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Delbert McClinton
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<h2 id="career">Career</h2> <h3>Early years</h3> <p>McClinton was born in <a href="/facts/Lubbock,_Texas/R4qGfRd5">Lubbock, Texas</a> and moved with his family to <a href="/facts/Fort_Worth,_Texas/NNBEqVe8">Fort Worth, Texas</a> when he was 11 years old.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> He worked in a bar band, the Straitjackets, who backed <a href="/facts/Sonny_Boy_Williamson_II/v7CSHM5p">Sonny Boy Williamson II</a>, <a href="/facts/Howlin%27_Wolf/Rf5RShoM">Howlin' Wolf</a>, <a href="/facts/Lightnin%27_Hopkins/RzVkYJjp">Lightnin' Hopkins</a>, and <a href="/facts/Jimmy_Reed/ey1gvSmB">Jimmy Reed</a>. McClinton recorded several regional singles before hitting the national chart in 1962, playing harmonica on Bruce Channel's "<a href="/facts/Hey!_Baby/CQDD3dkx">Hey! Baby</a>".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> On a tour with Channel in the United Kingdom, McClinton instructed <a href="/facts/John_Lennon/voXHuusf">John Lennon</a> on the finer points of blues harmonica playing.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p><p>McClinton formed the Ron-Dels, sometimes called the Rondells, with Ronnie Kelly and Billy Wade Sanders.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> The band had a chart single in 1965 with "If You Really Want Me To I'll Go".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h3>1970s</h3> <p>Relocating to <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles</a> in 1972, McClinton partnered with fellow Texan Glen Clark to perform a combination of <a href="/facts/Country_music/UJM3Un98">country</a> and <a href="/facts/Soul_music/y68RPFIa">soul music</a>. They released two albums before splitting and McClinton embarked on a solo career.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p><p><a href="/facts/Emmylou_Harris/ltFvUA4w">Emmylou Harris</a> had a number 1 hit in 1978 with her recording of McClinton's composition "<a href="/facts/Two_More_Bottles_of_Wine/49nXcaLb">Two More Bottles of Wine</a>", and a <a href="/facts/Cover_version/77Teealn">cover version</a> of his "B Movie Boxcar Blues" was on the first album by the <a href="/facts/The_Blues_Brothers/6dcazQ20">Blues Brothers</a>, <i><a href="/facts/Briefcase_Full_of_Blues/W7QtLkG3">Briefcase Full of Blues</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p> <h3>1980s and 1990s</h3> <p>McClinton's 1980 album, <i>The Jealous Kind</i>, contained his only <a href="/facts/Top_40/vHTAW2M6">Top 40</a> hit single, "Giving It Up for Your Love", which peaked at number 8 on the <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> and number 35 Adult Contemporary.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> He was inactive in the studio during much of the 1980s, though he toured heavily. McClinton closed the decade with the <a href="/facts/Grammy_Award/2bxYJjPV">Grammy</a>-nominated 1989 album <i>Live from Austin</i>, recorded during an appearance on the television program <i><a href="/facts/Austin_City_Limits/pCWQyuBw">Austin City Limits</a></i> and co-produced by <a href="/facts/Saxophonist/zCFvRmAI">sax</a> sideman <a href="/facts/Don_Wise/RYSUqJcy">Don Wise</a>, who went on to become a longtime fixture in the band.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> </p><p>In 1991 McClinton won a Grammy Award for a duet with <a href="/facts/Bonnie_Raitt/UNoPTPgg">Bonnie Raitt</a>, "Good Man, Good Woman", and reached the Top 5 of the Country chart with "Tell Me About It", a duet with <a href="/facts/Tanya_Tucker/FrcQWekq">Tanya Tucker</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> He re-entered the <a href="/facts/Billboard_charts/sjC2KK8U"><i>Billboard</i> charts</a> in 1992 with the album <i><a href="/facts/Never_Been_Rocked_Enough/6RsIEShS">Never Been Rocked Enough</a></i>, which included the charting single "Every Time I Roll the Dice" and a cover of <a href="/facts/John_Hiatt/KgnN1yd2">John Hiatt</a>'s "Have a Little Faith in Me". </p><p>McClinton recorded the song "Weatherman", which was played with the opening titles of the 1993 film <i><a href="/facts/Groundhog_Day_(film)/4py9df0n">Groundhog Day</a></i>, starring <a href="/facts/Bill_Murray/PmWY5tUR">Bill Murray</a>. The fledgling <a href="/facts/Record_label/rcrpGvM4">label</a> <a href="/facts/Rising_Tide_Records/JBRgC15c">Rising Tide Records</a> released <i>One of the Fortunate Few</i> in 1997, before the label went out of business.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> </p> <h3>2000–present</h3> <p>McClinton released two studio albums in the early 2000s for <a href="/facts/New_West_Records/Mbp830yz">New West Records</a>, which also issued <i>Delbert McClinton Live</i> in 2003, a <a href="/facts/Compilation_album/lDhEb4s5">compilation album</a> of songs from his career. In 2006, he won a <a href="/facts/48th_Annual_Grammy_Awards/ft11I9S5">Grammy Award</a> for his album <i><a href="/facts/Cost_of_Living_(Delbert_McClinton_album)/pmcPWvu3">Cost of Living</a></i> in the category Best Contemporary Blues Album.