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 Fitzgerald’s
Tues. May 23, 8:30pm
This is a film screening, NOT a live performance.
6615 Roosevelt Rd. Berwyn, IL 60402
708-788-2118
possible on-demand PPV on iView
Delmark Gallery
PETER HURLEY OPENING:
Weds May 31, 6-9
Blues Musicians depicted in the Delmark Originals exhibit, all represented by the label at one time or another, are Jimmy Johnson, Deitra Farr, Johnny Iguana, Jimmy Burns, Billy Boy Arnold, Shirley Johnson, Billy Flynn, Mike Wheeler, Eddy Clearwater, Mud Morganfield, Linsey Alexander, Lurrie Bell, Bob Stroger, Willie Buck and Sharon Lewis. Whether the wisdom of age found in the facial features of Jimmy Johnson, the unbridled joy in Demetria Taylor’s smile, or the wry experience in the eyes of Jimmy Burns, a blues musician’s portrait holds the potential for exploring the inner landscape of the mind and soul.
WDCB/Fitzgerald’s BLUESDAY TUESDAY June 6, 7pm – Delmark All-Stars – Live at Fitzgerald’s!
7pm broadcast (doors at 6pm)
Bluesfest Preview, features the band as a preview of the FULL SHOW on Blues Fest!
Two 60 minute sets, first set broadcast live on WDCB from Fitzgerald’s
Band:
Dave Specter, guitar
Larry Williams, bass
Roosevelt Purifoy, organ
Johnny Iguana, piano
Big Ray Stewart, drums
BLUESCAMP with Johnny Burgin & Billy Flynn, at Delmark Records
Tues June 6: MORNING CLASS 10-12.30; AFTERNOON CLASS 2-5
Weds June 7: MORNING CLASS 10-12-30; AFTERNOON CLASS: 2-4
THEN Johnny/Billy Flynn Gig at Lizard Liquid Lounge, 3056 W Irving Park Rd, 60618,
6-9.30
6-7.30: student performances with Johnny or Billy backing as needed
8-9.30 Johnny Burgin, Billy Flynn set.
Thurs June 8: MORNING CLASS, PERFORMANCE REVIEW and recap. 10-12
DELMARK 70TH TRIBUTE, Chicago Bluesfest
Friday June 9, 2:30pm
Delmark 70th Anniversary Tribute on CHICAGO BLUESFEST June 9, 2:30pm on
the Pritzker Stage
Band:
Dave Specter, guitar
Steve Bell, harmonica
Larry Williams, bass
Roosevelt Purifoy, organ
Johnny Iguana, piano
Big Ray Stewart, drums
with Johnny Burgin (vocals, guitar)
Willie Buck (vocals)
Nick Alexander in tribute to his father, Linsey Alexander (vocals, guitar)
Dave Weld (vocals, guitar) & Monica Myhre (vocals)
Sharon Lewis (vocals)
Bob Stroger (vocals)
Shirley Johnson (vocals)
MC – Scott Hambone Hammer
Hosts – Julia Miller/Elbio Barilari
Producer/Stage Manager: Elbio Barilari/Dick Shurman & Rick Kreher
WOMEN IN BLUES TRIBUTE, Chicago Bluesfest
Sat June 10, 2:30pm
Deitra Farr, Katherine Davis and Sugar Pie DeSanto
Here are the full Chicago Blues Fest Schedules!!
