Browsing: Delmark Records

Holiday blues/jazz live concert at Chicago’s Thalia Hall on December 20th – ft. The Delmark Blues & Jazz All-Stars, Mud Morganfield, Demetria Taylor, Dave Specter, Jimmy Burns, Greg Guy, Sheryl Youngblood, and more!

An interview with Bob Koester, conducted by Cary Baker circa 1982!

Although Waters passed away in 1983, he left a legacy that continues to this day. There was strong evidence of this on the Des Plaines Theater stage.

Blue Chicago is the name of one of the finest blues clubs in Chicago. With locations at 536 and 736…

As volatile and temperamental was Lurrie Bell was at the time, Mercurial Son was his jumping off point into a series of award winning albums, and a life-long career as an acknowledged Chicago blues master.

“I think you got to go through something to really understand what the blues is. It doesn’t always have to be pain, but you just don’t get the blues because you can play the blues.” – Mud Morganfield

This edition focuses on the album ‘The Come Back’ by Memphis Slim and His House Rockers featuring Matt “Guitar” Murphy.

An interview with Bob Koester, conducted by Cary Baker circa 1982!

The song “I Need Some Easy Money,” won the award for Blues Single at the very first Blues Music Awards in 1980.

Robinson’s style of playing transcends standard 12-bar blues, going beyond its simple formula, traversing numerous musical genres.