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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…

Delmark Records and Chicago Cubs celebrate Chicago Blues in a great new partnership!
BOB STROGER first pitch, Delmark All-Stars perform, Landmark/Delmark Record Store, and Cubs / Delmark All-Stars 45! BOB STROGER’S FIRST PITCH AT WRIGLEY FIELD April 5th, 2025: The Delmark All-Stars and the Delmark label managers were with Bob for this historic occasion. The Cubs used a special blues jersey, had the Delmark All-Stars performing before and…

TAD ROBINSON – SOUL IN BLUE – Exciting new blues soul recording- his first as a leader on Delmark since ’98 with a much-anticipated return!!
We are super excited about the brand-new blues/soul recording from TAD ROBINSON – SOUL IN BLUE (Delmark 887) – Street Date – May 2, 2025 Listen Here! https://promo.theorchard.com/SIB49LklAPbCmlRdl8WC Tad Robinson returns to Delmark with a much-anticipated brand-new recording SOUL IN BLUE! His first as a leader on Delmark since 1998’s Last Go Round; Tad recorded his debut album as a leader…

Rest in peace to Mr. George Freeman, legendary Chicago jazz guitarist.
George Freeman – Birth Sign – DELMARK RECORDS Creativity, Originality, Style, and goin “outside!” Rest in peace to one of my favorite jazz guitarists of all time- Mr. George Freeman! Here’s a review I wrote in 2008 on his Delmark classic record, BIRTH SIGN from 1969, published in Delmark and Jazz Record Mart’s RHYTHM &…

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…