Delbert McClinton named his new album One of the Fortunate Few for a reason. My career's better than it's ever been. I've got a pretty good grip on what's important to me, and it's a lot less than I ever used to think it was.
Life is good.
He holds up his hand. McClinton has reason to feel good. The new collection amply displays the talent and the savage vitality that has earned this singer high esteem since the early '60s, when he taught a baby-faced John Lennon how to play harmonica. For McClinton's fans, many of whom consider him one of the most gifted vocalists in popular music, the success has been a long time coming. Few male vocalists cut through blustery horn sections or burning electric guitar leads with as much force and swagger, and even fewer do so with such unaffected naturalness.