Delta Groove Productions
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Delta Groove Productions (Delta Groove Music) is a blues
record label
based in Van Nuys, California. The company Delta Groove Productions, Inc. was founded by Southern California
-based producer, concert promoter and harmonica player Randy Chortkoff. Its first release was That Represent Man (2004
), the debut album by the all-star blues band The Mannish Boys
.
scene, however, it has been expanding its horizons to introduce wider range of sound. Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band's Master of the Game released in 2006
was the label's first release in the soul
/R&B vein. The label's releases are newly recorded materials for the most part, but it has also released some albums that were produced by Chortkoff as independent productions and initially released by German
label CrossCut. (Kirk Fletcher's Shade of Blue and Frank "Paris Slim" Goldwasser's bluju)
Apart from its own releases, Delta Groove Productions has produced Roy Gaines
' The First TB Album released from the Blackgold label in 2003
which may be one of its first known work. Big Sky Motion Pictures
is Delta Groove's partner company engaged in film production.
In 2007
, Delta Groove launched a new record label Eclecto Groove Records as a home and showcase for a wide spectrum of musical styles. In June, 2007, Chortkoff brought in industry veteran Robert Fitzpatrick
as the new President of Delta Groove Music and Eclecto Groove Records.
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
record label
Record label
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based in Van Nuys, California. The company Delta Groove Productions, Inc. was founded by Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
-based producer, concert promoter and harmonica player Randy Chortkoff. Its first release was That Represent Man (2004
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
), the debut album by the all-star blues band The Mannish Boys
The Mannish Boys
The Mannish Boys are an American blues band based in Los Angeles, California. They play classic blues in West Coast, Texas and Chicago styles....
.
Overview and history
The label started out with strictly blues material by artists from the local Los AngelesLos Ángeles
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scene, however, it has been expanding its horizons to introduce wider range of sound. Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band's Master of the Game released in 2006
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
was the label's first release in the soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
/R&B vein. The label's releases are newly recorded materials for the most part, but it has also released some albums that were produced by Chortkoff as independent productions and initially released by German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
label CrossCut. (Kirk Fletcher's Shade of Blue and Frank "Paris Slim" Goldwasser's bluju)
Apart from its own releases, Delta Groove Productions has produced Roy Gaines
Roy Gaines
Roy Gaines is an American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Gaines recorded work includes his self-penned track, "A Hell of a Night", which first appeared on his 1982 album, Gaineling...
' The First TB Album released from the Blackgold label in 2003
2003 in music
-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
which may be one of its first known work. Big Sky Motion Pictures
Big Sky Motion Pictures
Big Sky Motion Pictures was founded in Los Angeles as film production company by C.E.O. Mars Callahan and executive producer Rand Chortkoff. Having suffered financial setbacks in late 2007, the company has reorganized and moved to New Orleans, Louisiana....
is Delta Groove's partner company engaged in film production.
In 2007
2007 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
, Delta Groove launched a new record label Eclecto Groove Records as a home and showcase for a wide spectrum of musical styles. In June, 2007, Chortkoff brought in industry veteran Robert Fitzpatrick
Robert Fitzpatrick
Robert Fitzpatrick was born in San Antonio, Texas, brought up in New Jersey and ran away from home and went to New York at the age of 15 where he became an actor off-Broadway....
as the new President of Delta Groove Music and Eclecto Groove Records.
Artists
- Kirk Fletcher
- Frank "Paris Slim" Goldwasser
- Hollywood Blue Flames
- Insomniacs
- Mitch Kashmar
- John Long
- Lynwood SlimLynwood SlimLynwood Slim is an American blues harmonica player and singer.- Biography :...
- The Mannish BoysThe Mannish BoysThe Mannish Boys are an American blues band based in Los Angeles, California. They play classic blues in West Coast, Texas and Chicago styles....
- Jackie PayneJackie PayneJackie Payne is an American blues singer. He was nominated in both 2007 and 2008 for the Blues Music Award for Best Male Soul Blues Artist; an album he recorded with Johnny Otis was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1993....
