DAVE WELD & THE IMPERIAL FLAMES

DELMARK RECORDING ARTIST

DAVE WELD

THE IMPERIAL FLAMES

Chicago Houserockin Blues, Rock Blues, Boogie & Soul

Dave Weld and The Imperial Flames, an authentic, real deal blues band, high energy with versatile talent, variety, and a cohesive show that includes original driving houserockin blues, blues rock, funk, boogie and Soul. Blues originals are classic in nature, the standards are revitalized with striking three part vocal harmony, three vocal stylists, Passionate slide guitarist, Dave Weld mentored from Grammy Winning Master J.B. Hutto and legendary slideman, along with blues diva and two time Rami winner Monica Myhre (Mona Rose), a kicking rhythm section consisting of the smooth voice of Jeff Taylor holding a solid beat on drums, Kenny Pickens blazing on bass, Harry YaSeen, tutored by the famous Art Hodes on piano/organ and the Mississippi saxman, Rogers Randle.

        "NIGHTWALK" Produced by Tome Hambridge, Multi-Grammy Winning Producer

         2023 GRAMMY NOMINATED BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM 

         2022 BLUES BLAST NOMINATION FOR CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM & 

         2022 BLUES BLAST NOMINATION FOR SLIDE GUITARIST OF THE YEAR

        FINALIST OF THE 2021 IBC'S (INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE)

        WINNERS OF THE 2020 WINDY CITY BLUES CHALLENGE

        2016 BLUES BLAST NOMINATION FOR ROCK BLUES ALBUM


 2023 NOMINATIONS FOR TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM & TRADITIONAL BLUES SONG "DON'T TELL MAMA"!!

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DELMARK RECORDS

Delmark Records is the oldest American jazz and blues independent record label. It was founded in 1958 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. The label originated in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1953 when owner Bob Koester released a recording of the Windy City Six, a traditional jazz group, under the Delmar imprint.  For 65 years, Chicagoan Bob Koester has given the world some of the most important jazz and blues recordings ever made via his Delmark Records label. Blues masters Junior Wells,  Magic Sam and J.B. Hutto, jazz innovators Roscoe Mitchell and Muhal Richard Abrams, MacArthur Fellows Ken Vandermark and Reginald Robinson and many more have released groundbreaking work on Delmark.

A new era for Delmark Records!  In October, 2018, the landmark record label was along with, its subsidiary labels, a catalog of masters dating to the 1920s, a voluminous inventory of CDs and LPs and the Riverside Studio at 4121 N. Rockwell St to Chicago musicians Julia A. Miller and Elbio Barilari, who co-lead the band Volcano Radar and are deeply involved in other arts and educational activities.