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Red Hot & Blues Women – SAVE THE DATE!
Red Hot & Blues Women…in Chicago – World Capital of the Blues Women in Blues is made possible through the Harris Theater Creative Future Fund In partnership with Delmark Records, Blue Chicago, and more The Harris Theater and Delmark Records present a Gala Blues evening on Wednesday June 5, as a pre-event to the Chicago…
Congrats to WILLIE BUCK – Blues Blast Award winner for Best Live Blues Album of the Year!!!
In addition to the Amazing Willie Buck for winning Live Blues Album of the year, a big congrats to all the 2025 Blues Blast nominees, including the following Delmark Records artists: Also nominated are Delmark friends and recording artists – Sax Gordon Beadle for Horn Player of the Year, Lurrie Bell for Traditional Blues Album,…
JOHNNY BURGIN’s Fourth Annual Blues Bash at Skokie Theatre Sun, Sept 21!
JOHNNY BURGINfeaturing Noah Wotherspoon Sun, Sept 21 at 7:30 pm Tickets: $30 proceeds benefit Will’s Place. Get your tickets now Although blues guitar slinger Johnny Burgin now hangs his hat in Memphis, his Chicago roots run deep. Johnny learned from the Chicago blues masters and left his own mark on the scene with a legendary…
DELMARK RECORDS inducted into the Illinois Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!! September 14, 2025 at the Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, IL
Chicago’s Delmark Records and your favorite artists inducted into the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum’s Hall of Fame ILLINOIS ROCK & ROLL MUSEUM TO CELEBRATE NEW CLASS OF HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS, including Chicago’s Delmark Records The Museum Celebrated with Live Performances from Richard Marx, Enuff Z’Nuff, Billy Branch, Freddie Dixon Blues Band, Ronnie Baker…
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!
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…
DELMARK new release alert! Exciting Blues News with Pierre Lacocque’s MISSISSIPPI HEAT back with a new recording featuring amazing talent from Sheryl Youngblood, Danielle Nicole, Omar Coleman, Inetta Visor, Daneshia Hamilton, Giles Corey, Billy Flynn, Johnny Iguana, Brother John Kattke, Kenny Smith, and more!
Pierre Lacocque’s Mississippi Heat – DON’T LOOK BACKDelmark 895 – CD and digital downloadSeptember 2025 DON’T LOOK BACK IS MISSISSIPPI HEAT’S 14TH ALBUM, produced by Chicago Blues Hall of Fame harmonica player PIERRE LACOCQUE and Grammy and Blues Music Award Winner Producer/Engineer MICHAEL FREEMAN. Freeman is the former Chair of the Board of Directors of…
EXCITING NEWS FROM DELMARK!! Much anticipated special new release from JIMMY BURNS & SOUL MESSAGE BAND!
We’re so excited about this unique collaboration featuring the warm timeless Chicago soul/blues vocals from Jimmy Burns and the hard groovin’ B3 Blues/jazz organ from Chris Foreman‘s SOUL MESSAGE BAND!! Curtis Mayfield meets Jimmy McGriff at the Crossroads! This concept inspired Delmark to explore the historical recordings made by JIMMY BURNS when he was very…
Delmark’s annual ROCKWELL STROLL a GREAT SUCCESSFUL FEST once again!
Mississippi Heat‘s harpmaster/bandleader Pierre Lacocque with Chicago blues guitarist extraordinaire Jon McDonald! DELMARK Rockwell Stroll 2025 was a super fun neighborhood jazz & blues block party! Thanks to Blueshift Big Band, Pierre Lacocque & Jon McDonald, Jazz Journalists Association, Lauren Deutsch, Greg Guy & GeeHive, WDCB, Moors Beer, Offset BBQ, Chicago Jazz Festival & DCASE,…
Delmark Chicago Blues and Chicago Cubs continue our successful collaboration! DAVE WELD & THE IMPERIAL FLAMES hit a homerun with their show at Gallagher Way – new Delmark LP coming soon!
SWEET HOME CHICAGO! Take a look at these great shots of DAVE WELD & THE IMPERIAL FLAMES at the recent Chicago Cubs’ Gallagher Way Blues Friday!! Dave Weld has a brand new Delmark compilation LP coming soon – Bluesin’ Through the Years! Delmark 894 Bluesin’ Through the Years – Dave Weld & the Imperial Flames…
DELMARK ROCKWELL STROLL JAZZ & BLUES FEST! Sunday, August 24th, 3-7pm at Delmark! Kickoff to the upcoming Chicago Jazz Festival!
Join us for one of our favorite times of the year- the annual DELMARK ROCKWELL STROLL! This year is a special Chicago Jazz focus with the Blueshift Big Band paying tribute to the legendary Barrett Deems‘ Big Band! Special Lauren Deutsch jazz photography exhibit, and an illuminating Jazz Journalists Association discussion panel. Just announced! Very…
Rest in peace, Kevin Shanahan, long time guitarist for Tail Dragger and more
We mourn the extremely sad news that brilliant Chicago blues guitarist Kevin Shanahan has passed away in his sleep from a heart attack. Kevin was a very sweet and gentle soul, who played ferocious & wild lead and slide guitar behind Tail Dragger for decades. His Delmark recording legacy included Jimmy Burns‘ Back To The…
