It’s hard to know just what to make of it when news leaks through such random places, but if the Mullet Wrapper has it right, this is very interesting news. In a long article, mostly about Taylor Hicks in Grease, the writer points to a collaboration with Delbert McClinton on Hicks’ next album:

Taylor’s second album, which features at least one collaboration with Delbert McClinton, is due out on a new label later this summer.
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Hicks is now with Vanguard Records, and his next album, which will be cut on his own record label, Modern Whomp Records, features collaborations with Delbert McClinton among others.

Full article here.

It’s interesting to think about what this might be. McClinton is a fine songwriter, and some joint effort on that front would be very welcome. But I’d be even more interested in some performance collaboration. If you’re not familiar with McClinton, a good starting point is a post made right here by our reader, Robin, last fall.

But I have to say, before I get too invested in this idea, the first comment in the article gave me pause. The next album coming out by Hicks, the one being released this summer, is a reissue of his Early Works. So the summer reference in the MW article makes me wonder if the collaboration referred to is not with McClinton, but with his former sideman Billy Earl McClelland, who earlier played with Hicks, and does some really fine guitar work on “Georgia”, a track said to be on the up-coming Early Works album. It would be an easy mistake to make, but then, so would the album release date.

So, is this the true scoop, or a fish tale?

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