On the list of Texas Blue Rock bad boy Delbert McClinton's accomplishments: teaching a young John Lennon to play harmonica. McClinton was undoubtedly bringing his stellar Blues Rock overseas. He's also traversed knee-deep into Americana territories and treaded even further into the sonic canyons of his own Lone Star-styled Country Rock. In whichever rootsy subgenre McClinton resides, his tangy, twangy Texan style shines through in a fashion that suggests someone marinated him in liquid smoke and brown sugar.
