Heeeeeeeeey, baby........

Most everyone knows that Delbert McClinton played the famous harmonica on Bruce Channel's 1962 gem Hey Baby, so when he pulled out his trusty old mouth harp at Mohegan Sun's Wolf Den tonight, I half expected to hear that riff. Not really, but it would have been cool. Delbert has a few miles on him since 1962 and his voice strains mightily on many occasions, but he knows all that and gets the job done in very fine fashion. Backed by a stellar band of keyboards, guitar, bass, drums and sax, McClinton turned a noisy casino into a rowdy West Texas roadhouse. The vocals were pure Delbert and the keyboard/guitar/sax solos were hot and tasty; I wish Delbert showed off more of his harmonica talents, but he kept it low key. Dreams to Remember showed off his slow-dancin' side, while Back to Louisiana had the good old boys (and girls) dancing in the aisles and Givin' It Up For Your Love sounded great as I was leaving (alas, not my choice). Maybe I should pull out my old Delbert and Glen LP tomorrow or, better yet, go out and buy Delbert's latest - Cost of Living 2005 New West.