For Immediate Release
(Delmark DE 875) – Digital release date, June 30, 2022 / CD release date, August 19, 2022
CD release party – August 22, S.P.A.C.E. in Evanston, IL
Demetria Taylor was born to sing the blues, as she is the daughter of the legendary Chicago blues guitarist, Eddie Taylor! The songs on this exciting new album are a balance of traditional blues, funk, and modern R&B, with some written by her blues royalty Taylor family, some by fellow musicians and bandmates Mike Wheeler and Larry Williams, one by the venerable Magic Sam, and two by Demetria herself.
This second Delmark record for Demetria is a strong and exciting follow up to her wildly successful Delmark debut, “Bad Girl,” which was nominated as best new artist debut in the 2012 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS. Demetria’s much-anticipated new recording features the superior support from fellow Delmark artists Mike Wheeler Band and guitar star Carlos Showers, who often back her at her frequent gigs. Very special guests include the legendary vocalist Deitra Farr on one track, written by Demetria’s mom, Vera Taylor, “Blues Early This Morning” and the guitarist Billy Flynn, who supplies his amazing guitar work on the aforementioned track, as well as on “(Wreck On) Highway 83” from Demetria’s dad, Eddie “Big Town Playboy/Bad Boy” Taylor.
As Demetria says, and we believe her, “IT’S MY TIME!”
Recorded in Chicago at Delmark’s Riverside Studio, 2019-2022
Demetria Taylor is proud to be the new recipient of the KoKo Taylor “Queen of the Blues” Award in 2022 given by the Jus’ Blues Foundation.
DEMETRIA TAYLOR Delmark CD party with Mike Wheeler @ S.P.A.C.E. in Evanston!
Demetria Taylor Album Release Party featuring Mike Wheeler
ALL AGES
$15 – $22
Performers
DEMETRIA TAYLOR
Mike Wheeler
Date and time
Mon, August 22, 2022, 8:00 PM CDT
Doors at 6:00 PM
Location
SPACE 1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202 View map
Demetria Taylor Album Release Party featuring Mike Wheeler at SPACE in Evanston, IL // Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm // Tickets: $15 – $22
GENRE: Blues
Join us as we celebrate the release of Demetria Taylor’s new album, Doin’ What I’m Supposed To Do on Delmark Records.
The house Demetria Taylor was born into was the real house of the blues, on Chicago’s West Side.
Her mother Vera Taylor sang the blues and her father Eddie Taylor was one of the architects of Chicago blues guitar. Eddie was the man who taught Jimmy Reed how to play guitar and accompanied him on all of his great recordings. Demetria Taylor carries the blues in her DNA.
The pandemic has slowed our world down, but Demetria said, “First of all it’s been eleven years since I did an album. With this new album I’ve found my own voice. It’s the sound I’ve always wanted. I hope this album will take me to higher grounds. I want people to see I’ve grown as an artist. I’m ready to get back out there and travel the world.”
A lot has happened since Demetria recorded her debut CD “Bad Girl” in 2011. She was nominated for the Blues Music Association’s “ Best New Artist Debut “ in 2012 and received the Koko Taylor “Queen of the Blues” award in 2022.
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