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DAVE SPECTER BAND with JIMMY BURNS & SHERYL YOUNGBLOOD- Tom Marker & WDCB’s Bluesday Tuesday 10th Anniversary @ Fitzgerald’s, Berwyn, IL
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Delmark celebrates the 10th Anniversary of Tom Marker/WDCB’s BLUESDAY TUESDAY at Fitzgerald’s with DAVE SPECTER, JIMMY BURNS, SHERYL YOUNGBLOOD – April 1st!
Bluesday Tuesday at Fitzgerald’s Features Delmark Artists April 1st Join us on Tuesday, April 1st as we celebrate Tom Marker’s 10th Anniversary of WDCB’s Bluesday Tuesday at Fitzgerald’s music venue (Berwyn, IL).Featuring Delmark Records artists Sheryl Youngblood and Jimmy Burns along with Dave Specter and his band: John Kattke, E.G. McDaniel and Marty Binder. 7:00-9:00 with the 1st…
Chicago Baseball and Chicago Blues fans unite! Delmark all-stars to perform at Wrigley Field/Gallagher Way on Cubs Opening Day and BOB STROGER to throw out the 1st pitch!
BOB STROGER Photos L-R: John Nunu Zomot, Getty Images, Peter Hurley The Chicago Cubs and Delmark Records team up to celebrate the new throwback baby blue uniforms, paying tribute to electric blues! On opening day, April 5th, the Chicago Cubs battle the San Diego Padres, and Motorola Razr will be on board presenting the new…
CHICAGO BLUES REVIVAL annual fundraiser March 20th and Sheryl Youngblood mural!
Every month the Chicago Blues Revival teams up with the Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization (KOCO) to present the Silver Fox Pop Up. The Silver Fox will eventually be a physical cafe’ that caters to seniors but while that is being built there are Pop Ups at the Martin Luther King Community Center where seniors gather to have…
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH – Very special Delmark blues compilation – exclusive content for Airplay Direct!
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH AirPlayDirect.com/WomensHistoryMonth 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…
NEW DELMARK albums coming soon from TAD ROBINSON, DAVE SPECTER and album release party at Dave’s SPACE!
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…
100th anniversary of the historic UPTOWN THEATRE – new book, THE UPTOWN!
Please Support ‘The UPTOWN’ Book before March 21 A new book from Delmark friends Andy Pierce and Robert Loerzel and CityFiles Press celebrates the 100th anniversary of the historic Uptown Theatre, a large, lavish movie palace, a National Register building, and a designated Chicago Landmark. The UPTOWN takes readers back to the theater’s ballyhooed opening in 1925. It was a magical place…
JIMMY BURNS featured on new all-star blues compilation for JUS’ BLUES FOUNDATION 25th Anniversary!
JIMMY BURNS‘ “STRANDED IN CLARKSDALE” from his 2003 Delmark album, BACK TO THE DELTA to be featured on a brand new all-star BLUES compilation recording to benefit the JUS’ BLUES FOUNDATION, celebrating its 25th year! This much anticipated exciting compilation will feature 2 newly recorded songs made specifically for this special release from 2 of…
JOHNNY IGUANA’s new album, AT DELMARK receives rave reviews!
Johnny Iguana At Delmark Delmark Records 888 – www.delmark.com Chicago pianist Johnny Iguana is tireless. After a long tour of France at the end of last year, Delmark Records unveils his new album. A few months ago, Julia Miller and Elbio Barilari, the label’s managers, invited the pianist to the studio. The goal was twofold: to…
Ernest Dawkins’ Delmark recording and Chicago Jazz featured in New York Times!
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Chicago Jazz Explore the Windy City through tracks by Ramsey Lewis, Ahmad Jamal, Lester Bowie and the contemporary artists at the forefront of today’s sound. By Giovanni Russonello Jazz has experienced a meaningful resurgence in popularity over the past 15 years or so, especially among younger listeners. What’s driving that? You…
JUS’ BLUES Music Foundation announces 2025 honorees, including Delmark artists SHIRLEY JOHNSON and WILLIE BUCK!
KoKo Taylor Queen of the Blues AwardOutstanding contribution to preserving traditional BluesShirley Johnson. Through the years, Chicago has been home to some of our finest blues women, and vocalist Shirley Johnson ranks near the pinnacle of this distinguished group. A veteran of over fifty years as a blues vocalist, with a notable career in gospel before…