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Celebrating Delbert McClinton’s 80th birthday with an interview, originally published last year, on his latest studio album

Editorial note: Revisiting this interview with Ben Harper, originally published in 2018, to celebrate his birthday!

“All the energy we put into it is now out in the world, there for people to interpret in their own ways. There’s a beauty to that.”

Recorded at the iconic Abbey Road Studios in London, ‘Royal Tea’ features honorable nods to his British heroes Jeff Beck, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, and Cream

‘Uncivil War’ takes another step forward in moving the dial for blues in a more eclectic direction

Three-song EP honors Hinkley’s folk and roots upbringing and punk/DIY ethos

‘100 Years of Blues’ shows that while there’s over a century of playing between the two of them, they still have new things to say.

Back To The Roots is the only printed Blues magazine in the Dutch language and is read in Belgium and the Netherlands.

“‘Wherever You Go’ is my salutation to the planet. It’s not a cold-blooded blues album, but it has cold-blooded blues elements.”

“I think this one [Below Sea Level] has a couple of things that maybe follow a traditional structure but, I’ve always felt like the blues is a feeling and it’s not necessarily a pattern.”