Eddie C. Campbell
Spider Eating Preacher
Delmark DE 819
Spider Eating Preacher is the new album by Chicago blues legend Eddie C. Campbell and it's a family affair. Eddie & Barbara's musical partnership is in full blossom as Barbara plays bass on six songs. Barbara learned the authentic Chicago blues bass "bump" from Eddie! Spider Eating Preacher features 12 new original compositions, including the title track, a song about Barbara's blindness. Their son, David, plays violin on two songs. Eddie is Lurrie Bell's godfather. This is the first time they've recorded together since the teenaged Lurrie played bass on the title track on Eddie's classic 1977 album King of the Jungle. Eddie and Lurrie both play guitar & harp here. Spider Eating Preacher is Eddie's follow-up to Tear This World Up (Delmark 799) which was a finalist for Album of the Year in the 2010 Blues Music Awards.
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Eatin' Preacher -CD *Del. 819 Blues CD Del. 819 *BLC |
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Studebaker John
Old School Rockin'
Delmark DE 818
Studebaker John has always had one foot in the blues
and one foot in rock & roll, but always liked the
RAW less-is-more sound, that he first heard on Chicago's
Maxwell St. Artists that recorded blues and R&B
songs like Elvis, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed,
Freddy King, Slim Harpo all had hit records played on
the AM radio Top 100. Then Bob Dylan shook things up
with his going electric at the Newport Folk Festival
(using the Butterfield Blues Band as his back up). Then
came the English bands and some of them were very good,
still a RAW sound, even louder and faster than before.
But enough of history. This album is one for the people,14
all new original songs called Old School Rockin'. Also
available: Studebaker John, Maxwell Street Kings
(Delmark 810).
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Sharon Lewis & Texas Fire
The Real Deal
Delmark DE 816
Sharon Lewis made her Delmark debut in 2007 as a special guest vocalist with Dave Specter on Live in Chicago (CD Delmark 794, DVD 1794). "...it's Sharon Lewis who provides the disc's most exciting moments. Her powerful pipes inject a strong gospel vibe into her originals 'In Too Deep' and the head-turning ballad 'Angel'." -Blues Revue Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Sharon's earliest musical experience was as a member of a gospel choir. She moved to Chicago permanently in 1975 and became active on the Chicago blues scene in the early 90s. In 2005 Sharon formed her own band, Texas Fire. The Real Deal features new Sharon Lewis original songs and a few covers of songs she often performs in her live shows like Van Morrison's "Crazy Love" and Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine".
| LEWIS, SHARON / The Real Deal -CD
*Delmark-816 Blues CD Delmark-816 *BLL |
$14.99 |
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Toronzo Cannon
Leaving Mood
Delmark DE 817
FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST CARL WEATHERSBY. Growing up in the shadows of Chicago's blues mecca, Theresa's Lounge, had a lasting effect on Toronzo Cannon. He'd listen to the raw, soulful sounds of legends like Junior Wells, Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters. This led him to pick up his first guitar as a teenager and learn to sing and play the sounds he heard. Inspired by the 3 Kings (Freddie, B.B. & Albert), a little Hendrix and some 70s R&B/Soul, Toronzo soon developed his own powerful, gospel-flavored vocal style and electrifying stage presence. "Aside from his fretboard chops, Cannon is notable for being one of the few local artists to emphasize original material in his live performances...his lyrics are witty and vivid." - Living Blues.
| CANNON, TORONZO / Leaving Mood -CD
*Delmark-817 Blues CD Delmark-817 *BLC |
$14.99 |
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Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band with Buddy Guy
Hoodoo Man Blues
Delmark DE 6612
EXPANDED DIGIPAK EDITION!!!
Hoodoo Man Blues is considered by most blues aficionados and fans to be one of the best blues albums of all time. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and was chosen by the readers of Living Blues magazine as a top ten Desert Island Blues disc. Recorded on September 22 & 23, 1965 Hoodoo Man Blues was the first studio album to capture a working Chicago blues band doing essentially what they did on stage without time constraints to accommodate the singles market. Of course both Junior Wells & Buddy Guy went on to become international blues stars. This new digipak re-issue contains 19 performances: the 12 songs from the original LP, 3 alternates that have been available on CD plus 4 never-before-released performances. There's one completely unissued song, "I Ain't Stranded", and an alternate take to "Yonder Wall" in which Buddy Guy is playing through the Leslie speaker as he did on the title track, something guitar players are still copying to this day. The new four-panel digipak and 16 page booklet package contains nine never before seen photos from the recording session.
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*Delmark DE612 Blues CD Delmark DE612. digipak expanded deluxe edition... |
$14.99 |
Original version is still available on CD & LP.
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