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Our Chicago roots run deep here, with plenty of postwar Chicago blues -- plus delta blues, folk blues, electric blues, pre-war blues, and more!
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Lurrie Bell —
Blues In My Soul ... CD Delmark, 2013. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Lurrie Bell just seems to get better and better with age – taking on a depth of tone in his guitar work that definitely marks his long years on the Chicago scene! This set's got Lurrie in mostly a small combo mode – singing and playing guitar with just a bit of organ, bass, and drums ... read more CD
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Delmark, 2016. Used ... $3.99
Plenty of feeling here from Lurrie Bell – a Chicago bluesman who still holds onto the deepest sound of the scene from years back – especially the modes of that late 60s moment where the Chicago electric sound was really finding a wider voice! Bell's a bit too tight to be an early Chess ... read more CD
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Delmark, 2012. Used ... $2.99
With a cell phone on the cover, blues has definitely gone far from the delta – yet this recent set from Willie Buck still keeps strongly in a Chicago electric tradition! Backing is by a tight group of north side players – including Rockin Johnny on guitar, who helps underscore Willie's ... read more CD
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Eddie Campbell —
Spider Eating Preacher ... CD Delmark, 2012. Used ... Out Of Stock
A cooker from this Chicago living legend – and proof that the passage of time hasn't dimmed the talents of Eddie Campbell at all! Eddie's firmly in the lead on vocals and guitar – plus a bit of harmonica, too – and the setting is mostly stripped-down, with the kind of no-nonsense ... read more CD
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Delmark, 1973. Used ... $5.99
Features Jimmy Dawkins on guitar – and on vocals on one track – alongside Big Voice Odom on main vocals, Otis Rush on guitar, Sonny Thompson on piano, and Jim Conley on tenor sax! CD
Jimmy Dawkins —
Fast Fingers ... CD Delmark, Late 60s. Used ... $11.99
They don't call Jimmy Dawkins "fast fingers" for nothing – and the first few minutes of the record are definitely testament to his mighty power on the guitar! The instrument is electric, and recorded with this sense of powerful echo that easily has Dawkins blowing away some of the ... read more CD
Jimmy Dawkins —
Fast Fingers (with bonus tracks) ... CD Delmark, Late 60s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
They don't call Jimmy Dawkins "fast fingers" for nothing – and the first few minutes of the record are definitely testament to his mighty power on the guitar! The instrument is electric, and recorded with this sense of powerful echo that easily has Dawkins blowing away some of the ... read more CD
Also available Fast Fingers ... CD 11.99
Sleepy John Estes —
Brownsville Blues ... CD Delmark, 1962. Used ... Out Of Stock
Fantastic material captured during the moment of Sleepy John Estes' rediscovery in 1962 – a session that mostly has Sleepy on vocals and guitar, with just a bit of additional support on a few tracks! The approach is perfect for Estes – easing him back into recording at a level that's ... read more CD
Sleepy John Estes —
Legend Of Sleepy John Estes ... CD Delmark, 1962. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A key record in the establishment of Delmark Records as a powerhouse in blues – a session that began as something of an expedition to find the near-lost Sleepy John Estes – who was brought to the studio to record this really well-done comeback set in 1962! Although Delmark's best known ... read more CD
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Sleepy John Estes —
Legend Of Sleepy John Estes ... CD Delmark, 1962. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A key record in the establishment of Delmark Records as a powerhouse in blues – a session that began as something of an expedition to find the near-lost Sleepy John Estes – who was brought to the studio to record this really well-done comeback set in 1962! Although Delmark's best known ... read more CD
Sleepy John Estes —
Newport Blues ... CD Delmark, 1964. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
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Delmark, 1964. New Copy ... $6.99 12.99
Sleepy John Estes was rediscovered in 1962, and made a key journey to Europe a few years later – captured here with a lean sound that's maybe even more haunting than some of his famous early records! The set just features Estes on guitar and vocals, with Hammie Nixon on harmonica and jug ... read more CD
Guitar Slim & Jelly Belly Hayes —
Back Porch Boys ... CD Delmark, Late 50s. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Plus tracks with Blind Willie McTell, Champion Jack Dupree and Dennis McMillon. CD
Delmark, 1954. Used ... $8.99
Great early work recorded for the United label – including a few unissued tracks! CD
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JB Hutto & His Hawks —
Hawk Squat ... CD Delmark, Late 60s. Used ... Out Of Stock
One of the most dynamic, most on-fire blues albums recorded during the 60s by Delmark Records – a set that bursts right out of the Chicago clubs with the guitar of JB Hutto firmly in the lead! Hutto's a killer right from the start – singing and playing with a ferocity that easily ... read more CD
Delmark, 1979. Used ... $5.99
Features Jimmy Johnson on guitar and vocals, plus a bit of harmonica on one track too – and the set features an unusual take on Dave Brubeck's "Take Five"! CD
Curtis Jones —
