BOB STROGER & THE HEADCUTTERS won Best Album in the super prestigious Living Blues Magazine Awards. Bob Stroger also won for BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR and in the BASS category. CONGRATULATIONS Delmark artists Bob Stroger & The Headcutters…!!!! https://livingblues.com/
Congrats to the inspirational and amazing nonagenarian BOB STROGER and The Headcutters (Brazil’s finest!) on winning Living Blues awards best blues album of the year for Delmark‘s BOB IS BACK! Smiliin’ Bob also won for best bassist AND BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR! WOW! Well deserved, Mr. Stroger. The blues world and beyond LOVES YOU!!
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| 94-Year-Old Blues Legend Bob Stroger Wins Blues Artist of the Year, Best Bass Player, and Best Album3/7/202694-Year-Old Blues Legend Bob Stroger Wins Blues Artist of the Year, Best Bass Player, and Best Album ”Bob Is Back!”, a Delmark album by Bob Stroger & The Headcutters, is the winner of the Living Blues Magazine Awards! Bob also took home Blues Artist of the Year and Best Bass Player! At 94, Bob Stroger is the oldest blues musician still actively touring, recording, and performing—and he’s playing better than ever!The Best Album award also marks the first time a South American blues band has achieved this distinction. “Bob Is Back!” is Bob Stroger’s second album as a leader for Delmark Records, the legendary Chicago label where he has appeared on more than 30 albums as a bassist. It is also his second collaboration with his favorite Brazilian partners, The Headcutters. Following the success of “That’s My Name”, their first Delmark album together, Bob, Joe, Ricardo, Leandro, and Catuto returned to the studio, this time joined by special guest pianist Ben Levin.The result, “Bob Is Back!”, is another outstanding collection of old-school blues that is sure to delight audiences around the world. In recent years, Bob Stroger has received the Jus’ Blues Music Award, won multiple Best Bass Player honors, including from the Blues Music Awards and the Living Blues Awards, received a Lifetime Tribute at the Chicago Blues Festival, and, in 2025, was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame |
BOB STROGER & DEMETRIA TAYLOR will also be performing at the upcoming prestigious CALGARY BLUES FEST, August 1st and 2nd!!!
August 1, 2026
Bob Stroger
Iconic bassist Bob Stroger performs as featured guest of Bob Corritore’s Blues Revue at The Confluence for Calgary International Blues Festival At 95 years young, Bob Stroger continues to record and perform, leading the way for all bassist with his solid Chicago sound.
https://www.calgarybluesfest.com/event/bob-stroger
August 2, 2026
Demetria Taylor
Chicago Blues singer Demetria Taylor tears up the stage at Calgary Bluesfest. The award winning Delmark recording artist is known as a luminous presence in the blues scene, her voice echoing the legacy of her family and the soulful history of Chicago blues. Her music not only celebrates the past but also brings a vibrant, contemporary energy to the ever-evolving story of the blues.
https://www.calgarybluesfest.com/event/demetria-taylor
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ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE BRAZIL features The Headcutters and their nomination to the Living Blues Awards for their 2nd Delmark album with Bob Stroger. Read the article: https://rollingstone.com.br/…/banda-brasileira…/
English translation:
Brazilian Band Nominated for the Living Blues Awards, the Global “Oscars of the Blues”. By Guilherme Gonçalves
The Brazilian quartet The Headcutters has made history as the first band from the country to be nominated for the prestigious Living Blues Awards. Presented by the American magazine Living Blues, founded in 1970, the awards are widely regarded as the global “Oscars of the Blues.”
The Santa Catarina-based group is competing in the Best Blues Album of 2025 category with Bob Is Back!, an album recorded in collaboration with legendary American bassist Bob Stroger. Voting by both the public and a panel of blues critics is open through June 15 on the Living Blues website.
Because it is a specialized blues award, being among the nominees is considered one of the highest honors in the genre, recognizing excellence as judged by leading blues scholars and critics. Joe Marhofer, The Headcutters’ harmonica player and vocalist, celebrated the achievement:
“It is the ultimate recognition for preserving the tradition. Being nominated for a Living Blues Award is like being nominated for the Blues Oscars; it is the seal of authenticity that every artist in the genre aspires to receive.”
The nominated album is the band’s second release on Chicago-based record label Delmark Records. The recording further strengthens the group’s long-standing collaboration with Bob Stroger, which began in 2009. At 95 years old, Stroger is the longest-active bluesman still performing today and received two nominations this year, including one for Blues Artist of the Year.
About The Headcutters
Formed in the early 2000s by four childhood friends—Joe Marhofer (harmonica and vocals), Ricardo Maca (guitar and vocals), Arthur Catuto (bass and vocals), and Leandro Cavera (drums)—The Headcutters built their identity on musical authenticity and historical fidelity. The band’s name itself pays tribute to blues legends Muddy Waters, Little Walter, and Jimmy Rogers, who were informally known as “The Headhunters” during the 1950s.
The quartet faithfully recreates the classic sound of Chicago’s legendary blues labels, using vintage amplifiers and analog recording techniques. Over the course of its career, the band has released seven albums and two DVDs, including the documentary Walkin’ USA (2017).
Based in Itajaí, the group has performed at major blues events such as the King Biscuit Blues Festival and the Pinetop Perkins Blues Festival.
In 2022, with its previous album That’s My Name, The Headcutters reached No. 2 on the Living Blues Radio Chart, which tracks airplay on the most influential blues radio stations in the United States.
