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Johnny Iguana’s Chicago Spectacular!
Johnny Iguana – Johnny Iguana’s Chicago Spectacular! Delmark DE 864 (August 21 2020) Compact Disc ** POSTER ENCLOSED** Growing up up in Philadelphia, Johnny Iguana really zeroed in on Junior Wells and Otis Spann after becoming obsessed with Chicago blues at age 15. In his later teens, armed with a fake ID and a sport…
70th Anniversary Blues – sticker
70TH ANNIVERSARY BLUES ANTHOLOGY – STICKER This cool sticker (5.5in dia.) is a preview of Delmark’s upcoming 70th Anniversary Blues Compilation. Stickers are $2 each. Various Artists – 70th Anniversary Compilation Delmark 878 (Summer 2023) Compact Disc & LP
Sunnyland Slim – House Rent Party
Sunnyland Slim – House Rent Party Delmark 655 [Apollo Series] The place Lester Davenport and so many others commonly found him was at a “house” Sunnyland Slim ran from 1947 through ’54 at 26th St. and S.Prairie. “It wasn’t no mansion or nothin’ like that but it was comfortable,” Davenport recalled of the basement hangout….
The United Records Story
The United Records Story Delmark DD 775 (2004) [United Series] Compact Disc United Records was the first successful black-owned record company. Operated by Leonard Allen, tailor, retired policeman and obviously one of exceptionally wide taste in music, the two labels (United and States) issued some of the best performances in jazz, blues, gospel, R&B, Doo…
Big Time Sarah – A Million Of You
Big Time Sarah – A Million Of You Delmark DE 750 (2001) Compact Disc During her 25 years as a professional blues singer, Big Time Sarah has built a solid reputation worldwide with regular tours in the U.S. and abroad. Sarah started sitting-in during the late ’60s with Louis and Dave Myers, Buddy Guy, Junior…
Lurrie Bell – Blues In My Soul
Lurrie Bell – Blues In My Soul Delmark DE 829 Compact Disc (2013) One of the greatest living Chicago blues guitarists, Lurrie Bell’s last two CDs have been about stretching him (successfully) to showcase the breadth as well as the magnitude of his art. However for this project he just wanted to get back to…
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup – Sunny Road
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup – Sunny Road Delmark DE 827 (2015) Compact Disc Best known for “That’s All Right” and two other songs covered by Elvis Presley, bluesman Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup was born in Forest, Mississippi. Crudup visited Chicago in 1939 as a member of the gospel group The Harmonizing Four and stayed to…
Toronzo Cannon – Leaving Mood
Toronzo Cannon – Leaving Mood Delmark DE 817 (2011) Compact Disc Featuring special guest Carl Weathersby. Growing up in the shadows of Chicago’s blues mecca Theresa’s Lounge had a lasting effect on Toronzo Cannon. Listening to the raw soulful sounds of legends like Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, and Muddy Waters led him to pick up…
Byther Smith – Blues On The Moon: Live At Natural Rhythm Social Club
Byther Smith – Blues On The Moon: Live At Natural Rhythm Social Club Delmark DE 796 (2009) Compact Disc – Also Available on DVD! Byther Smith is a fighter, a scrapper, a hard worker and a survivor. As a child in Monticello, Mississippi he lost both his parents; his mother when he was one year…