Talk To My Children's Mama - Musique

O.B. McClinton Born Obie Burnett McClinton April 25 1940 In Senatobia Mississippi Died September 23 1987 Was A Black Country Music Singer And Songwriter. The Second-Youngest Child Born To Rev. G.A. McClinton A Clergyman And Farmer Who Owned His Own 700 Acre Ranch In Mississippi Not Far From Memphis Tennessee. Listening To Hank Williams As A Child Around The Age Of 9 Or 10 Sparked His Interest In Performing Country Music. Before Beginning His Country Music Career He Tried To Break Into R&B. Although He Was Unable To Secure A Recording Contract As A Soul Singer Himself He Did Pen Several Songs Recorded By James Carr Including The Title Songs To Carr's Albums "You've Got My Mind Messed Up" And "A Man Needs A Woman." Known To Refer To Himself As The "Chocolate Cowboy" McClinton Sucessfully Marketed His Album Called 'The Only One' On Television Long Before The Practice Was Commonplace. Featuring His First Country Chart Single 'Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You' A Top 40 Song In 1972 He Considered It To Be His Finest Work. He Died On September 23 1987 After A Year-Long Battle With Cancer. read less