Magic Sam

"At first Delmark focused primarily on artists whom most would call 'traditional' but in 1965, the label released Junior Wells' Hoodoo man blues, an uncompromising blast of electrified urban juke-joint aggression. Magic Sam's West side soul followed in 1967, and within a few years Delmark's roster of younger-generation artists had grown substantially. Today, the label is the home of some of the world's leading contemporary blues and jazz artists,...