Lonesome Bedroom Blues (with bonus tracks) ... CD Delmark, 1962. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Piano blues from the legendary Curtis Jones – a Texas player who first rose to fame in the late 30s, and who here still has a way with the keys and a vocal style that nobody else can touch! It's a bit hard to put the distinctness of Jones in words, but it definitely comes through on the ... read more CD
Robert Lockwood Jr —
Steady Rollin Man (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD Delmark/P-Vine (Japan), 1973. Used ... Out Of Stock
A searing quartet set – with Lockwood on guitar and vocals, plus Louis Myers on second guitar, Dave Myers on bass, and Fred Below on drums! CD
Magic Sam —
Give Me Time ... CD Delmark, 1968. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Incredible rare work from Magic Sam – a set recorded at his home in Chicago during the late 60s, and which has Sam coming across maybe more like a soul singer than ever before! The setting is very lean – just Sam on electric guitar and vocals – and it's that laidback approach ... read more CD
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Magic Sam —
Give Me Time ... CD Delmark, 1968. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Incredible rare work from Magic Sam – a set recorded at his home in Chicago during the late 60s, and which has Sam coming across maybe more like a soul singer than ever before! The setting is very lean – just Sam on electric guitar and vocals – and it's that laidback approach ... read more CD
Delmark, 1967/1968. New Copy ... $6.99 12.99
Never-issued material from the sessions for two classic Magic Sam albums – Black Magic and West Side Soul – not alternate tracks or demos, but really great material that stands strongly here as an album on its own! If you know those records, you'll now the raw power here – that ... read more CD
Magic Sam —
Magic Sam Legacy ... CD Delmark, 1967/1968. Used ... Out Of Stock
Never-issued material from the sessions for two classic Magic Sam albums – Black Magic and West Side Soul – not alternate tracks or demos, but really great material that stands strongly here as an album on its own! If you know those records, you'll now the raw power here – that ... read more CD
Also available Magic Sam Legacy ... CD 6.99
Delmark/P-Vine (Japan), 1967. New Copy ... $14.99 24.99
A classic bit of indie blues from the Chicago scene – featuring some great players from the second generation after Chess Records stopped picking up the younger local talents! Magic Sam leads the group on vocals and guitar, and he's working here with Mighty Joe Young on guitar, Odie Payne on ... read more CD
Also available West Side Soul ... CD 4.99
Delmark, 1967. Used ... $4.99 6.99
A classic bit of indie blues from the Chicago scene – featuring some great players from the second generation after Chess Records stopped picking up the younger local talents! Magic Sam leads the group on vocals and guitar, and he's working here with Mighty Joe Young on guitar, Odie Payne on ... read more CD
Also available West Side Soul ... CD 14.99
Robert Nighthawk —
Bricks In My Pillow (with bonus tracks) ... CD Pearl Records/Delmark, Early 50s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Overlooked work from the Chicago blues scene of the postwar years – great material from an important early electric player – but one who never got the large exposure of some of his contemporaries on Chess Records! And yet, back in the day Robert Nighthawk was as important to the ... read more CD
Breezy Rodio —
Sometimes The Blues Got Me ... CD Delmark, 2018. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Otis Rush —
All Your Love I Miss Loving – Live At The Wise Fools Pub Chicago ... CD Delmark, 1976. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Otis Rush —
So Many Roads – Live In Concert ... CD Delmark, 1975. Used ... Out Of Stock
A sharp live set, recorded in 1975 by Trio Records in Tokyo – with Rush on guitar and vocals, Jimmy Johnson on second guitar, Sylvester Boines on bass, and Tyrone Centuray on drums! CD
Dave Specter —
Blues From The Inside Out ... CD Delmark, 2019. Used ... Out Of Stock
Roosevelt Sykes —
Chicago Boogie ... CD Delmark, 1950s/1960s. Used ... $6.99
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Delmark, 1973. Used ... $11.99
A great later date from this legendary pianist and singer – part of the great Delmark revival of his talents! Other players include King Kolax on trumpet, Oett Mallard on tenor, and Robert Lockwood Jr on guitar! CD
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T Bone Walker —
I Want A Little Girl (aka Feelin The Blues) ... CD Black & Blue/Delmark, 1968. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A really unusual setting for the legendary T Bone Walker – one of those fantastic records he made while hanging out on the French scene in the late 60s and early 70s – a time when he was able to work in a crossroads of styles that really opened up his sound! That's definitely the case ... read more CD
Delmark, 1953/1954. New Copy ... $6.99 12.99
Some of the first recordings ever from Chicago legend Junior Wells – made for the small States label in the Windy City, many years before Wells exploded out with much greater national fame! The music here has Junior stepping into the same early electric space that Chess Records was cutting ... read more CD
Junior Wells —
Blues Hit Big Town ... CD Delmark, 1953/1954. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Some of the first recordings ever from Chicago legend Junior Wells – made for the small States label in the Windy City, many years before Wells exploded out with much greater national fame! The music here has Junior stepping into the same early electric space that Chess Records was cutting ... read more CD
Also available Blues Hit Big Town ... CD 6.99(Booklet has a cutout hole.)
