WILLIE BUCK @ SPACE, Evanston, IL

    WILLIE BUCK with BOB CORRITORE! Willie Buck’s career as a blues singer began slowly after he arrived in the “Windy City,” Chicago, in the 1950s. He quickly got into the circles by exploring, through a relative, Muddy Waters at his standard gig venue, the renowned Sylvio’s Club in West Side. Muddy Waters is a name…

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    JUS’ BLUES Music Foundation announces 2025 honorees, including Delmark artists SHIRLEY JOHNSON and WILLIE BUCK!

    KoKo Taylor Queen of the Blues Award​Outstanding contribution to preserving traditional Blues​Shirley Johnson. Through the years, Chicago has been home to some of our finest blues women, and vocalist Shirley Johnson ranks near the pinnacle of this distinguished group.  A veteran of over fifty years as a blues vocalist, with a notable career in gospel before…

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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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    WILLIE BUCK’s LIVE at BUDDY GUY’S LEGENDS receives well-deserved rave reviews!

    ➊ Jumping (INSTRUMENTAL BLUES JAM) (6:33) (Admin. Delmark Records)➋ Kansas City (4:23) (Leiber & Stoller) (Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI)➌ Tried To Work Something Out (5:14) (William Crawford) (BMI)➍ What We Were Talking About (6:03) (William Crawford) (BMI)➎ Let’s See if We Can Come Together (4:48) (William Crawford) (BMI)➏ Snow (6:27) (William Crawford) (BMI)➐ Willie Buck…

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