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Mighty Sam McClain
"One More Bridge To Cross"
© Mighty Music Records
Year of Release: 2003
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track listing
Why Do We Have To
Say Goodbye
Witness
Open Up Heaven's Door
If It Wasn't 4 Da Blues
Most Of All
Are You Ready For Love
Been There Done There
What's Your Name
Thought I Heard
Your Voice
The Other Man
In The Band
Sweet Honey Bee
Don't Leave Me Behind
One More Bridge To Cross
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Mighty Sam McClain
"One More Bridge To Cross"
Mighty Sam McClain proves one thing, that you're never too old to play the
blues. At 60, he released One More Bridge To Cross (2003), an album
that would include him as part of
The WSVNRadio Hall Of Fame, Volume 9. "Thought I Heard Your Voice"
would be the chosen track for this volume, and his music truly defines great
blues and gospel, heard on One More Bridge To Cross.
For those who enjoy the blues and even gospel, this album should not be
overlooked. Every song on this album is truly outstanding. The album starts
out with the slow blues number, "Why Do We Have To Say Goodbye," a song
that Eric Clapton fans would enjoy (most notably from his album From The
Cradle. "Witness" is a great driving blues tune, featuring Mighty
Sam's unique strong voice. "Open Up Heaven's Door" has a great gospel
touch. Robert Cray fans will enjoy the next track, "If It Wasn't 4 Da
Blues."
The slow blues (and very entertaining), "Most Of All" is another
great blues tune to listen to, where "Are You Ready For Love" has a
funky blues groove grit. The continuing slow blues of "Been There Done
That" keeps the listening listening for more of the Mighty Sam.
"What's Your Name" keeps the funky groove going, as in Santana's
"Smooth." "Thought I Heard Your Voice" is one of those songs
that is never tiring.
"The Other Man In The Band" keeps it flowing with its great slow
blues style. "Sweet Honey Bee" is truly a sweet rockin' bluesy tune,
likewise "Don't Leave Me Behind" has the Robert Cray feel, and the
title track.
The blues is defined greatly with Mighty Sam McClain. Many blues artists
fans of Clapton, Cray and others will enjoy McClain's music. His biography is
quite interesting, as he started performing at an early age, and still continues
to record great blues records. Check out his website, at
http://www.mightysam.com.
He's recorded 4 albums as shown on his main page, and they're all I'm sure worth
checking out. One More Bridge To Cross is a good start.
UPDATE: It is of great sadness, to report that Mighty Sam McClain passed
away, June 15, 2015. He was 72 years old. He had suffered a stroke in April of 2015,
and died in June. A great artist and blues/gospel singer, McClain released a total of
17 albums (listed in his Wikipedia page) [1986-2014]. We are very proud to have had
Mighty Sam McClain as one of our Hall of Fame artists. Thank you, Sam, may God bless you.
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