Reviews

Great live review of DAVE WELD & THE IMPERIAL FLAMES in CHICAGO BLUES GUIDE!!!
Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames – Hey Nonny, Arlington Hts., Jan. 18, 2025 Article & Photos: Jim Summaria L to R — Rogers Randle, Dave Weld, Monica Myhre Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames w/ Monica Myhre, Jeff Taylor, Rogers Randle, Harry Yaseen, EG McDaniel Live Show Review & Photos by Jim Summaria …

WILLIE BUCK’s LIVE at BUDDY GUY’S LEGENDS receives well-deserved rave reviews!
➊ Jumping (INSTRUMENTAL BLUES JAM) (6:33) (Admin. Delmark Records)➋ Kansas City (4:23) (Leiber & Stoller) (Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI)➌ Tried To Work Something Out (5:14) (William Crawford) (BMI)➍ What We Were Talking About (6:03) (William Crawford) (BMI)➎ Let’s See if We Can Come Together (4:48) (William Crawford) (BMI)➏ Snow (6:27) (William Crawford) (BMI)➐ Willie Buck…

Great new WILLIE BUCK review in UK’s BLUES & RHYTHM Magazine!
BLUES & RHYTHM (UK) #387, Dec 2024/Jan 2025 WILLIE BUCK AND THE DELMARK ALL-STARS: Live At Buddy Guy’s Legends Delmark 882 (52:45) CD/ LP/ Digital Jumping/ Kansas City/Tried To Work Something Out/ What We Were Talking About/ Let’s See If We Can Come Together/ Snow/ Willie Buck Talking/ Rock Me/ Walking And Swimming/ Hoochie Coochie…

RED HOT & BLUES WOMEN IN CHICAGO show review in LIVING BLUES!
Check out the just published LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE article by Pete Hurley on Delmark’s RED HOT & CHICAGO BLUES WOMEN June 5th, 2024 at the Harris Theater concert. livingblues.com pmh1951.wixsite.com/blueportraits Big thank you to Peter Hurley for all of his amazing photographs and his passionate journalism expertise! Delmark Records by Julia A. Miller assisted by…

New digital single from Chicago blues star MIKE WHEELER receives rave reviews!
BLUES BYTES What’s New January 2024 Delmark is making good use of the live show that featured the set by Sheryl Youngblood, with guitarist Mike Wheeler also leading the same band and putting down enough material for an upcoming album of his own. Wheeler was a blues cat that I was late in discovering, but since finding…

New Delmark blues artist SHERYL YOUNGBLOOD’s single, EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE, receives rave reviews!
AMERICAN BLUES SCENE Sheryl Youngblood Releases Live Single ‘Every Day of Your Life’ “Every Day of Your Life,” a song written by Jimmy Johnson and recorded live by Chicago blues rising star Sheryl Youngblood, is out now via Delmark Records. The tune was recorded by Sheryl and the Delmark All-Star Band during the label’s 70th anniversary…

MUD MORGANFIELD big bday tribute show to his Dad, MUDDY WATERS reviewed in AMERICAN BLUES SCENE!! All-star band with BOB STROGER, JOHN PRIMER, RICK KREHER and more!
Big write up and absolutely gorgeous pics of a legendary show from Mud Morganfield, John Primer, Bob Stroger, Rick Kreher, Sumito Ariyoshi, Harmonica Hinds, drummer Chris Alexander for a big bday tribute to Mud’s Pop, Muddy Waters!! Apple doesn’t fall from that big ol’ BLUES TREE, does it??? Thank you, Robin Zimmerman, Michael Lepek, Lauren…

LINSEY ALEXANDER, “The Hoochie Man” featured in the CHICAGO READER!
THE SECRET HISTORY OF CHICAGO MUSIC Linsey Alexander started a second career in the blues at 58 After retiring from the police force, this larger-than-life guitarist and singer went from weekend warrior to international touring and recording artist. by Steve KrakowFebruary 15, 2023 Since 2004 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of…

MUD MORGANFIELD receives well deserved rave reviews for Delmark’s PORTRAIT!
https://www.chicagobluesguide.com/post/mud-morganfield-portrait Mud Morganfield – Portrait Release date: November 11, 2022 Delmark Records By Curt Brown Photo: by Roman Sobus A burden or a benefit? A mighty weight or a supporting edge? An anchor to the past or a push forward? What bearing does having the Morganfield surname carry in the blues today? Before he was…

Demetria Taylor’s new Delmark CD, “Doin’ What I’m Supposed To Do” receives rave reviews and stellar airplay!
Demetria Taylor is awarded the prestigious “KoKo Taylor Queen of the Blues” award from the Jus’ Blues Foundation KOKO TAYLOR “QUEEN OF THE BLUES” AWARDS Preserving Traditional Blues Heritage Demetria Taylor Demetria Taylor is the daughter of the late blues legend Eddie Taylor Sr. and is helping keep the legacy of her father alive. Eddie is…