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p><p><a href="/facts/Etta_James/2DKsnj4K">Etta James</a> included two McClinton songs on her 2003 album, <i><a href="/facts/Let%27s_Roll_(album)/Nkf3a0bz">Let's Roll</a></i>. </p><p>McClinton was a judge for the fourth annual Independent Music Awards, presented to independent artists to support their careers.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> He is featured in the documentary film <i><a href="/facts/Rocking_the_Boat:_A_Musical_Conversation_and_Journey/4yFz8b7A">Rocking the Boat: A Musical Conversation and Journey</a></i>, by the filmmaker Jay Curlee. </p><p>McClinton performed on the Frankie Miller album <i><a href="/facts/Frankie_Miller%27s_Double_Take/yk5ldKkS">Double Take</a></i>, released in 2016; his voice is merged with Miller's in the song "Beginner at the Blues". His 2019 recording, <i><a href="/facts/Tall,_Dark,_and_Handsome_(album)/bXC4Ty3h">Tall, Dark & Handsome</a></i>, was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by <a href="/facts/AllMusic/Hb8cU8Fb">AllMusic</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> It was awarded the 2020 <a href="/facts/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Traditional_Blues_Album/NCflulk8">Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album</a>. </p> <h2 id="discography">Discography</h2> <h3>Studio albums</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th rowspan="2">Album<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></th><th colspan="4">Chart Positions<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></th><th rowspan="2">Label</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Top_Blues_Albums/sjC2KK8U">US Blues</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Top_Country_Albums/8tn94lwR">US Country</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Billboard_200/XtbnoFSM">US</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Independent_Albums/l7ee7IeP">US Indie</a></th></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td><i>Delbert & Glen</i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">Clean/<a href="/facts/Atlantic_Records/mDWQefs5">Atlantic</a></td></tr><tr><td>1973</td><td><i>Subject to Change</i> (Delbert & Glen)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td><i>Victim of Life's Circumstances</i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3"><a href="/facts/ABC_Records/3JkfxUlU">ABC</a></td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td><i>Genuine Cowhide</i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td><i>Love Rustler</i></td><td></td><td>49</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td><i>Second Wind</i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Capricorn_Records/b39l8sF9">Capricorn</a></td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td><i>Keeper of the Flame</i></td><td></td><td></td><td>146</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td><i>The Jealous Kind</i></td><td></td><td></td><td>34</td><td></td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Capitol_Records/5parUIfs">Capitol</a></td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td><i>Plain' from the Heart</i></td><td></td><td></td><td>181</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td><i>Honky Tonkin' </i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>MCA</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1989</td><td><i>Honky Tonkin' (I Guess I Done Me Some)</i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Alligator_Records/fRG3MjmV">Alligator</a></td></tr><tr><td><i>Live from Austin</i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td><i><a href="/facts/I%27m_with_You_(Delbert_McClinton_album)/hdIY4zPT">I'm with You</a></i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">Curb</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Never_Been_Rocked_Enough/6RsIEShS">Never Been Rocked Enough</a></i></td><td></td><td></td><td>118</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1993</td><td><i>Feelin' Alright</i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Intermedia</td></tr><tr><td><i>Delbert McClinton</i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Curb</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1994</td><td><i>Shot from the Saddle</i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Mercury</td></tr><tr><td><i>Honky Tonk 'n' Blues</i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">MCA</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td><i>Let the Good Times Roll</i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td><i>One of the Fortunate Few</i></td><td>2</td><td>15</td><td>116</td><td></td><td>Rising Tide</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Nothing_Personal_(Delbert_McClinton_album)/qDl6SK5H">Nothing