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DELMARK RECORDS

Blues & Jazz since 1953

News Updates
NEW VIDEO: BOB STROGER & THE HEADCUTTERS!

DELMARK RECORDS

Blues & Jazz since 1953

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TAD ROBINSON back with DELMARK!!! Delmark to release new live digital single from soul blues singer supreme TAD ROBINSON –”That’s How Strong My Love Is” with the Delmark All-Stars! Welcome back to the Delmark family, Tad!

Kevin Johnson04 mins

COMING VERY SOON: “That’s How Strong My Love Is”, was written by Roosevelt Jamison and first recorded by soul singer O.V. Wright in 1964. Two very well-known versions of this song were recorded in 1965 by Otis Redding and by The Rolling Stones. The Hollies and Percy Sledge released their versions in 1966. Several artists…

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New Delmark blues artist SHERYL YOUNGBLOOD’s single, EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE, receives rave reviews!

Kevin Johnson028 mins

AMERICAN BLUES SCENE Sheryl Youngblood Releases Live Single ‘Every Day of Your Life’ “Every Day of Your Life,” a song written by Jimmy Johnson and recorded live by Chicago blues rising star Sheryl Youngblood, is out now via Delmark Records. The tune was recorded by Sheryl and the Delmark All-Star Band during the label’s 70th anniversary…

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Congrats to Delmark recording artists Lurrie Bell & Billy Boy Arnold for induction in the new 2024 The Blues Foundation’s Blues Hall of Fame!

Kevin Johnson023 mins

Chicago blues living legends and Delmark recording artists, Lurrie Bell (and Lil’ Ed!) are both new members in the Blues Foundation BLUES HALL OF FAME as performers. Lurrie is one of our all time favorite blues artists and dear friends, and he has released several Delmark CDs as a leader and sideman to his father,…

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Delmark to release new live digital single from Chicago blues star, MIKE WHEELER – Serves Me Right To Suffer with the Delmark All-Stars – January 19, 2024

Kevin Johnson05 mins

To kick off the new year, Delmark is excited to announce the brand new digital single – a special live recording from Mike Wheeler & The Delmark All-Stars, “Serves Me Right To Suffer” – a heartfelt tribute to Mike’s former mentor and hero and bandleader, the late, great legendary Jimmy Johnson! Serves Me Right To…

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Delmark’s 70th celebration at Evanston SPACE featured in DOWNBEAT Magazine!! 

Kevin Johnson06 mins

News THE LATEST FROM AROUND THE MUSIC WORLD Delmark 70th Bash Convenes the Blues By Michael Jackson   I  Dec. 12, 2023 Chicago-based Delmark Records, founded by Bob Koester in St. Louis in 1953, is the oldest continually operating independent jazz and blues label around. Taken over by Julia Miller and Elbio Barilari after Koester’s retirement in May…

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Delmark Records Releases Sheryl Youngblood’s 1st Digital Single – Available NOW In All Platforms

Elbio Barilari25 mins

“Every Day of Your Life”, a song written by Jimmy Johnson and recorded live by Chicago blues rising star Sheryl Youngblood, has been released as a digital single by Delmark Records. The tune was recorded by Sheryl and the Delmark All-Star Band during the label’s 70th anniversary celebration at Space, Evanston, IL. “Every Day of…

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    Jimmy Burns @ WFMT FOLKSTAGE, Chicago, IL

    Kevin Johnson01 mins

    Bluesman Jimmy Burns Live from WFMT December 2, 2023, 8:00 pm Born on a Mississippi cotton plantation, Jimmy Burns has become a Chicago Blues legend. (Photo courtesy of Delmark Records) Folkstage celebrates the 70th anniversary of Chicago’s venerable Delmark Records with singer/harmonica maestro Jimmy Burns, Tony Palmer and Jon McDonald in an exclusive acoustic blues set. Jimmy…

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