Opening the Show: GARY ALLEGRETTO & the Delaware All-Stars
It all happened on
Saturday, November 7th, 3pm
at
   in New Castle, Delaware

"…one of contemporary blues’ most dynamic and innovative musicians…releasing consistently exciting music…No matter what he’s singing, Walker’s churchy approach is soulful, heartfelt and spellbinding.”
~ Blues Revue

"Over the past 20 or so years, Joe Louis Walker has been one of the most prolific, and most versatile, artists playing the blues. Although his roots are in the blues, he’s always managed to incorporate gospel, soul, and jazz into his sound, which is what makes his recordings so compelling. You can always be assured that on most new recordings, Walker is not treading on familiar turf. There’s always something new and interesting to absorb from his new releases”
~ Phoenix Blues Society

  Walker is one of the most heralded blues artists of
  our time. JLW is a true powerhouse guitar virtuoso,  
  unique singer & prolific songwriter who has toured the
  world religiously throughout his career and earned
  himself a legion of dedicated fans around the globe.
  He has recorded with the likes of BB King, James
  Cotton, Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Huey Lewis, Branford
  Marsalis, Steve Cropper, Shemekia Copeland & Ike 
  Turner, with a discography that counts 19 solo
  albums, 2 live DVD’s, and countless compilations and
  guest appearances. Still recording & 
  touring with a vengeance, JLW is
  already being referred to within the
  blues world as a “living legend.”
  However, as Walker himself would say,
  “the best is yet to come!”

  Stony Plain Records has announced
  the signing of multi-award winning
  singer/guitarist Joe Louis Walker and
  the release of his label debut, Witness
  to the Blues, on September 30. 
  Produced by fellow Stony Plain artist
  and award-winner Duke Robillard,
  Witness to the Blues features a
  scintillating duet by Walkerand
  Shemekia Copeland in a reprise of the
  Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson R&B
  classic,“Lover’s Holiday.” With the stellar backing of
  Robillard on guitar, Bruce Katz ..boards, Jon Ross on bass, 
  Mark Teixeira on drums and a horn section of Doug James
  on sax and Scott Aruda on trumpet, Joe Louis Walker explores the
  many colors of the blues palette, including Delta and Chicago
  styles, Memphis soul, gospel and even rockabilly. More than half of
  the album’s 11 tracks were written by Walker, and he adds his own
  distinctive interpretations to several covers, including “Rollin’ and
  Tumblin’” and “Sugar Mama” (which includes a special guest
  appearance by Britain’s finest, Todd Sharpville on guitar).

Joe Louis appears at this show with backup guitarist Lynnwood Taylor, an accomplished artist in his own right.

Joe Louis Walker is a true blues virtuoso whose skills as a singer, guitarist,  
  songwriter and producer have earned him a dedicated legion of fans
  around the world. He’s recorded with B.B. King, James Cotton,
  Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Steve Cropper, Ike Turner and Branford
  Marsalis, among many others in a storied career that covers 19 solo
  albums, two live DVDs and a number of compilations and guest
  appearances. He’s played on two Grammy Award-winning albums
  and won three Blues Music Awards (formerly known as W.C. Handy
  Awards). In addition to his hot-ticket shows in the U.S., Walker has
  become an international ambassador for the blues overseas, having
  played at countless festivals throughout Europe, South America,
  Australia, the Middle East and Asia. Born and raised in San
  Francisco, Joe Louis Walker is now based in Westchester County,
  New York. By his early teens, he was a formidable member of the
  San Francisco Bay Area blues scene and later became a very close friend of legendary guitarist Mike Bloomfield. During these formative years, he shared stages with a wide variety of artists, including John Lee Hooker, Thelonius Monk, The Soul Stirrers, Steve Miller and Jimi Hendrix. Mike Bloomfield’s premature and sad death persuaded Walker to change his lifestyle, however, and he enrolled in college, earning degrees in music and English. During this time he also performed regularly with the Spiritual Corinthians gospel group. In 1985 he returned to the blues, formed his stellar band The Bosstalkers, and signed to HighTone Records, which released five albums before Walker moved to PolyGram’s Verve/Gitanes label, where he recorded six albums.