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_blues_festival8.html
Chicago Blues Festival Schedule — Thurs., June 8, 2023
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
- 5:15-5:30pm – National Anthem/Commissioner’s Welcome/Tom Marker
- 5:30-6:20pm – Wayne Baker Brooks
- 6:30-7:30pm – Blind Boys of Alabama with Bobby Rush
- 7:45-9pm – Centennial Tribute to Albert King featuring Donald Kinsey, Larry McCray, Rico McFarland, Carl Weathersby and Tony Llorens
Chicago Blues Festival Schedule — Friday, June 9, 2023
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
- 2:15-2:30pm – National Anthem/Commissioner’s Welcome/Tom Marker
- 2:30-3:45pm – 70th Anniversary of Delmark Records
- Delmark All-Star Band including Dave Specter, Johnny Burgin, Larry Williams, Roosevelt Purifoy, Johnny Iguana, Steve Bell, and Big Ray
- Featured performances by Bob Stroger, Sharon Lewis, Willie Buck, Dave Weld & Monica Myhre, Linsey Alexander & Nick Alexander, Shirley Johnson, and Willie Hayes
- 4-5pm – Nora Jean Wallace
- 5:15-6:15pm – Jontavious Willis
- 6:30-7:30pm – Jimmy Burns Band
- 7:45-9pm – John Primer and the Real Deal Blues Band
Visit Mississippi Juke Joint Stage (South Promenade)
- 12-1pm – Mzz Reese
- 1:15-2:15pm – Lightnin’ Malcolm
- 2:30-3:30pm – Eddie Cotton
- 3:45-5pm – Vasti Jackson
Rosa’s Lounge (North Promenade)
12-6pm
Emcee: Tony Mangiullo
Daily showcase of Chicago Blues legends and emerging artists that have called Rosa’s Lounge home over the last 39 years.
- 12:30-1:20pm – Stephen Hull
- 1:35-2:25pm – Big Mike and the R&B Kings featuring Sierra Green
- 2:40-3:30pm – Melody Angel
- 3:45-4:45pm – Eddie Taylor – 100th Birthday with the Taylor Family “the Taylor Family: Featuring Larry, Brenda, Edna, Demetria Taylor and Tim”
- 5-6pm – Rico McFarland
- 6:15-7:30pm – Last Call with WDCB Radio and The Smiley Tillmon Band featuring Kate Moss
Film Screening: Chicago Cultural Center (Claudia Cassidy Theater)
1pm – Film screening of “Born in Chicago” followed by a Q&A
Full-length documentary on the Chicago Blues, co‐directed by Emmy award-winner John Anderson with Bob Sarles.
Chicago Blues Festival Schedule — Sat., June 10, 2023
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
- 2:15-2:30pm – National Anthem/Commissioner’s Welcome/Tom Marker
- 2:30-3:45pm – Women in Blues – Deitra Farr, Katherine Davis and Sugar Pie DeSanto
- Honorees: Deitra Farr, Katherine Davis & Sugar Pie DeSanto
- Band Line-up: Lynne Jordan, host/vocalist; Sheryl Youngblood, music director & drums; Joanna Connor, guitar; Sherri Weathersby, bass; Roosevelt Purifoy, organ; Dujuan Austin, drums; and Johnny Iguana, piano
- 4-5pm – Joe Pratt & The Source One Band featuring New Orleans Beau
- 5:15-6:15pm – Sugaray Rayford
- 6:30-7:30pm – Demetria Taylor with The Mike Wheeler Band
- 7:45-9pm – Mud Morganfield
Visit Mississippi Juke Joint Stage (South Promenade)
- 12-1pm – Chris Gill & The Sole Shakers
- 1:15-2:15pm – Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band
- 2:30-3:30pm – John Primer with Steve Bell
- 3:45-5pm – Super Chikan
Rosa’s Lounge (North Promenade) 12-6pm
Emcee: Tony Mangiullo
Daily showcase of Chicago Blues legends and emerging artists that have called Rosa’s Lounge home over the last 39 years.
- 12:30-1:20pm – Dave Herrero and Friends
- 1:35-2:25pm – Matthew Skoller and Chicago Wind featuring: Precious Taylor
- 2:40-3:30pm – Milwaukee Slim with the Billy Flynn Band
- 3:45-4:45pm – Lynne Jordan and the Shivers
- 5-6:15pm – Rosa’s Lounge Jam Session with Mary Lane, Lil Ed, Willie Buck, and Billy Branch
- 6:30-7:45pm – Last Call with WDCB Radio and Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames
Chicago Blues Festival Schedule — Sun., June 11, 2023
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
- 2:15-2:30pm – National Anthem/Commissioner’s Welcome/Tom Marker
- 2:30-3:45pm – The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra featuring Terrie Odabi
- 4-5:15pm – Stephen Hull
- 5:30-6:15pm – Sheryl Youngblood
- 6:30-7:30pm – Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials
- 7:45-9pm – Los Lobos
Visit Mississippi Juke Joint Stage (South Promenade)
- 12-1pm – Duwayne Burnside
- 1:15-2:15pm – Terry “Harmonica” Bean
- 2:30-3:30pm – Zac Harmon
- 3:45-4:45pm – O.B. Buchana
Rosa’s Lounge (North Promenade) 12-6pm
Emcee: Tony Mangiullo
Daily showcase of Chicago Blues legends and emerging artists that have called Rosa’s Lounge home over the last 39 years.
