One of the Fortunate Few," and the pleading "I'll Change My Style"--which could serve as a tongue-in-cheek anthem for his own subtly shifting aesthetic. McClinton's good-natured humor is also evident on plenty of other tunes, including "The Part I Like Best," an innuendo-filled barnstormer, and the Randy Newman-like narrative "Hammerhead Stew." The consistent quality of the material here makes this one of the husky-voiced performer's finest offerings in years. Recording information: Fearless Recording, Nashville, TN (03/08/2004-02/08/2005); The Sound Emporium, Nashville, TN (03/08/2004-02/08/2005). Photographer: Michael Wilson . Personnel: Delbert McClinton (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); Delbert McClinton; Tom Hambridge (vocals, percussion); Bekka Bramlett (vocals, background vocals); Crystal Talifaro, Jeffrey Steele (vocals); James Pennebaker (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, fiddle); Gary Nicholson (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Al Anderson (acoustic guitar); Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Jim Hoke (saxophone); Steve Mackey (bass instrument); Spencer Campbell (acoustic bass, double bass, electric bass, bass guitar); Bill Campbell (guitar); Rob McNelley (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Don Wise (saxophone); Kevin McKendree (piano, organ); Lynn Williams (drums). Audio Mixer: Ray Kennedy.

Room to Breathe CD music The first summit meeting for these two journeymen roots-blues-rock guitarists is a rousing triumph. On paper, Tab Benoit's less aggressive New Orleans style wouldn't seem to mesh with Jimmy Thackery's boozy, tough, rough and tumble approach. But like Lennon and McCartney, each complements the other. Benoit lets his Delta and Texas-styled roots seep into the proceedings, tempering Thackery's more bombastic leads. Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble rhythm section and keyboardist Reese Wynans provide dexterous support, as does ace harp master Charlie Musselwhite. Most importantly, this isn't just a bunch of songs built around endless jams. The selections are mostly covers, but the wide range of writers involved -- from Bob Dylan, the Stones, and Neil Young to obscurities from legends like Percy Mayfield and Eddie Jones -- shows the scope of the guitarists' influences. Only on the Benoit-penned slow blues "Nice and Warm" -- reprised from his solo debut and at almost eight minutes the album's longest track -- do the guitar pyrotechnics overwhelm the song. But even here, the musicians are obviously inspired by each other and deliver dazzling solos, each more jaw-dropping than the last. Everything sizzles, yet a mid-album detour into a laid-back version of Neil Young's country-ish ballad "Unknown Legend" works surprisingly well, especially with Musselwhite's poignant harp solo. Jagger/Richards' "The Last Time" gets a rootsy rave-up treatment, as does Dylan's "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat," and the duo clicks into shuffle mode on Thackery's instrumental Freddie King tribute, "Freddy's Combo." For the most part, the over the top guitar shenanigans this partnership threatens thankfully never materialize, with both six-string benders providing short, succinct, yet scorching solos within the framework of the tunes. Lead vocals are shared, although Benoit is clearly the better singer, with Thackery's rasp getting by on sheer enthusiasm. A treat for fans of both artists as well as a stirring contemporary electric blues album by any yardstick, Whiskey Store successfully joins two gifted guitarists in a session that proves greater than the sum of its very talented parts. ~ Hal Horowitz Also W/Double Trouble+ Charlie Musselwhite Recorded at The Studio, Portland, Maine in February 2002. Includes liner notes by Art Tipaldi. Personnel: Jimmy Thackery, Tab Benoit (vocals, guitar); Charlie Musselwhite (harmonica); Reese Wynans (piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Tommy Shannon (bass); Chris Layton (drums).

Room to Breathe buy CD music NOTHING PERSONAL won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. This Texas bluesman's long career is full of critically acclaimed recordings if not breakthrough commercial successes. Considering his perennial cult status, Delbert McClinton is to be commended for avoiding the crossover-bid celebrity-duets approach taking by so many other baby-boomer blues artists. On NOTHING PERSONAL, as with the rest of his output, McClinton is more concerned with recording gritty, hard-hitting blues than with becoming a star. From the sharp, angular guitar riffs to the greasy Hammond organ stabs, this is modern urban blues with an attitude. McClinton's delivery is consistently soulful and convincing, but his lyrical style is often light-hearted and ironic, and it's this combination of strong emotion and easy humor that separates him from the pack. 1st Album In 3 Years Recorded at House Of Blues Studio, Los Angeles, California & Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tennessee. Personnel: Delbert McClinton (electric guitar, harmonica, background vocals); Johnny Lee Schell, Rick Vito, Todd Sharp (electric guitar); Gary Nicholson (slide guitar); Tommy Spurlock (steel guitar); Terry Townson (trumpet); Benmont Tench (piano, chamberlin); Mark Jordan (organ); Kevin McKendree (keyboards); Lynn Williams, Ricky Fataar (drums); Richard Dodd (tambourine); Bekka Bramlett (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Dan Leffler; Don Smith ; Justin Niebank; Richard Dodd. Photographer: Jim Herrington. Personnel includes: Delbert McClinton (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, Wurlitzer piano); Jonny Lee Schell (acoustic & electric guitars); Gary Nicholson (acoustic, slide & nylon-string guitars); Todd Sharp, Rick Vito (electric guitar); Tommy Spurlock (steel guitar); Terry Townson (trumpet); Mark Jordan (piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Kevin McKendree (Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards); Benmont Tench (piano, organ, Chamberlin); Hutch Hutchinson, George Hawkins (bass); Ricky Fataar, Lynn Williams (drums); Richard Dodd (tambourine); Iris DeMent, Bekka Bramlett, John Cowan (background vocals). Producers: Delbert McClinton, Gary Nicholson.