Steve Edmonson Band - Phantom Blues Band
- Sean CostelloSean CostelloSean Costello was an American blues musician, renowned for his fiery guitar playing and soulful singing. He released five critically acclaimed albums before his career was cut short by his sudden death at the age of 28. Tinsley Ellis called him ‘the most gifted young blues guitarist on the scene.....
- Rod Piazza & The Mighty FlyersRod PiazzaRod Piazza is an American blues harmonica player and singer. He has been playing with his band The Mighty Flyers since 1980 which he formed with his pianist wife Honey Piazza...
- Phillip WalkerPhillip WalkerPhillip Walker was an American electric blues guitarist, most noted for his 1959 hit single, "Hello My Darling", produced by J. R. Fulbright. Although Walker continued playing throughout his life, he recorded more sparsely.-Career:Walker grew up on the Texas Gulf Coast, and by his mid-teens was...
Releases
| Date | No. | Artist | Title | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov/16/04 | DGPCD100 | The Mannish Boys | That Represent Man | |
| Nov/16/04 | DGPCD101 | Kirk Fletcher | Shades of Blue | *CrossCut reissue |
| Mar/22/05 | DGPCD102 | Hollywood Blue Flames | Soul Sanctuary | |
| Mar/22/05 | DGPCD103 | Mitch Kashmar | Nickels & Dimes | |
| Jul/19/05 | DGPCD104 | Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers | For The Chosen Who | |
| Nov/15/05 | DGPCD105 | The Mannish Boys | Live & In Demand | |
| Feb/21/06 | DGPCD106 | John Long | Lost & Found | |
| Jun/20/06 | DGPCD107 | Hollywood Blue Flames | Road To Rio / Larger Than Life | |
| Jun/20/06 | DGPCD108 | Lynwood Slim | Last Call | |
| Sep/19/06 | DGPCD109 | Mitch Kashmar | Wake Up & Worry | |
| Oct/17/06 | DGPCD110 | Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band | Master of the Game | |
| Nov/21/06 | DGPCD111 | Phantom Blues Band | Out of the Shadows | |
| Nov/01/06 | DGPCD112 | Various Artists | Road Tested V.1 | |
| Feb/20/07 | DGPCD114 | Frank "Paris Slim" Goldwasser | bluju | *CrossCut reissue |
| Feb/20/07 | DGPCD115 | Phillip Walker | Going Back Home | |
| May/22/07 | DGPCD116 | The Mannish Boys | Big Plans | |
| Aug/21/07 | DGPCD117 | The Insomniacs | Left Coast Blues | |
| Aug/21/2007 | DGPCD118 | Rod Piazza & MFBQ | ThrillVille | |
| 2007 | DGPCD119 | Phantom Blues Band | Footprints | |
| 2008 | DGPCD120 | Sean Costello | We Can Get Together | |
| 2008 | DGPCD121 | Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue | Command Performance | |
| Jun/17/08 | DGPCD122 | The Mannish Boys | Lowdown Feelin' | |
| Jul/22/08 | DGPCD123 | Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band | Overnight Sensation | |
| 2008 | DGPCD124 | Bill Sims Jr. & Mark LaVoie | American Blues Roots Duo | *digital download only |
| Aug/19/08 | DGPCD125 | Los Fabulocos featuring Kid Ramos Kid Ramos Kid Ramos is an American electric blues and blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. Thompson has released four solo albums since 1995 on Black Top and Evidence Records... |
Los Fabulocos | |
| Sep/23/08 | DGPCD126 | Elvin Bishop | The Blues Roll On | |
| Oct/21/08 | DGPCD127 | Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm | 2 Man Wrecking Crew | |
| Nov/18/08 | DGPCD128 | Mitch Kashmar | Live at Labatt | |
| Feb/17/09 | DGPCD129 | Bobby Jones - featuring The Mannish Boys | Comin' Back Hard | |
| Feb/17/09 | DGPCD130 | The Soul of John Black | Black John |