Delbert McClinton's voice has the grainy texture and booming blast of a tenor saxophone, but there are many singers like that. What makes McClinton distinctive is the way he uses his voice like a drum ...

There's a symphony of hard times in Delbert McClinton's rich Texas drawl. It's in his lyrics - ballads of loss, longing and an irrepressible desire to keep going - and behind the sting in his wit. And ...