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MAKING HISTORICAL JUSTICE: 92-YEAR-OLD BLUES MASTER JIMMY JOHNSON NOMINATED FOR THE BLUES MUSIC AWARDS
Mississippi born Chicago blues master and Blues Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Johnson has been nominated in the Traditional Blues Album category for his best selling CD “Every Day of Your Life”. 90 YEARS YOUNG JIMMY JOHNSON returns to the recording studio for the rst time in over a decade.It has been precisely forty years…
MIKE WHEELER featured by Living Blues Magazine…!!!
The prestigious blues publication has Mike Wheeler on its cover plus a 5 page featured article and interview. Read it here and check Mike’s albums too.
Happy Birthday Zora Young…!!!
Born: January 21, 1948, West Point, MS Despite the prominent presence of celebrated blues artist Howlin’ Wolf in her family tree, singer Zora Young grew up singing not blues, but gospel. Even when the Mississippi native shook off her roots at the age of seven to relocate with her family to Chicago, she attended the…
MIKE WHEELER on the cover of LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE!
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…
2020 at Delmark: 7 blues releases, 2 jazz albums, 1 classical album, new vinyl and more…
In spite of the pandemic Delmark Records put out 11 releases, increased many fold its digital distribution, streamed several live performances and supported Delmark artists own live streaming sessions. Jimmy Johnson’s 92 second birthday live stream with his band from Delmark’s studio was attended by around 80 thousand blues lovers in over 60 countries. More…
What a year for the blues!
Working with a label like Delmark can be awe-inspiring as you reflect back on their incredible catalog of blues and jazz, going back to it’s founding in 1958. With so much history, the challenge is to keep producing beautiful albums of genuinely soulful sounds, and in that goal, Delmark excelled this year. We’ve all had…
Happy New Year and a big DELMARK Thank You for all of the wonderful reviews and airplay!
We are very excited for many obvious reasons to start fresh in 2021, but are truly grateful and appreciative of the outstanding feedback we received from all of the music journalists and radio on our 2020 blues releases! We are so proud of our blues artists and their recordings, and the year-end rankings, feature articles…
Julia Miller | Delmark Records, her undying love for the guitar, and more on WGN The ConerStore.
The CornerStore The Cornerstore spoke with President & CEO of Delmark Records, Julia Miller, about the history of Delmark Records, her journey through music and her love for the guitar, and more. WATCH & LISTEN TO JULIA A. MILLER WITH “VOLCANO RADAR” AND GUESTS. CLICK HERE & LISTEN TO THE COMPLETE INTERVIEW! WATCH & LISTEN…
MOJO MORGANFIELD featured in the Chicago Sun-Times!!
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…
JUNIOR WELLS BIRTHDAY: CLICK, WATCH & LISTEN!
Junior Wells (born Amos Wells Blakemore Jr., December 9, 1934 – January 15, 1998). Junior Wells (born Amos Wells Blakemore Jr., December 9, 1934 – January 15, 1998) was an American Chicago blues vocalist, harmonica player, and recording artist. He was one of the pioneers of the amplified blues harp-style associated with Chicago. Wells is best…