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 ...

Where do you begin a story about Delbert McClinton? After all, here's a guy who reportedly taught John Lennon the harmonica; who learned the blues from guys like Sonny Boy Williamson and Howlin' Wolf; ...

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 ...