Jackson Delta are a Canadian blues musical group from Peterborough, Ontario.[1] They are two-time Juno Award nominees for Best Roots and Traditional Album, receiving nods at the Juno Awards of 1991 for Acoustic Blues[2] and at the Juno Awards of 1993 for I Was Just Thinking That.[3]
Jackson Delta | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | blues |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Members | Gary Peeples Rick Fines Al Black |
The band's members are Gary Peeples on vocals, slide guitar and dobro; Rick Fines on guitar; and Al Black on drums, harmonica and washboard.[4][5]
History edit
Jackson Delta was co-founded in the 1980s by Fines, Peeples and Black in Peterborough.[6][7] The band was mainly fronted by Fines.[8]
The band recorded their debut album Delta Sunrise in 1988 at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee[9] and released it in 1989.[10] They released Acoustic Blues in 1990 and Looking Back in 1991.[11]
In 1991 they performed at the Folk on the Rocks Festival in Brandon, Manitoba.[12] That year Acoustic Blues was nominated for a Juno Award as Best Roots & Traditional Album. They played at the Edmonton Folk Festival and the Mariposa Folk Festival in 1992,[13]
The band recorded I Was Just Thinking That... live with boogie woogie pianist Gene Taylor in 1992;[14] it was nominated as a Juno Best Roots & Traditional Album again in 1993. That year they independently released an album, Lookin' Back,[15] and performed at the Winnipeg Folk Festival.[16]
After 1995 the members of Jackson Delta concentrated on other projects, but continued to perform together several times a year.[7] They recorded a live album, Go for the Heart: Rob Watson and Jackson Delta Electric Live in 1996 at Peterborough's Market Hall with blues guitarist Rob (Bobby) Watson.[17]
The band broke up in 2000, but its members came together to participate in Al Black's 2010 album Happy as a Monkey.[18] They have performed occasional reunion shows in the Peterborough area, most recently in 2017.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "The blues are back in town as Jackson Delta reunites for a Peterborough show at Market Hall". Peterborough Examiner, April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Rap music makes presence felt in '91 Juno Awards nominations". Montreal Gazette, February 7, 1991.
- ^ "Juno nominees at a glance". Waterloo Region Record, February 10, 1993.
- ^ "Jackson Delta brings blues to town". Ottawa Citizen, February 22, 1992.
- ^ {Rick Fines Is Driving Home… In More Ways Than One". Electric City Live, February 25, 2015
- ^ "Pathway of Fame grows again". Sep 14, 2013 by Lance Anderson, Peterborough This Week
- ^ a b "PRIMETIME|Rick Fines". Apr 04, 2012 Peterborough This Week, by Lance Anderson
- ^ "Rick Fines: The Blues had a Baby". Frontenac News, Jeff Green | Dec 15, 2011
- ^ "Juno-nominated Jackson Delta is bringing the blues back home to Peterborough’s Market Hall". kawarthaNOW, Feb 01, 2019
- ^ "Trio brings home a bit of the South". Toronto Star, March 30, 1989.
- ^ "Eclectic Juno band plays cajun, blues". Ottawa Citizen, August 15, 1991.
- ^ "Festival Features Unique Character". Brandon Sun, via Newspaper Archives, July 22, 1991 - Page 45
- ^ "Jr. Gone Wild surprises folk fans". Lethbridge Herald via Newspaper Archives, June 25, 1992 - Page 40
- ^ "Jackson Delta & Pinetop Perkins". Ottawa Citizen, July 25, 1992.
- ^ " Jackson Delta Lookin' Back". AllMusic Review by Richard Meyer
- ^ "Folk fans flocking to festival". Winnipeg Free Press, via Newspaper Archives. July 10, 1993 - Page 21 By Stephen Ostick
- ^ "Bobby Watson wowed by first album release in 50-year career". Oct 25, 2016 by Lois Tuffin Peterborough This Week
- ^ "John's Blues Picks". MapleBlues December 2010