The Story of Sonny Boy Slim

There\'s no question that Austin singer/guitarist Gary Clark Jr. can shred with the best of them. But on his second major-label full-length, it\'s his restraint that\'s his trump card. He gently dabs the minimalist blues-rocker \"The Healing\" with little more than a B.B. King-style riff and a poker-hot vocal, keeping the song gorgeously unfussy. Just as expressive is the stomping \"Grinder,\" which features a literally screaming guitar lick that mimics the line it follows: \"My baby\'s crying/So now my baby\'s crying.”

An artist’s response to success can be just as interesting as their response to failure. In the wake of his major-label debut in 2012, Blak And Blu, Austin-based singer-guitarist Gary Clark Jr. was elevated to some of the biggest heights in music. He jammed with the Rolling Stones on multiple occasions and won a…

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The original line on Gary Clark, Jr. was that the young Texas guitarist was supposed to be the future of the blues, having been mentored by Jimmie Vaughan and Eric Clapton, but as his star rises, Clark has made it increasingly clear that his creative ambitions run a lot deeper than being the next hotshot guitar slinger.

Burgeoning blues star Gary Clark Jr. cranks the volume to the max on his new LP, The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, and unleashes numerous thunder...

Gary Clark Jr's major label debut, 2012's 'Blak And Blu', was a fascinating but flawed introduction to an endearing new talent, but at