Big Dave McLean

A major player on the Canadian blues scene, Big Dave McLean is a veteran guitarist and vocalist whose style tips its hat to the past masters of the form. McLean's singing is gritty and evokes the sound of endless one-night stands on a tour that never ends, while his picking and slide work generate a lean, sharp tone that puts a Northern spin on classic Chicago blues. McLean's great love has been live work rather than recording, but he's accumulated an impressive catalog over the course of a career spanning decades. 2003's Blues from the Middle showed off his rough and ready ba...