"LIVE AT GROUND ZERO VOL 1" VARIOUS ARTISTS VOL1: # OF TRACKS: 11 RELEASE DATE: 05/19/09 / CATALOG #: DGPCD131 CLICK TO LISTEN TO AUDIO CLIPS PURCHASE THIS ALBUM LIVE AT GROUND ZERO - 1 Retail: $12.99

"LIVE AT GROUND ZERO VOL 2" VARIOUS ARTISTS VOL2: # OF TRACKS: 10 RELEASE DATE: 05/19/09 / CATALOG #: DGPCD132 CLICK TO LISTEN TO AUDIO CLIPS PURCHASE THIS ALBUM LIVE AT GROUND ZERO - 2 Retail: $12.99

“The Delta Groove All-Star Revue is a west coast collective of dynamic blues talent and the cream of the crop.” – Big City Rhythm & Blues

“Chortkoff’s revue presented a history of the Blues that every fan can appreciate.”
– Blues Wax

“What we deliver onstage is more like what you’d get with Ike Turner back in the day…
a self-contained traveling blues festival.” – Randy Chortkoff (Delta/Eclecto Groove CEO)

DESCRIPTION
Call it optimism or just a knack for seizing the day, but Delta Groove label head Randy Chortkoff seldom lets an opportunity pass by without finding a way to make the most of it. With Delta Groove artists figuring prominently in the nominations for the annual Blues Music Awards over the last few years, a large portion of his label roster has ended up in the same place at the same time for the awards ceremonies, so Chortkoff has used the opportunity to put on an annual Delta Groove Showcase. When the Blues Music Awards were moved to Tunica, Mississippi for 2008, the Delta Groove Showcase was moved, appropriately enough, to the heart of the Delta and the home of the blues, Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale. The amazing depth and breadth of the label’s talent was fully on display as Delta Groove took over Ground Zero for what turned out to be one of the biggest blues events in Clarksdale in years. With over twelve hours of world-class live music the result was a blues festival that rivaled many well-known annual events. There was something for just about anyone who loves blues, soul, Americana or any of its offshoots. For those who were fortunate enough to be in Clarksdale that day, it was truly a day to remember. For those who couldn’t be there, Delta Groove is pleased to bring the highlights to you on a two volume set.

Take home the magic of the Delta Groove All-Star Blues Revue with two brand new recordings - “Live At Ground Zero, Vol. 1 & 2”, featuring highlights from last year’s 3rd Annual Delta Groove All-Star Blues Revue in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Tracks include fan favorites plus many new songs unavailable anywhere else by Los Fabulocos, The Insomniacs, Jackie Payne/Steve Edmonson Band, The Mannish Boys, Bobby Jones, Finis Tasby, Johnny Dyer, Kid Ramos, Kirk Fletcher, Phillip Walker, Mike Zito and Jason Ricci & New Blood.

CREDITS
Executive Producer: Randy Chortkoff • Recorded by Clarksdale Soundstage • Mixed by David Z • Creative Fulfillment President of Delta Groove Music: Robert Fitzpatrick • Track Sequence by Jeff Scott Fleenor • Mastered by Robert Hadley (The Mastering Lab, Ojai, CA) • Artwork, Design, & Photos by Joshua Temkin • Liner Notes by Scott Dirks • Retail by Jeff Fleenor • Radio by Jody Best • Business Affairs by Malcolm Wiseman