Time and change : last recordings

"The passing of Mighty Sam McClain last June marked the end of five decades of beautiful vocal work by this blues and soul legend. Blending deep soul and blues, Sam's last new CD contains 10 originals and one song penned by his longtime friend Melvin Underwood. As the liner notes state, this is not a somber memorial album, it is the final work of a man who wanted us to remember what he and his music were all about".

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"McClain's voice, although somewhat less resonant than it was in his prime, remains infused with warmth and shot through with passion - any diminution in raw power is more than compensated for by McClain's ability to deliver his message with unforced conversational intimacy ... The arrangements are funky and straight-ahead, but also admirably quirky".