Delmark DVD Screening and Live Performances July 24 at Buddy Guy's Legends

Delmark Records is throwing another big musical bash at Buddy Guy's Legends on July 24.

The party will feature live music and a screening of the DVD, It Ain't Over: Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues, which was videotaped a year ago March at Buddy Guy's Legends.

Here's what you can expect in the DVD, according to Delmark:

Delmark's 55th Anniversary Blues Bash at Buddy Guy's Legends 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 from Junior Wells and Buddy Guy. Live performances by Lurrie Bell, Tail Dragger, Zora Young, Jimmy Johnson with Dave Specter, Aaron Moore, Eddie Shaw, Shirley Johnson, and the late Little Arthur Duncan (his last recorded performances!) - sizzling live Chicago blues - there was truly something magic in the air that night! This historic blues party was thankfully captured live at Legends on March 7, 2008. The featured band most of the night was Lurrie Bell (guitar) Bob Stroger (bass) Roosevelt "Mad Hatter" Purifoy (keys) and Kenny Smith (drums).

Here's the schedule for the evening:

5:30 to 6:30 p.m. - Aaron Moore will play a solo piano acoustic set.

7 to 8:30 p.m. - Screening of the Delmark DVD, It Ain't Over ! 55 Years of Blues.

9 to 10 p.m. - Quintus McCormick will perform. McCormick's new CD, Hey Jodie!, will soon be released on Delmark.

10:30 to close - Michael Coleman, master of funky blues and soul, will play, with special guest stars Zora Young, Shirley Johnson and Jimmy Johnson.

The rhythm section will consist of Merle Perkins on drums, Roosevelt "The Mad Hatter" Purifoy on keys and Andre Howard on bass.