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James Wheeler – Can’t Take It
James Wheeler – Can’t Take It Delmark DE 743 (2000) Compact Disc A lot has been happening for James Wheeler in the last couple years. He was primarily known as a guitar playing sideman but his 1998 album Ready! (Delmark 719) and recent tours of Europe and South America have established James as leader. Living…
Dave Specter – Speculatin’
Dave Specter – Speculatin’ Delmark DE 744 (2000) Compact Disc Guitarist Dave Specter has always straddled the blues-jazz fence with a hip disregard for arbitrary restrictions. On Speculatin’, his sixth Delmark CD, Dave has put his distinctive mark on a collection of outstanding instrumental tunes from all corners of these related genres, tossing in a…
Michael Coleman – Do Your Thing!
Michael Coleman – Do Your Thing! Delmark DE 747 (2000) Compact Disc One of the hottest guitar slingers in Chicago, Michael Coleman hits with his debut American release. In ’79, at the age of 23, Michael joined James Cotton’s band and stayed with him for seven years including two recording projects. Since then he’s worked…
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…
Steve Freund – I’ll Be Your Mule
Steve Freund – I’ll Be Your Mule Delmark DE 752 (2001) Compact Disc In 1974, guitarist Steve Freund drove to Chicago non-stop from Brooklyn and proceeded to establish himself on the blues scene, working and/or recording with a pantheon of the city’s greatest legends like Sunnyland Slim, Big Walter Horton, Luther Allison, Koko Taylor, and…
Eddie Burns – Snake Eyes (w/ Jimmy Burns)
Eddie Burns – Snake Eyes (w/ Jimmy Burns) Delmark DE 758 (2002) Compact Disc Eddie Burns and John Lee Hooker became fast friends when they met in 1948, and remained so until Hooker passed away recently. Burns backed Hooker at Chess Records in 1965 playing on Hook’s classic The Real Folk Blues. Eddie Burns’ plaintive…
Big Joe Williams – I Got Wild
Big Joe Williams – I Got Wild Delmark DE 767 (2003) Compact Disc Country blues at its best from the master of the nine string guitar. This is the first new Big Joe Williams album on Delmark in 30 years. It features recordings made in St. Louis from 1958 which also gave us Piney Woods…
Johnny B. Moore – Rockin’ In The Same Old Boat
Johnny B. Moore – Rockin’ In The Same Old Boat Delmark DE 769 Compact Disc Johnny B burst on the scene in 1975 as guitarist for Koko Taylor’s Blues Machine and Willie Dixon’s All-Stars. The Clarksdale, Mississippi native was only 25 at the time, but has gone on to become a leader with almost a…
