out Friday via Thirty Tigers. The idea had been stirring in him since he bought artwork overseas some two decades ago.noting the album cover features not only the name but a replica of the actual artwork that McClinton bought in Sweden in the 1990s. “I’ve had them in my house ever since. I was walking by them one day, and thought “Tall, Dark, and Handsome.” I don’t think that’s a title that people won’t forget.
Mexico has held sway over McClinton since his teens. “When I was in high school, my plan was to get out of school, get a job and enough money to buy a jeep and drive to Mexico. It’s always been a magic place for me. It’s like walking around in a piece of art. People are so nice there. The culture in Mexico is so beautiful. I feel safer there than I do here.”runs the musical gamut from McClinton’s trademark roadhouse blues to jazz and swing. Lyrically, the set is chock full of story songs.
Making music is something that McClinton feels as strongly about as always. “I think my passion is better than ever,” he says, adding that having a clean bill of health helps his creative mind. “I had heart surgery about three or four years ago. I had never gone two or three weeks of my life without working, so it was awkward for me to have so much time off. I began to wonder if I could still do this. That took me to a place of melancholy, which isn’t fun….but it wasn’t awful.
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