WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
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To Celebrate WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH and to celebrate women ALWAYS!! A wonderful variety of Delmark female blues singers from the past and present, to traditional Chicago Blues, to swingin’ jazz/blues, to contemporary soul/R&B!!
Songs from the record include, Demetria Taylor “Bad Girl”, Karen Carroll “Help Me”, Queen Sylvia Embry “I Wonder Why”, Sheryl Youngblood “Red Hot Women In Blues”, Big Time Sarah, “Hoochie Coochie Woman”, Sharon Lewis, “The Real Deal”, “Zora Young “Toxic”, Bonnie Lee, “I Need Your Love So Bad”, Gloria Hardiman, “You Got Me (Where You Want Me)”, Shirley Johnson “You’re Reckless”, Grana Louise “Lead Foot Mama”, Mississippi Heat with Inetta Visor, “Nature Is Cryin’”, Blu Lu Barker “I Feel Like Layin In Another Woman’s Husband’s Arms”, Dinah Washington “Chewin’ Mama Blues” and Carlise Guy & NuBlu “A New Day”
01 Demetria Taylor – Bad Girl
02 Karen Carroll – Help Me
03 Queen Sylvia Embry – I Wonder Why
04 Sheryl Youngblood – Red Hot Women In Blues
05 Big Time Sarah – Hoochie Coochie Woman
06 Sharon Lewis – The Real Deal
07 Zora Young – Toxic
08 Bonnie Lee – I Need Your Love So Bad
09 Gloria Hardiman – You Got Me (Where You Want Me)
10 Shirley Johnson – You’re Reckless
11 Grana Louise – Lead Foot Mama
12 Mississippi Heat with Inetta Visor – Nature Is Cryin’
13 Blu Lu Barker – I Feel Like Layin In Another Woman’s Husband’s Arms
14 Dinah Washington – Chewin’ Mama Blues
15 Carlise Guy & NuBlu – A New Day
01 Demetria Taylor – Bad Girl
Bad Girl (Eddie Taylor/Demetria Taylor) 4:10
Vocals – DEMETRIA TAYLOR
Bass – Greg McDaniel
Drums – Pookie Sticks
Guitar – Eddie Taylor Jr. (right channel)
Guitar – Shun Kikuta (left channel)
Harmonica – Billy Branch
Piano, Organ – Roosevelt Purifoy
Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Shaw
From Demetria’s debut, BAD GIRL, DE 814
Recorded 2011, Delmark’s Riverside Studio
Demetria Taylor – Bad Girl
Delmark DE 814 (2011)
02 Karen Carroll – Help Me
Help Me 5:55 (Sonny Boy Williamson/Ralph Bass)
KAREN CARROLL – vocals
Bass – Johnny Gayden
Drums – Baldhead Pete
Guitar – Johnny B. Moore
Piano, Organ – Ken Saydak
Rhythm Guitar – Bob Levis
From Karen Carroll’s HAD MY FUN, DE 680
Recorded July 1995, Delmark’s Riverside Studio, Chicago
Karen Carroll – Had My Fun
Delmark 680
03 Queen Sylvia Embry – I Wonder Why
I Wonder Why (3:32) (Sylvia Embry)
Queen Sylvia Embry – vocals, bass guitar
John Embry – lead guitar
Riler “Iceman” Robinson – rhythm guitar
Dino Alvarez – drums
Recorded January 19, 1979 at Odyssey Studios, Chicago.
Originally released on LP in 1980 on Razor Records as After Work
CD for 1st time released as John & Sylvia Embry’s TROUBLES on Delmark in 2013
04 Sheryl Youngblood – Red Hot Women In Blues
“Red Hot Women In Blues” (Sheryl Youngblood)
Sheryl Youngblood, vocals
Joanna Connor, guitar
Roosevelt Purifoy, keyboards
Sherri Weathersby, bass
Pooky Styx, drums
Recorded 2024 at Delmark’s Riverside Studio, Chicago
released as digital single, 2024 – unreleased on CD!