Personal</a></i></td><td>1</td><td>20</td><td>103</td><td>3</td><td rowspan="5">New West</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Room_to_Breathe_(Delbert_McClinton_album)/I9uHB8ba">Room to Breathe</a></i></td><td>1</td><td>12</td><td>84</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Live_(Delbert_McClinton_album)/MaFg2TXY">Live</a></i> (at the Bergen Musicfest)</td><td></td><td>44</td><td></td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Cost_of_Living_(Delbert_McClinton_album)/pmcPWvu3">Cost of Living</a></i></td><td>1</td><td>14</td><td>105</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td><i>Live from Austin, TX</i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td><i>Rockin' Blues</i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Direct Source</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td><i>Acquired Taste</i></td><td>1</td><td></td><td>131</td><td>23</td><td rowspan="2">New West</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td><i>Blind, Crippled and Crazy</i> (Delbert & Glen)</td><td>1</td><td></td><td>172</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Prick_of_the_Litter/hdIY4zPT">Prick of the Litter</a></i></td><td>2</td><td></td><td></td><td>18</td><td rowspan="3">Hot Shot</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Tall,_Dark,_and_Handsome_(album)/bXC4Ty3h">Tall, Dark & Handsome</a></i></td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td><i>Outdated Emotion</i></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Compilation albums</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Album</th><th>Label</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1978</td><td><i>Very Early Delbert McClinton, Vol. 1</i></td><td>LeCam</td></tr><tr><td><i>Very Early Delbert McClinton, Vol. 2</i></td><td>LeCam</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td><i>Best of Delbert McClinton</i></td><td>Curb</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1994</td><td><i>Classics Volume One (The Jealous Kind)</i> reissue of 1980 album</td><td>Curb</td></tr><tr><td><i>Classics Volume Two (Plain' from the Heart)</i> reissue of 1981 album</td><td rowspan="2">Curb</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td><i>The Great Songs – Come Together</i></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1999</td><td><i>The Crazy Cajun Recordings</i></td><td>Edsel</td></tr><tr><td><i>Ultimate Collection</i></td><td>Hip-O</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2000</td><td><i>Don't Let Go: The Collection</i></td><td>Music Club</td></tr><tr><td><i>Genuine Rhythm & the Blues</i></td><td>Hip-O</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td><i>The Best of Delbert McClinton: 20th Century Masters/The Millennium Collection</i></td><td>MCA Nashville</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td><i>The Definitive Collection</i></td><td>Hip-O</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Singles</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th rowspan="2">Single</th><th colspan="6">Chart Positions</th><th rowspan="2">Album</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9">US</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></th><th><a href="/facts/Hot_Adult_Contemporary_Tracks/JmBSByRU">US AC</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></th><th><a href="/facts/Hot_Country_Songs/Sw8eCswY">US Country</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></th><th><a href="/facts/Mainstream_Rock_Tracks/QXgSAYuB">US MSR</a></th><th><a href="/facts/RPM_(magazine)/FqFN5o4x">CAN</a></th><th><a href="/facts/RPM_(magazine)/FqFN5o4x">CAN Country</a></th></tr><tr><td>1965</td><td>"If You Really Want Me To, I'll Go" (the Ron-Dels)</td><td>97</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td><td><i>Very Early Delbert McClinton, Vol. 1</i></td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>"I Received a Letter" (Delbert & Glen)</td><td>90</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>Delbert & Glen</i></td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>"Giving It Up for Your Love"</td><td>8</td><td>35</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>10</td><td>—</td><td rowspan="2'"><i>The Jealous Kind</i></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1981</td><td>"Shotgun Rider"</td><td>70</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>"Sandy Beaches"</td><td>101</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>Plain' from the Heart</i></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>"I'm with You"</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>78</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>I'm with You</i></td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>"Every Time I Roll the Dice"</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>13</td><td>40</td><td>—</td><td><i>Never Been Rocked