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Brewer Phillips – Homebrew
Brewer Phillips – Homebrew Delmark DE 686 Compact Disc (1996) From the legendary trio Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers, Brewer Phillips’ Homebrew is proof that heartfelt good time blues is alive and well in the 90’s. With Aaron Moore and Huckleberry Hound.
Lacy Gibson – Crying For My Baby
Lacy Gibson – Crying For My Baby Delmark DE 689 (1996) – Ralph Bass Series Compact Disc In 1977 at the culmination of a brilliant career, Ralph Bass recorded a series of ten very brief and informal sessions – a survey of the then-lesser-known talent on the Chicago blues scene. Bass had launched the careers…
Blues Before Sunrise Live – Volume One
Blues Before Sunrise Live – Volume One Delmark DE 699 (2004) Compact Disc with John Brim, Billy Boy Arnold, Jimmy Burns, Big Wheeler “An unpretentious collection of traditionally-oriented Chicago blues performances … Jimmy Burns concludes this collection with a strong rendition of Jimmy Rogers’ “You’re the One.” —Jazz & Blues Report
Working The Road: The Golden Age Of Chicago Gospel
Working The Road: The Golden Age Of Chicago Gospel Compact Disc United’s gospel catalog was lean but prime. During the ’50s, Chicago was gospel’s capital — its Vatican and Mecca, home turf of its pioneer exponents: Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson, and Roberta Martin. By then the music had flourished for at least twenty years;…
The Dandeliers – Chop Chop Boom [And Other Great Groups On States]
The Dandeliers – Chop Chop Boom [And Other Great Groups On States] Delmark DE 703 (1998) – United Series Compact Disc featuring The Hornets, The Five Chances, The Palms, The Strollers & The Drakes United’s doowop catalog includes an impressive wealth of vocal group recordings. Few sold much beyond the confines of Chcago and so…
Karen Carroll – Talk To The Hand
Karen Carroll – Talk To The Hand Delmark DE 707 (1997) Compact Disc The best musicians transcend styles and techniques. They deliver their hearts and souls, connecting on a primal level, one on one with each and every listener. Karen Carroll is just such an artist and one of the most universal artists to come…
Golden “Big” Wheeler – Jump In
Big Wheeler – Jump In Delmark DE 709 (1997) Compact Disc Golden “Big” Wheeler was a young man when he left Beaconton, Georgia. He ended up in Chicago in July ’54 where he heard Little Walter playing at 38th and State. They soon became friends but Walter taught him more about the streets than about…