05 Big Time Sarah – Hoochie Coochie Woman
Hoochie Coochie Woman 5:19
(Willie Dixon/Big Time Sarah Streeter)
Big Time Sarah – vocals
Rico McFarland – guitar
Tony Llorens – piano, organ
Michael Llorens – drums
Bill Hargrave – bass
Rodney Brown – tenor, soprano saxophone
Bill McFarland – trombone
released on Big Time Sarah’s LAY IT ON EM GIRLS, DD 659
recorded Chicago’s Delmark Riverside Studios, 1992
06 Sharon Lewis – The Real Deal
“The Real Deal” (3:25) (Sharon Lewis)
Sharon Lewis, vocals
Bruce James, guitar
Roosevelt Purifoy, piano, organ, Rhodes
Melvin Smith, bass
Tony Dale, drums
Kenny Anderson, trumpet & horn arrangements
Steve Berry, trombone
Hank Ford, tenor sax
Jerry DiMuzio, baritone sax
Recorded at Riverside Studio, Chicago May 23 & 24, 2011
released on Sharon Lewis’ THE REAL DEAL, DE 816 in 2011
07 Zora Young – Toxic
“Toxic” (6:03) (Zora Young)
Zora Young – vocals
Pete Allen – guitar, arrangements
Bobby Dirninger – piano, keyboard
Lee “Mookie” Cain – bass
Kerman Frazier – drums
from Zora Young’s TORE UP FROM THE FLOOR UP, DE 784
from 2005
Recorded Delmark’s Riverside Studio, Sept 8, 10, 2004
08 Bonnie Lee – I Need Your Love So Bad
I Need Your Love So Bad (5:01) (Little Willie John)
from Bonnie Lee’s SWEETHEART OF THE BLUES, DE 676, 1995
Bonnie Lee – vocals
Johnny B. Moore – guitar
Ken Saydak – piano
Harlan Terson – bass
Jon Hiller – drums
09 Gloria Hardiman – You Got Me (Where You Want Me)
“You Got Me (Where You Want Me)” (2:51) (Don Robey)
Gloria Hardiman, vocals
Steve Freund, guitar
Ken Saydak, piano, organ
Eddie Turner, drums
Sam Burkhardt, tenor sax
Harlan Terson, bass
from Steve Freund & Gloria Hardiman’s SET ME FREE, DE 837, 2014
originally released on LP on Razor Records in 1983
recorded in 1983, Universal Recording, Chicago
10 Shirley Johnson – You’re Reckless
“You’re Reckless” (4:59) (Maurice John Vaughn)
from Shirley Johnson’s BLUES ATTACK, DE 798 from 2009
Shirley Johnson – vocals
Luke Pytel, guitar
Roosevelt Purifoy, piano/organ
Lovely “JR” Fuller, Jr., bass
Cordell Teague, drums
Recorded at Riverside Studio, Chicago on June 24-26, 2008
11 Grana Louise – Lead Foot Mama
“Lead Foot Mama” (4:25) (Grana Louise)
Grana Louise – vocals
Tom Holland – guitar
Bill Hargrave – bass
Clarence “Curfew” Scott – drums
from Grana´ Louise’s Getting Kinda Rough! Delmark DE 812, 2010
recorded at Riverside Studio, Chicago, December 16, 2009.
12 Mississippi Heat with Inetta Visor – Nature Is Cryin’
Mississippi Heat “Nature Is Cryin'” (4:42)
(Pierre Lacocque)
from Mississippi Heat’s HATTIESBURG BLUES, DE 795 from 2008
Inetta Visor – vocals
Pierre Lacocque, harp
Giles Corey, guitar
Chris “Hambone” Cameron, piano, organ, Wurlitzer, clavinet
Stephen Howard, bass
Kenny Smith, drums
With Special Guests:
Carl Weathersby, guitar
Ruben Alvarez, Latin percussion
Kenny Anderson, trumpet and horn arrangements
Hank Ford, tenor saxophone
Bill McFarland, trombone
Recorded at Riverside Studio, Chicago by Steve Wagner on September 9-11, 2007
13 Blu Lu Barker – I Feel Like Layin In Another Woman’s Husband’s Arms
Blu Lu Barker – “I Feel Like Layin in Another Woman’s Husband’s Arms” (2:56) (Danny Barker)
Band – Danny Barker Sextette
Bass – Unknown Artist
Drums – Woodie Nichols
Guitar – Danny Barker
Piano – Norman Lester
Tenor Saxophone – Jerry Jerome
Trumpet – Unknown Artist
Vocals – Blu Lu Barker
Written-By – D. Barker
from Various Artists – Don’t You Feel My Leg, DE 684, 1996
(APOLLO’S LADY BLUES SINGERS)
recorded October 3, 1946
Blu Lu Barker / Wee Bea Booze / Baby Dee – Don’t You Feel My Leg
Delmark DE 684 (1996) – Apollo Series
14 Dinah Washington – Chewin’ Mama Blues
“Chewin’ Mama Blues” 2:54
Dinah Washington, vocals
Lucky Thompson, tenor saxophone
Karl George, trumpet
Jewel Grant, alto saxophone
Gene Porter, clarinet, alto and baritone saxophone
Milt Jackson, vibes
Charles Mingus, bass
Lee Young, drums
Recorded in Los Angeles December 10, 12, 13, 1945
from Dinah Washington’s MELLOW MAMA, Delmark DD 451 February 18, 1992
APOLLO RECORDS
15 Carlise Guy & NuBlu – A New Day
“A New Day” NuBlu (5:24) (Carlise Guy)
CARLISE GUY vocals
MARCIL MADDOX lead guitar
DAN HENLEY drums
MICHAEL STERLING bass
DAVID HOLLOWAY keyboards
JOE RENDÓN congas
MIKE WHEELER guitar
Digital single from 2024 – unreleased on CD!
Delmark Records is the oldest continuously operating jazz and blues independent record label in the United States. It was founded by Robert G. Koester in St. Louis, Missouri in 1953, originally under the name “Delmar.” In 1958, Koester and the label relocated to Chicago with the label’s current name: Delmark. In 2018, Julia A. Miller became the President of Delmark Records LLC, and Elbio Barilari became the Artistic Director.
