
July 2023

2023 Rockwell Blues & Jazz Stroll coming soon!! Saturday, August 26th Hosted by Burning Bush Brewery
Rockwell Blues & Jazz Stroll – August 26, 3-9pmHosted by Burning Bush Brewery Parking Lot 4014 N. Rockwell St.Chicago, IL 60618 Paul Giallorenzo Trio – Killer jazz trio with new Delmark recording very soon!Joey J. Saye – rising star on the Chicago Blues scene! and headliners…Delmark All-Star Blues Band: Legends of Chicago Blues featuring Sharon…

Delmark artists, BOB STROGER and SHARON LEWIS, are the 2023 honorees in the prestigious JUS’ BLUES AWARDS!! Night of the Living Legends Honorees – Bob Stroger and Sharon Lewis receive JUS’ BLUES AWARD and will perform All-Star Blues show, August 3rd in Tunica, Mississippi
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 – 2023 JUS’ BLUES LIVING LEGEND AWARDJUS’ BLUES SPECIAL TRIBUTE FOR AN ARTIST WE RESPECT AS A LIVING LEGENDFOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO BLUES & SOUL MUSIC BOB STROGER Bob Stroger (born December 27, 1930) is an American electric blues bass guitarist, singer and songwriter. Stroger’s life story, like much of the blues, corresponds…

Many Delmark blues artists featured at the Willow Springs Blues Fest July 29, 2023- Dave Specter, Willie Buck, Tail Dragger, Bob Stroger, Billy Flynn and more! FREE
Willow Springs Blues Fest – Saturday, JULY 29th 1 Village Cir, Willow Springs, IL 60480-1665, United States WINDY CITY BLUES SOCIETY presents 1:00 – 1:45 A Patch of Blues 2:00 – 2:45 The Miles Minor Band 3:00 – 3:45 The Sean McKee Band 4:05 – 5:05 The Dave Specter Band w/ Brother John Kattke 5:25…

Delmark Records 70th Anniversary Compilation!!
Delmark Records Celebrates 70th Year With 2023 Events and Blues Anthology To celebrate the 70th anniversary, Delmark raided the vaults for a new anthology, out July 21st! Seventy years before the late Bob Koester founded Delmar (later Delmark) Records while a college student in St. Louis, Buffalo Bill’s traveling Wild West Show debuted, Chester A. Arthur was…

Congrats to BOB STROGER for winning 2023 LIVING BLUES award for best bass player! Kenny Smith for best drummer!
Congratulations to Bob Stroger, who won 2023 Living Blues Award for Best Bass Player! Smilin’ Bob Stroger is the youngest nonagenarian we know and a true friend and inspiration to the whole blues world!!!! Congratulations to all the nominees and winners Lots of artists who have recorded with Delmark are big winners including JOHN PRIMER,…

DELMARK RECORDS SUMMER EVENTS
As Delmark Records celebrates its 70th anniversary and Delmark artists play around Chicago, the US and the world, the label also organizes and/or co-sponsors a series of events around the Chicagoland featuring the Delmark All-Star Band and several other of the label’s soloists and bands. We invite you listeners and readers and JOIN US! Horner Park…
DELMARK RECORDS 70th Anniversary celebration at the 2023 CHICAGO BLUES FEST!
2023 Chicago Blues Fest events and DELMARK RECORDS is featured in honor of our 70th anniversary!! Take a look at all of these fun and exciting Delmark related events that were a rousing success in celebration of our 70th anniversary Delmark Records 70th Anniversary EVENTS DELMARK 70TH Blues Review Concert video at…

Delmark Records and Northcenter Chamber of Commerce collaborate on upcoming exciting events: Summer concert series, Farmers Market, Ribfest!
We are excited to announce that Delmark and our friendly neighbors at the Northcenter Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to present wonderful family friendly fun events this summer, including Summer concert series July 19th featuring Dave Specter, Chicago Ribfest featuring Mike Wheeler Sunday, August 20th, and Delmark Records will have an ongoing merch booth…

Delmark Records to host Peter Hurley Art Gallery – Ongoing fascinating drawing and photo exhibit of Delmark blues artists from renowned photographer/artist/journalist, Peter Hurley
Peter Hurley Art Gallery opening June 5th at Delmark Records!! Fascinating Drawing Exhibit of Delmark blues artists from renowned photographer/artist/journalist, Peter Hurley!!! Piano ace Johnny Iguana to perform! Be sure to check out Peter Hurley’s monthly column in LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE, too! DELMARK ORIGINALS @ Delmark Studio Gallery by Peter Hurley Creating…