It Ain't Over: Delmark Celebrates 55 Years Of Blues

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delmark
• ASIN: B001UXJGV0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #442,892 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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In 1953 a 21-year old jazz fan in St. Louis started a label, naming it after his street address - Delmar. Five years later, Bob Koester moved to Chicago, opened a record shop and revived his label (with a 'k' added). The blues catalogue he initiated with old-timers such as Big Joe Williams and Sleepy John Estes would accrue Magic Sam, Junior Wells, Luther Allison and many other up-and-coming names in Chicago blues of the '60s and '70s. Those greats are gone but Delmark lived on, to be celebrated in a 2008 gig featuring stalwarts of the label: Lurrie Bell, Zora Young, Eddie Shaw, Shriley Johnson, Aaron Moore, Tail Dragger, Little Arthur Duncan (who died soon afterwards) and the underrated Jimmy Johnson, heart piercing in Cold, Cold Feeling and You Don't Know What Love Is. Such time-honored songs symbolize Koester's role as a solid supporter of Chicago Blues - a blues rock impervious to blues-rock. --Mojo, March 2010

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Delmark's 55th anniversary blues bash at Buddy Guy's Legends on March 7, 2008 featured most of Delmark's local blues roster, a Delmark Day proclamation from Mayor Daley and a Grammy Hall Of Fame Award for the groundbreaking Hoodoo Man Blues album. Live performances by Lurrie Bell, Tail Dragger, Zora Young, Jimmy Johnson with Dave Specter, Aaron Moore, Little Arthur Duncan, Eddie Shaw and Shirley Johnson.

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This 55th anniversary concert held at Buddy Guy's Legends club in Chi-Town simply Rocks! The cast ranging in styles, everyone from the Gospel bred vocals of Shirley Johnson to the Jazz-soul Blues of Jimmy Johnson or the juke joint rhythms of Tail Dragger conritibute to create a great testament to the history of Delmark and a fine example that "It Aint Over" as far as the Blues is concerned. A companion DVD is sold separately with additional tracks from Lurrie Bell,Zora Young,Little Aurthur Duncan(who passed away a few months after this March 2008 event),Eddie Shaw and others. Anyone not familiar with the Delmark catalog of artist will find this recording a great introduction from this legendary Chicago label founded by record collector Bob Koester.