Pierre Lacocque’s MISSISSIPPI HEAT with Sheryl Youngblood Delmark CD party at Buddy Guy’s Legends! Check out Pierre’s recent interview in Talkin’ Blues!

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More exciting BLUES NEWS from Chicago’s Delmark Records!! Delmark is more than ALIVE in ’25!! A plethora of new releases, including this killer new “Traditional Blues with a unique sound” recording from Pierre Lacocque‘s Mississippi Heat called “DON’T LOOK BACK!” Delmark CD party for Pierre Lacocque’s Mississippi Heat this Friday, September 19th at Buddy Guy’s…

Fascinating interview with Johnny Iguana in IT’S PSYCHEDELIC BABY Magazine!

Kevin Johnson1 year ago1 year ago018 mins

IT’S PSYCHEDELIC BABY MAGAZINE Johnny Iguana | Interview | At Delmark: The 1917 Steinway Sessions February 15, 2025 Johnny Iguana | Interview | At Delmark: The 1917 Steinway Sessions Chicago’s own Johnny Iguana stands at the confluence of tradition and creativity. With his upcoming album ‘At Delmark,’ arriving on April 11, 2025, he offers a…

JOHNNY IGUANA interview about his new 2025 album in BLUES.GR!

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Q&A with talented and brilliant pianist Johnny Iguana, highly rhythmic, Chicago style that sounds like no one else “It’s good and natural for people who love all rock and pop to step back and hear the blues innovators who lay the groundwork for so many modern styles of music. And you can be surprised by how…

DELMARK BLUES ARTISTS (leader and sideman) on the cover of BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE thru the years! Click on the image to take you to the interviews!

Kevin Johnson2 years ago2 years ago01 mins

Look at the all of the blues artists that have recorded for Delmark Records as a leader or sideman featured on the cover of Blues Blast Magazine. Thank you publisher Bob Kieser, writers Mark Thompson, Marty Gunther, John Mitchell, Steve Jones, and more, and all of the photographers, Peter Hurley, Bob Kieser, Marilyn Stringer, Laura Carbone, Janet Mami Takayama, Joseph Rosen, Roman Sobus, Jim Hartzell, Bob Hakins, and more!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Delmark Blues…

Delmark Records/Bob Koester interview from ’82 in AMERICAN BLUES SCENE !!

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MIKE WHEELER on the cover of LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE!

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Mike Wheeler You Have to Know Who You Are By David Whiteis Chicago bluesman Mike Wheeler has been building a career for himself for over 30 years. He plays his blues with ease and an obvious joy in what he is doing. As he says on the title track from his first album for Delmark…

MOJO MORGANFIELD featured in the Chicago Sun-Times!!

Kevin Johnson6 years ago6 years ago07 mins

For Joseph ‘Mojo’ Morganfield, making music like his famous dad is a very ‘Good’ thing by Moira McCormick The most recent of Muddy Waters’ offspring to pursue his own career in music, Morganfield has released a new single, “It’s Good to Be King,” on Chicago’s longstanding independent Delmark label. Joseph “Mojo” Morganfield grew up with a…

Mojo Morganfield: Blues Royal Bloodline

Elbio Barilari6 years ago6 years ago06 mins

Q&A with Joseph “Mojo” Morganfield: Muddy Waters’ youngest son is a rising star on the Chicago blues scene. Interview by Michael Limnios. View Michael’s Blog “The Blues changed. When my father was a young man the blues was a black audience, but when Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, and Johnny Winters introduced the world to…

Johnny Iguana on the cover of BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE!

Kevin Johnson6 years ago6 years ago01 mins

Pianist extraordinaire Johnny Iguana is the cover feature interview in the acclaimed publication, BLUES BLAST! Thank you, Bob Kieser and Mark Thompson for this candid and revelatory interview with the one and only Johnny Iguana. Johnny talks about his entire career, including his influences, how he got his nickname, playing with the legendary Junior Wells,…

Jefferson Airplane’s & Hot Tuna’s JORMA KAUKONEN interviewed by DAVE SPECTER

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Jorma Kaukonen joined Dave from Fur Peace Ranch in Ohio sharing great stories from his early days in Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna through his solo career, talking about friends and players from John Hammond to Jimi Hendrix, Mike Bloomfield to Jerry Garcia. Recorded in May, 2020. Check out more of Dave’s podcast interviews with…

ANDY BROWN every Thursday night @ THE GREEN MILL

Sabertooth Jazz every Thursday night @ Andy’s Jazz Club, Chicago

CHRIS FOREMAN every Friday night @ THE GREEN MILL

Andy Brown Trio every Sunday @ ANDY’S JAZZ CLUB

SOUL MESSAGE Band every Sunday night @ THE GREEN MILL

ANDY BROWN every Thursday night @ THE GREEN MILL

Sabertooth Jazz every Thursday night @ Andy’s Jazz Club, Chicago

CHRIS FOREMAN every Friday night @ THE GREEN MILL

Andy Brown Trio every Sunday @ ANDY’S JAZZ CLUB

SOUL MESSAGE Band every Sunday night @ THE GREEN MILL

ANDY BROWN every Thursday night @ THE GREEN MILL

Dave Specter @ Shaw’s Crab House, Chicago

Interviews

Pierre Lacocque’s MISSISSIPPI HEAT with Sheryl Youngblood Delmark CD party at Buddy Guy’s Legends! Check out Pierre’s recent interview in Talkin’ Blues!

Fascinating interview with Johnny Iguana in IT’S PSYCHEDELIC BABY Magazine!

JOHNNY IGUANA interview about his new 2025 album in BLUES.GR!

DELMARK BLUES ARTISTS (leader and sideman) on the cover of BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE thru the years! Click on the image to take you to the interviews!

Delmark Records/Bob Koester interview from ’82 in AMERICAN BLUES SCENE !!

MIKE WHEELER on the cover of LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE!

MOJO MORGANFIELD featured in the Chicago Sun-Times!!

Mojo Morganfield: Blues Royal Bloodline

Johnny Iguana on the cover of BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE!

Jefferson Airplane’s & Hot Tuna’s JORMA KAUKONEN interviewed by DAVE SPECTER