As stated in other columns, as long as WSVS and the VMRE support and presents Bluegrass music as part of the daily programming at WSVS AM 800, I shall support any endeavor they may take to support themselves. I must be completely honest at tell you I know nothing whatsoever about Delbert McClinton, therefore, I shall let you get your information from an email posting sent to me from Penny Parsons, member of the Board of Directors and the Media Contact for the VMRE. Her email appears below in italics.
"On Friday, June 1, 2012 at 6:30 PM the Virginia Museum of Radio
Entertainment, in partnership with the Powhatan Chamber of Commerce, is
pleased to present DELBERT McCLINTON at Powhatan Village in Powhatan,
Virginia. This is the inaugural concert in the VMRE's brand new
POWHATAN LIVE series!
Powhatan is about 20 miles west of Richmond, just off Highway 60, and
is easily accessible from Interstates 64 and 95. Tickets are only
$12.50 advance/$15.00 at the door, available through
www.ticketstobuy.com. For more information, visit:
www.powhatanlive.com
The quintessential Texas blues rocker singer/songwriter, Delbert
McClinton has known few genre boundaries during his more than five
decade-spanning career. Born in Lubbock (hometown of such other musical
notables as Buddy Holly and Joe Ely), McClinton came of age in the Fort
Worth joints. He received his musical education playing harmonica with
The Straightjackets, the house band at a local R&B club, backing
artists such as Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf, and Sonny Boy Williamson.
McClinton first became known for his outstanding harmonica skills and
reportedly gave John Lennon a few lessons in the early '60s.
With the release of his 1975 solo debut, Victim of Life's
Circumstances, McClinton firmly stamped his Fort Worth-bred blend of
blues, country and blue-eyed soul onto the pop musical landscape. In
1980, McClinton scored the top 10 hit “Giving It Up For Your Love,”
which pushed the accompanying Capitol album, The Jealous Kind, into the
national Top 40. In 1991, he won his first Grammy Award for his vocal
collaboration with Bonnie Raitt on “Good Man, Good Woman” (from Raitt’s
Luck Of The Draw). After spending the late ‘80s and ‘90s cutting
consistently powerful albums for Alligator, Curb, Mercury, and MCA,
McClinton arrived at New West Records in 2001. He has since won two
Grammy Awards in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category, for
Nothing Personal in 2001 and Cost of Living in 2005. The long list of
artists who have covered McClinton's original songs includes Emmylou
Harris, The Blues Brothers, Vince Gill, Wynonna, Lee Roy Parnell,
Martina McBride, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.
McClinton, one of the greatest American vocalists, released his
thirteenth studio album, Acquired Taste, in 2009. It is a juke joint
blend of country soul, infused with blues, rock and jazz. The
reflective lyrics provide one of the wisest and most introspective
albums of the Texas roots music legend’s musical career. “I’m an
acquired taste in that my kind of music’s not for little kids,”
McClinton says. “It’s adult rock ‘n’ roll. I write from the sensibility
of the people I knew growing up, and I grew up with all the heathens,
the people who went too far before they changed and tried to make
something out of their lives. There are a lot of beautiful colors and
sad stories and much-deserved joy in that.”
The Virginia Museum of Radio Entertainment (VMRE) is a non-profit
501(c)3 organization based in Crewe, Virginia. The mission of the VMRE
is to archive, sustain, and perpetuate roots-based American music, and
to enhance public awareness of central Virginia's rich musical
heritage. In addition, the VMRE partners with school systems in
several counties, presenting special programs to educate students about
music business. Since its formation in 2010, the VMRE has hosted
concerts with some of the top names in acoustic music, including Riders
in the Sky, Sierra Hull, Curly Seckler with The Steep Canyon Rangers,
and The Quebe Sisters. This year the VMRE has expanded its concert
series to include an even greater variety of music in several new and
bigger venues! Visit: www.vmre.org to see a list of venues and
upcoming events.
The Virginia Museum of Radio Entertainment welcomes donations, which
are tax deductible, and may be made on our web site or sent to: VMRE,
PO Box 607, Crewe, VA 23930. For more information about the VMRE or
for concert information, call: 434-645-7734.
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