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Nominated for THREE prestigious Handy Awards in 2005
SOUL/BLUES MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
SOUL/BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“Modern Texas blues at its best…impeccable, soothing soul and flashy, jumped-up roadhouse blues…heartfelt emotion and sweet as molasses soul delivery…as a vocalist, he's untouchable.” --Blues Revue Magazine
"...W.C. Clark was courted relentlessly by Stevie Ray Vaughn, who was determined to have W.C. as a member of his own band. Clark eventually quit his job to become the bass player in the Triple Threat Revue with Stevie Ray, keyboardist Mike Kindred, drummer Freddie Pharoah and singer Lou Ann Barton. While playing in this band, W. C. Clark and keyboardist Kindred co-wrote "Cold Shot", which became one of Vaughan's biggest hits and earned W.C. his first platinum record.
The rest of the world is now in on what the city of Austin has known for decades: W.C. Clark is an innovative and creative artist whose soulful singing and tasty guitar playing reach out from Austin, with soul, to all corners of the music-loving world." wcclark.com
Big Dave McLean - solo acoustic opener
Blues at the Bow has just doubled your summer pleasure and doubled your fun!... We are extremely pleased and very proud to announce that Big Dave McLean will be opening solo acoustic for W. C. Clark.
Finally, and long overdue (we've been trying), this Winnipeg, Manitoba-based singer-songwriter, a magnificent stalwart of the Canadian blues scene for three decades, will be gracing our stage at The Bow Theatre. Profoundly influential on a generation of artists such as Colin James and Wide Mouth Mason, this Canadian Bluesman will move you with his intensity and passion on Saturday, August 20. A dynamic double bill!
A masterful guitarist and top notch harpist, McLean’s raw and gravelly vocals bespeak of a life lived to the fullest, and a career spent performing in and around those countless small towns that dot the Canadian prairies. When it comes to the blues, however, McLean’s heart firmly beats to the ghosts of the delta greats--especially the incomparable Muddy Waters, with whom he toured over two decades ago.