Delmark, 1974. New Copy ... $6.99 12.99
Junior Wells was already a rising star when he cut this album for Delmark in the mid 70s – but the session's got a great back to basics vibe, one that's dedicated to Junior's home turf at Theresa's Tavern on the south side! The groove is great – with twin guitar work, by Sammy Lawhorn ... read more CD
Junior Wells with Buddy Guy —
Hoodoo Man Blues ... CD Delmark, 1965. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
The incredible mid 60s album from blues singer and harp blower Junior Wells and his Chicago Blues Band with Buddy Guy! This is a most pivotal set in which Junior & his players don't sound as if they're trying to imbue blues tradition with urban grit and electricity – it simply seems to ... read more CD
Junior Wells with Buddy Guy —
Hoodoo Man Blues (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD Delmark/P-Vine (Japan), 1965. Used ... Out Of Stock
The incredible mid 60s album from blues singer and harp blower Junior Wells and his Chicago Blues Band with Buddy Guy! This is a most pivotal set in which Junior & his players don't sound as if they're trying to imbue blues tradition with urban grit and electricity – it simply seems to ... read more CD
James Wheeler —
Ready! ... CD Delmark, 1998. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Features James Wheeler on vocals and guitar – and titles include "Blues At Midnight", "Bad Girl", "Extension 309", "Looking For My Baby", "This Old Freight Train", "Gonna Make Some Changes", and "I'm Just Your Fool". CD
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Delmark, 2016. Used ... $4.99
Nicely tight work from Mike Wheeler – a contemporary bluesman on the Chicago scene who strongly continues the legacy of the city from the 60s onward – from his work on guitar, to his soulful lead vocals, to his talent for penning a tune! The work here is all original material by ... read more CD
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Delmark, 1961. New Copy ... $6.99 12.99
Blues recorded in St Louis, but with a sound that's much more rural overall – maybe no surprise, given the countless travel by Big Joe Williams on the highways of the south! The setting is lean enough to be recorded out in the field – Big Joe on these wonderfully expressive vocals and ... read more CD
Delmark, 1958. New Copy ... $6.99 12.99
The first-ever full length album from Big Joe Williams, despite a much longer legacy as a blues singer in the south – captured in a few different intimate settings in St Louis by the then-fledgling Delmark Records! The approach is very lean, of the sort that made the record a key statement ... read more CD
Various —
Blues Guitar Greats ... CD Delmark, 1960s/1970s/1990s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Includes music by Magic Sam, Luther Allison, Jimmy Dawkins, Lonnie Brooks, Otis Rush, Lurrie Bell, Sleepy John Estes, JB Hutto, and others. CD
Various —
Delmark 40th Anniversary Blues ... CD Delmark, 1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Music from Junior Wells, Big Joe Williams, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Big Time Sarah, Robert Jr Lockwood, Arthur Crudup, Otis Rush, JB Hutto, Jimmy Johnson, Curtis Jomes, Speckled Red and more. CD
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Various —
United Records Story ... CD United/Delmark, 1950s. Used ... Out Of Stock
R&B, gritty blues, and some killer tenor talents – a wicked collection of vintage masters from legendary indie United Records! Musically, the package is very much on a par with Ace/Kent collections of this type – the sort that might feature material from King or Modern/RPM Records ... (Soul, Blues) read more CD
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