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DOWNBEAT PICKS DAVE SPECTER’S “BLUES FROM THE INSIDE OUT” AS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2020…!!!
Dave Specter Blues From The Inside Out (Delmark) By Bobby Reed | Published January 2020 A middle-aged dog can learn new tricks. This is evidenced by veteran bluesman Dave Specter’s latest release, Blues From The Inside Out. For the first time in his long career, the string-bending, flame-throwing guitarist emerges as a lead vocalist, taking charge of…

Robert Nighthawk’s birthday: watch, listen, download, stream, CDs, LPs…
Born Robert Lee McCollum: November 30, 1909, Helena, Helena-West Helena, AR Died: November 5, 1967, Helena, Helena-West Helena, AR Nighthawk was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1983. Nighthawk’s Delmark LP & CD. Robert Nighthawk (1909-1967) was one of the foremost blues guitarists of his era. Although he rarely stayed long in one…
COMING: JIMMY JOHNSON 92ND BIRTHDAY PARTY! Saturday Nov 28th
LIVE STREAMING on FACEBOOK: JIMMY & HIS BAND. Saturday November 28th, 2pm Chicago time (CST), 17 hs in Latin America, 21 hs in Europe. Get Jimmy’s hoodies, tee shirts & albums! INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS…!!! LIVE from Delmark Records studio, in partnership with MOJO FESTIVAL in Italy. Jimmy Johnson, BEST GUITAR PLAYER on “Living Blues Magazine”, with:…

Mojo Morganfield: Blues Royal Bloodline
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!
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,…

CELEBRATING BLUES MASTER JIMMY JOHNSON’S 92nd anniversary…! LIVE STREAMING with his band SAT NOV 28TH 2pm Chicago time! Directly from Delmark Records!
A Brief History Of Jimmy Johnson… On November 25th, 1928 in Holly Spring, Mississippi, Verlie and Sam Thompson proudly introduced me into this world, their first boy child, James Thompson. I was the first boy of 10 children, with only one older sibling, my cherished sister Annie Mae, who would watch over me as I…

Dave Specter: “THE BALLAD OF GEORGE FLOYD” & OTHER COURAGEOUS SONGS FOR DIFFICULT TIMES
The musical association between Billy Branch & Dave Specter for the release of “The Ballad of George Floyd” is causing quite a spark. This poignant tune completed a triptych of social and political songs Dave Specter started over a year ago. How Low Can One Man Go? with guest musician Jorma Kaukonen (of Jefferson Airplane…

LEGENDARY CHICAGO BLUES MASTER JIMMY DAWKINS… CLICK!!! Read, watch & listen!
JIMMY DAWKINS BIOGRAPHY by Grego Anderson Jimmy Dawkins was born in Tchula, Mississippi, and moved to Chicago in 1955. He worked in a box factory, and started to play local blues clubs, gaining a reputation as a session musician. In 1969, thanks to the efforts of his friend Magic Sam, he released his first solo…

MAGIC SAM: complete Delmark recordings…!!!
CD, LP, downloads, streaming. Magic Sam Magic Sam (Samuel Maghett) was one of the most dynamic and gifted blues musicians during his short lifetime (1937-1969). Born a few miles northeast of this site, Maghett began his performing career in Grenada and lived in this house until he moved to Chicago in the early 1950s. The…

BLUES NEWS MAGAZINE APPLAUDS LINSEY ALEXANDER LIVE AT ROSA’S ALBUM.
See English and German versions of the review Jörg Palitzsch in bluesnews 102 Recorded in the legendary Chicago club Rosa’s Lounge, the album is further evidence of authentic blues. The 77-year-old American songwriter, singer and guitarist Linsey Alexander is in the best mood and proves to be among the best with his cover version “Please…