Enough</i></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>"<a href="/facts/Come_Together/sEzw95UF">Come Together</a>"</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>Come Together: America Salutes the Beatles</i></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>"Sending Me Angels"</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>65</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>92</td><td><i>One of the Fortunate Few</i></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>"When Rita Leaves"</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>Nothing Personal</i></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2002</td><td>"Same Kind of Crazy"</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td rowspan="2"><i>Room to Breathe</i></td></tr><tr><td>"Lone Star Blues"</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2005</td><td>"One of the Fortunate Few"</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td rowspan="3"><i>Cost of Living</i></td></tr><tr><td>"I Had a Real Good Time"</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>"Midnight Communion"</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2009</td><td>"Mama's Little Baby"</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td rowspan="2"><i>Acquired Taste</i></td></tr><tr><td>"Starting a Rumor"</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Guest singles</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th rowspan="2">Single</th><th rowspan="2">Artist</th><th colspan="2">Chart Positions</th><th rowspan="2">Album</th></tr><tr><th>US Country</th><th>CAN Country</th></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>"<a href="/facts/Tell_Me_About_It/XH0NeBVC">Tell Me About It</a>"</td><td><a href="/facts/Tanya_Tucker/FrcQWekq">Tanya Tucker</a></td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Can%27t_Run_from_Yourself/L5cjdfad">Can't Run from Yourself</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Music videos</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Video</th></tr><tr><td>1990</td><th scope="row">"I'm with You"</th></tr><tr><td>1990</td><th scope="row">"Who's Foolin' Who"</th></tr><tr><td>1992</td><th scope="row">"Everytime I Roll The Dice"</th></tr><tr><td>1995</td><th scope="row">"Come Together"</th></tr><tr><td>1997</td><th scope="row">"Sending Me Angels"</th></tr><tr><td>2002</td><th scope="row">"Lone Star Blues"</th></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="grammy-awards-and-nominations">Grammy awards and nominations</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Year</th><th scope="col">Nominee / work</th><th scope="col">Award</th><th scope="col">Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/62nd_Annual_Grammy_Awards/CB9P8eov">2020</a></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Tall,_Dark,_and_Handsome_(album)/bXC4Ty3h">Tall, Dark, & Handsome</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Traditional_Blues_Album/NCflulk8">Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album</a></td><td>Won</td><td rowspan="8"><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/48th_Annual_Grammy_Awards/ft11I9S5">2006</a></td><td>"Midnight Communion"</td><td><a href="/facts/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Male_Country_Vocal_Performance/nJ7LVV4l">Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Cost_of_Living_(Delbert_McClinton_album)/pmcPWvu3">Cost Of Living</a></i></td><td rowspan="3"><a href="/facts/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Contemporary_Blues_Album/Dhb7IQwM">Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/45th_Annual_Grammy_Awards/5eVT6lpn">2003</a></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Room_to_Breathe_(Delbert_McClinton_album)/I9uHB8ba">Room To Breathe</a></i></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/44th_Annual_Grammy_Awards/Utzd8e8q">2002</a></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Nothing_Personal_(Delbert_McClinton_album)/qDl6SK5H">Nothing Personal</a></i></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/35th_Annual_Grammy_Awards/vcjqrL6E">1993</a></td><td>"<a href="/facts/Tell_Me_About_It/XH0NeBVC">Tell Me About It</a>"</td><td>Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/34th_Annual_Grammy_Awards/11cTRN33">1992</a></td><td>"Good Man, Good Woman"</td><td><a href="/facts/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocal/rxs44Muo">Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/32nd_Annual_Grammy_Awards/U9a7xsma">1990</a></td><td><i>Live From Austin</i></td><td>Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Recording</td><td>Nominated</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.delbert.com">Official website</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/delbert-mcclinton-mn0000815236/biography">AllMusic biography</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Huey, Steve. 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