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Willie Buck – Cell Phone Man
Willie Buck – Cell Phone Man Delmark DE 825 (2012) Compact Disc Willie Buck has been leading his own bands for over 40 years. He’s been on the scene since his arrival in Chicago as a teenager in the midst of the heyday of Chicago blues in 1953. He put out his only album in…
Al Miller – In Between Time
Al Miller – In Between Time Delmark DE 826 (2012) Compact Disc Harmonica player Al Miller brings in three guitar aces to help him create this unique blues album: John Primer, Dave Specter & Billy Flynn. But Al doesn’t just play harp. Whether he’s wailing away on harmonica, singing, writing songs, or providing guitar accompaniment,…
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…
Tail Dragger – Stop Lyin’
Tail Dragger – Stop Lyin’ Delmark DE 828 (2013) Compact Disc On September 29, 1982 blues singer Tail Dragger recorded nine songs with Johnny B. Moore and Jesse Lee Williams, guitars; Eddie “Jewtown” Burks, harmonica; Willie Kent, bass; Larry Taylor, drums. Unfortunately producer Iron Jaw Harris didn’t live long enough to see the album issued….
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…
Studebaker John’s Maxwell Street Kings – Kingsville Jukin’
Studebaker John’s Maxwell Street Kings – Kingsville Jukin’ Delmark DE 830 (2013) Compact Disc As a teenager, John Grimaldi worked in the family plumbing business that sometimes took him to Chicago’s Maxwell Street open-air market. There he saw musicians playing raw, amplified blues. After seeing Hound Dog Taylor perform, John knew he had to play…
Toronzo Cannon – John The Conquer Root
Toronzo Cannon – John The Conquer Root Delmark DE 831 (2013) Compact Disc Reviews of Toronozo’s first Delmark CD were overwhelmingly glowing. “With consistently powerful performances from Cannon, a batch of compelling original songs, and the exemplary band work, Leaving Mood (Delmark 817) is a must-hear CD that should rank among the year’s best.” –Living…
Magic Sam – Live At The Avant Garde
Magic Sam – Live At The Avant Garde Delmark 833 Before Magic Sam scored with 1967’s West Side Soul (Delmark 615) his recorded legacy included a handful of sides for Cobra in the late `50s, Chief in the early `60s and a few miscellaneous 45s in the mid-`60s. But just when it looked like things…
