Delmark artists receive 7 BLUES BLAST Award nominations! Bob Stroger, Tad Robinson, Willie Buck, Johnny Iguana!

We are very excited to announce that the following Delmark artists all received well deserved nominations for the annual Blues Blast Awards: 2025 Blues Blast Music Award Nominees Announced – Blues Blast Magazine BOB STROGER – Bass Guitarist of the year AND Traditional Blues Album of the year with BOB IS BACK, his new Delmark…

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Special Delmark related shows for CHICAGO BLUES FEST!! Julia Miller interviewing BOBBY RUSH!

Looking for fun filled blues related shows during CHICAGO BLUES FEST week??? Monday, June 2nd Joel Paterson & Friends @ THE GREEN MILL 8pm-midnight John Primer @ Muddy Waters Mojo Museum 5:30-7:30pm Free Tuesday, June 3rd John Primer @ Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn, IL for WDCB BLUESDAY TUESDAY, 7pm Wednesday, June 4th Big Llou’s Blues Fest…

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Chicago Baseball and Chicago Blues fans unite! Delmark all-stars to perform at Wrigley Field/Gallagher Way on Cubs Opening Day and BOB STROGER to throw out the 1st pitch!

BOB STROGER Photos L-R: John Nunu Zomot, Getty Images, Peter Hurley The Chicago Cubs and Delmark Records team up to celebrate the new throwback baby blue uniforms, paying tribute to electric blues! On opening day, April 5th, the Chicago Cubs battle the San Diego Padres, and Motorola Razr will be on board presenting the new…

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    Bob Stroger, Billy Flynn, Sheryl Youngblood, Roosevelt Purifoy, Kenny Smith @ Logan Center For The Arts, Chicago, IL

    May 7, 2025 Close Event “First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam with Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith” First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam with Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith Kenny Beedy Eyes Smith on drums Time 7:30pm CST Campus Hyde Park Campus Location Logan Center, Café Logan Event type Arts, Concerts, Performances Audience Academic-Faculty, Alumni, Graduate Student, Post-Docs, Public, Staff , Undergraduate Student Cost Free Tagged Logan…

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      Bob Stroger, Billy Flynn, Sheryl Youngblood, Roosevelt Purifoy, Kenny Smith @ Logan Center For The Arts, Chicago, IL

      March 5, 2025 Close Event “First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam with Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith” First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam with Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith Kenny Beedy Eyes Smith on drums Time 7:30pm CST Campus Hyde Park Campus Location Logan Center, Café Logan Event type Arts, Concerts, Performances Audience Academic-Faculty, Alumni, Graduate Student, Post-Docs, Public, Staff , Undergraduate Student Cost Free Tagged Logan Center, Music, Blues, UChicagoArts, MusicLogan…

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      DELMARK RECORDS HOLIDAY BLUES BASH was a huge success – Happy New Year!

      Please check out the photos from this very special night showcasing the amazing talent and diversity of Chicago’s Delmark Records blues artists – young and old, female and male, traditional Chicago blues and more contemporary funky blues rock and R&B! Here’s a quote from our friend, blues photographer Jennifer Noble, “Delmark Records had a Holiday…

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      Let’s help to elect BOB STROGER to the BLUES HALL OF FAME!!!

      Legendary Chicago Blues bassist/vocalist/bandleader BOB STROGER is one of the most beloved bluesmen of all time, and just turned 94 years young! Amazingly, the inspirational, always smiling, and immaculately dressed talented bassist is still performing regularly! But it’s a cryin’ shame that this legendary Blues man is still not in the BLUES HALL OF FAME….

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