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Charles Thompson – The Neglected Professor
Charles Thompson – The Neglected Professor Delmark DE 738 – Euphonic Series Compact Disc Charles Thomspon, born in 1891, first met his mentor stride pianist James P. Johnson around 1912. In 1916 Thompson became the Missouri State Champion Ragtime Pianist. He combined his lyrical Midwestern ragtime with the blues, and pointed the way east to…
Biddle Street Barrelhousin’
Biddle Street Barrelhousin’ Delmark DE 739 (2000) – Euphonic Series Compact Disc With Speckled Red, Henry Brown, Stump Johnson, James Crutchfield and Lawrence Henry. By the late ’20s Biddle Street was the site of most blues activity in St. Louis. Quite a few of the artists that played there were still alive in the ’50s…
Robert Ward – New Role Soul
Robert Ward – New Role Soul Delmark DE 741 Compact Disc Robert Ward’s singing has the urgency and immediacy of the great southern soul singers, and his guitar playing is legendary in the history of blues and soul. Possessed of a playing style so unique, Robert’s sound is instantly recognizable. He pioneered the use of…
The Big DooWopper – All In The Joy
The Big DooWopper – All In The Joy Delmark DE 742 Compact Disc The Big DooWopper is a blind street musician who travels with his keyboard to play in the Chicago subway train system. You can find him in the tunnel between the Red and Blue lines near Washington and State. But being visually impaired…
This Is The Blues Harmonica – Vol. 1
This Is The Blues Harmonica – Vol. 1 Delmark DE 746 Compact Disc A collection of the best recordings on Delmark featuring harmonica players including a previously unissued Junior Wells track from the Hoodoo Man Blues session with Buddy Guy. For some, the harmonica is not much more than an inexpensive plaything, but as the…
Zora Young – Learned My Lesson
Zora Young – Learned My Lesson Delmark DE 748 Compact Disc Learned My Lesson is the celebration of Zora Young’s lifelong love affair with the blues.This is Zora’s first album on an established American label which is surprising since she is one of the most creative blues singers in Chicago. Zora was born in West…
Piney Brown / Eddie Mack – Hoot & Holler Saturday Night!
Piney Brown / Eddie Mack – Hoot & Holler Saturday Night! Delmark DE 754 (2002) – Apollo Series Compact Disc With Willis Jackson and Bobby Smith, 1948-50. The foundation of Rhythm & Blues was set during the war years; big bands were stripped-down to smaller horn lead combos driven by a jumping rhythm section tailor-made…
Alec “Guitar Slim” Seward & Louis “Jelly Belly” Hayes – The Back Porch Boys
Alec “Guitar Slim” Seward & Louis “Jelly Belly” Hayes – The Back Porch Boys Delmark DE 755 (2002) – Apollo Series Compact Disc With Blind Willie McTell, Champion Jack Dupree (issued as Duke Bayou & His Mystic Six), Brownie McGhee, 1947-50. The blues players heard on this album underscore the cultural and musical ties between…
