Blues

On April 5th, 2013 we recorded the legendary Hans Theessink Birthday Bash concert in the Metropol in Vienna. Fans and musical friends came from near and far to celebrate Hans' 65th birthday. The atmosphere was splendid and the performers took us on a...

On a fateful day in 1963 guitarist, blues fanatic, and inspired roamer Thomas Hoskins rapped on the door of a small house in rural Mississippi. The house was at the end of a long, twisted road for Hoskins and the beginning of a new, unknown road to be...

On "Live at Ground Zero, Vol. 2" special guests include Kid Ramos and Bobby Jones. Recorded May 9th, 2008 at Ground Zero in Clarksdale, MS, the 3rd Annual Delta Groove All-Star Blues Revue features 7 artists from the Delta/Eclecto Groove roster including...

On "House of Refuge", multi nominated and Juno Award winner Jim Byrnes has dug deep into the traditions that have influenced the whole of his life. Growing up on the north side of St. Louis, Byrnes was surrounded by the likes of Chuck Berry, Johnny...

Omar Kent Dykes gathered a group of his best friends to release a cover album of their favorite tracks by some of their favorite blues greats. Many of the same talented artists appeared with Omar on his previous release, on the Jimmy Reed Highway...

Omar Kent Dykes finally returns with What's Buggin' You?, his first since 2017 when he contracted a muscle disease in both arms that prevented him from playing guitar. In May, he was able to go back to the studio to record 10 original songs and one...

Oliver Darling has built a career and solid reputation as a stylish guitarist of note through working with many musicians such as Mike Sanchez, Tanita Tikaram, Buena Vista Social Club members and Geraint Watkins, and he has been a touring member of...

OK, six-string students: here's the 1964 LP How to Play Blues Guitar plus rarities and outtakes, and this is an enhanced CD featuring a PDF with guitar tabs for all the songs on the original release! It's over 71 minutes of 1963-71 recordings by two star...

Of the many records Lucille and I have had the pleasure of recording over the years, this one is especially close to my heart. It's also one of the most relaxed and, for me, most satisfying. B.B. King. Blues on the Bayou is B.B.'s 1st studio album...

Of her first Delmark CD, "Learned My Lesson" (DMK 748), Living Blues magazine said "Her rough-edged croon can raise welts or love bumps. She has the versatility to strut comfortably from back-alley funk to uptown jump sophistication." "Tore Up from the...

Odell's debut release is full of ragged, heavily amplified country blues. Odell shares much in common with his late friends R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough and also his uncle Albert King. The 12 tracks range from gripping solo performances of...

Now in his 90s, this enduring Chicago blues great entered the studio to create his first album in a decade-and it's on Delmark, for whom he first recorded 40 years ago! His Delmark homecoming blends his originals with takes on some classics: "I Need You...