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Tail Dragger – My Head Is Bald: Live At Verne’s Friendly Lounge
Tail Dragger – My Head Is Bald: Live At Verne’s Friendly Lounge Delmark DE 782 (2006) Compact Disc – Also available on DVD! A wonderfully dramatic showman, Tail Dragger also possesses one of the most authentic and distinct Chicago Blues voices ever. In 1998, his American People (Delmark 728) CD, was described as “tour de…
Mississippi Heat – One Eye Open: Live At Rosa’s Lounge
Mississippi Heat – One Eye Open: Live At Rosa’s Lounge Delmark DE 783 (2005) Compact Disc – Also available on DVD! As bandleader and composer, Pierre Lacocque’s vision has never wavered since he founded Mississippi Heat in 1991. “Mississippi Heat not only breathes new life into the classic sounds of Chicago Blues but they also…
Zora Young – Tore Up From The Floor Up
Zora Young – Tore Up From The Floor Up Delmark DE 784 Compact Disc Of her first Delmark CD Learned My Lesson (Delmark 748) Living Blues magazine said “Her rough-edged croon can raise welts or love bumps. She has the versatility to strut comfortably from back-alley funk to uptown jump sophistication.” Tore Up From The…
Michael Coleman and The Delmark All-Stars – Blues Brunch At The Mart
Michael Coleman and The Delmark All-Stars – Blues Brunch At The Mart Delmark DE 785 (2006) Compact Disc Featuring Lurrie Bell, Willie Kent, Bonnie Lee, Little Arthur Duncan, Zora Young, Aaron Moore, Shirley Johnson, Steve Freund, & Tail Dragger. Michael Coleman joined James Cotton’s band in 1979 and stayed with him for 10 years, including…
Magic Slim & The Teardrops / Joe Carter with Sunnyland Slim – That Ain’t Right
Magic Slim & The Teardrops / Joe Carter with Sunnyland Slim – That Ain’t Right Delmark DE 786 Compact Disc (2006) The seventh installment in the Ralph Bass Series. Magic Slim is now an internationally renowned blues artist. This 1977 session goes back to a time when Slim was primarily busy on Chicago’s south side…
Junior Wells – Live at Theresa’s 1975
Junior Wells – Live at Theresa’s 1975 Delmark DE 787 Compact Disc From the same label that brought you Hoodoo Man Blues (Delmark 612), Southside Blues Jam (628) and On Tap (635) now comes the first live Junior Wells album on Delmark and the only one recorded at Theresa’s Tavern where Junior held court during…
Barrelhouse Buck McFarland – Alton Blues
Barrelhouse Buck McFarland – Alton Blues Delmark DE 788 (2007) Compact Disc In February 1957, Bob Koester wrote in his newsletter, The Jazz Report, that recent rediscoveries of legendary artists Big Joe Williams and Rufus “Speckled Red” Perryman gave information on other forgotten musicians from the 1920s. Koester was told that Paramount and Decca recording…
Jimmy Burns – Live At B.L.U.E.S.
Jimmy Burns – Live At B.L.U.E.S. Delmark DE 789 (2007) Compact Disc – Also available on DVD! Born in Dublin, Mississippi in 1943, Jimmy Burns derived his earliest inspiration from the records of Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker and others. After Jimmy moved to Chicago in the mid-’50s, he discovered a scene that was perfect…
Carey & Lurrie Bell – Gettin’ Up (Live)
Carey & Lurrie Bell – Gettin’ Up (Live) Delmark DE 791 (2007) Compact Disc – Also available on DVD! Blues harmonica legend Carey Bell created his own style after learning from the masters: Big Walter, Little Walter, and Sonny Boy II. A veteran of both Muddy Waters’ & Willie Dixon’s bands, Carey celebrated his 70>th…
The Five C’s – Tell Me [And Other Great Groups on United]
The Five C’s – Tell Me [And Other Great Groups on United] Delmark DE 776 (2004) [United Series] Compact Disc This third installment of United DooWops features lots of uinissued songs and rare audition tapes with The Five C’s, The Palms, The Earls, The Drakes, The Danderliers and more. The Five C’s, of Gary, IN,…