- 12:30-1:20pm – Wendy and DB with Blues Friends
- 1:35-2:25pm – The Ivy Ford Band
- 2:40-3:30pm – The Bear Williams Band
- 3:45-4:45pm – Gerald McClendon
- 5-6pm – Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band
- 6:15-7:30pm – Last Call with WDCB Radio and Morry Sochat & The Special 20s
https://www.bluesfestguide.com/
Chicago Blues Festival
June 8 – 11, 2023
Free admission • Millennium Park and beyond
The annual Chicago Blues Festival in June is the city’s largest music festival. More than 500,000 blues fans gather in Chicago’s Millennium Park and venues across the city for multiple days of performances — all free and open to the public — featuring some of the genre’s most revered musicians, along with up-and-coming and local talent.
A Chicago staple for almost 40 years, the festival’s diverse lineup has included everyone from B.B. King and Buddy Guy to Etta James and Koko Taylor and beyond. Performances showcase the genre’s contributions to soul, R&B, gospel, rock, hip-hop, and more.
Chicago Blues Festival lineup
Chicago Blues Festival features a packed lineup of performances in iconic Millennium Park, paying homage to the past, present, and future of blues.
https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoBluesFestival/
FREE! Full lineup and more details at www.ChicagoBluesFestival.us.
The largest, free Blues festival in the world returns to Chicago with four days of top tier talent performing in Chicago’s Millennium Park. Three stages set up across Millennium Park will welcome 45 performances and more than 250 artists celebrating the city’s renowned Blues legacy.
Enter the Park at Michigan Ave. & Washington St. or Michigan Ave. & Madison St. Additional entrances to the Park at Randolph St. and Monroe St.
2023 Blues headliners include four-time GRAMMY® winners Los Lobos, Blind Boys of Alabama with Bobby Rush, Mud Morganfield, John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band, Jimmy Burns Band, Sugaray Rayford, Jontavious Willis, Vasti Jackson, Eddie Cotton, O.B. Buchana, Super Chikan, and more.
Commissioned projects include the Centennial Tribute to Albert King featuring Donald Kinsey, Larry McCray, Rico McFarland, Carl Weathersby and Tony Llorens; a Delmark Records 70th Anniversary Celebration, and a “Women in Blues” tribute featuring Deitra Farr, Katherine Davis, Sugar Pie DeSanto and more.
New this year, the festival elevates its food options with a Blues-inspired smokehouse experience called “Wally’s BBQ Pit” in the North Promenade Tent of the Park with delicious BBQ fare and specialty drinks catered by Eleven North Hospitality. In between Blues sets, guests can stop to enjoy their BBQ, cornbread and drinks on picnic tables alongside whiskey barrels and smokers.
Further enriching the immersive Blues experience, Praize Productions, Inc. presents a photography installation, “The Rhythm Within Our Blues” featuring life-size photographs depicting the history and authentic culture of Blues music told via the lens of professional photographers of color from Chicago’s South Side. Photographers include Amber Green, Seed Lynn, and Tony Smith. Praize Productions, one of the 2023 Millennium Park Residency companies, adds to the artistic richness and deep appreciation for Blues music and its greats with this exhibition.
Chicago Blues Festival is sponsored by Visit Mississippi, Chicago Transit Authority, Rosa’s Lounge, National Museum of Mexican Art, and Millennium Garages.