Tad Robinson returns to Delmark with a much anticipated brand new recording SOUL IN BLUE!
Tad Robinson – SOUL IN BLUE (Delmark 887)- release date May 2, 2025
Soul-blues singer TAD ROBINSON, was born and raised in Manhattan. At the age of 30 he settled in the second city, drawn there by Chicago’s rich blues heritage. His apprenticeship in the Windy City as a harmonica player led him to the blues clubs and his pure soul inflected voice kept him in demand fronting bands and as a top-tier session singer. After signing with the DELMARK label in the 90’s, Robinson became a regular on the blues circuit in the U.S. and in Europe, and has collected two W.C. Handy Award nominations and eight Blues Music Award nominations in the ensuing years. Along the way he’s been drawn to musicians and kindred souls whose creativity thrives at the nexus of soul and blues.
It’s been six years since Robinson released the Blues Music Award-nominated REAL STREET. Robinson proves on his new DELMARK album Soul In Blue that he still has plenty of skin in the blues game. Six of these tracks were recorded in Indianapolis with his longtime road band, plus special guests. Four tracks were cut in Chicago at Delmark’s Riverside Studio with the DELMARK ALL-STARS. You’ll savor the sounds of a set of mostly self-penned songs along with two covers, of Wilson Pickett, and Arthur Adams, rounding out the list. Robinson and his remarkable collaborators imbue each track with the varied shades of Chicago soul, in blue.
DAVE SPECTER – LIVE AT SPACE (Delmark 888) release date May 25, 2025
Dave Specter and Delmark Records have been together for over three decades. Dave’s acclaimed double album “Six String Soul” celebrated this amazing journey. Now, “Dave Specter Live at Space” writes a new and exciting chapter in this long and harmonious story on Dave’s 14th album on Delmark. At home at Evanston’s premier venue, SPACE, Dave and his smokin’ tight band deliver a definitive live blues event, vibrantly captured in this recording. This is 21st century Chicago blues, anchored in tradition and open to the future.
Album release party at Dave’s world renowned music venue, SPACE in Evanston!!
Hope you can join us on June 24th for the Live at SPACE Album Release Party! CD & LP Volume One on Delmark Records.
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