DAVE WELD & THE IMPERIAL FLAMES * BLUESIN' THROUGH THE YEARS *
Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames – Bluesin’ Through The Years
Format: Vinyl LP – Digital
Label: Delmark Records
Release: 2025
Release date: September 19, 2025
Delmark, Dave & Monica think that ‘Bluesin’ Through The Years’ as a special red vinyl LP will be an excellent way to feature many of Dave and Monica’s great tunes. As Monica says, “It feels like it will last forever!” Dave agrees, emphatically. A select number of albums in special FLAME vinyl.
Dave Weld and The Imperial Flames, an authentic, real deal blues band, high energy with versatile talent, variety, and a cohesive show that includes original driving houserockin blues, blues rock, funk, boogie and Soul. Blues originals are classic in nature, the standards are revitalized with striking three part vocal harmony, three vocal stylists,
Passionate slide guitarist, Dave Weld mentored from Grammy Winning Master J.B. Hutto and legendary slideman, along with blues diva and two time Rami winner Monica Myhre (Mona Rose), a kicking rhythm section consisting of the smooth voice of Jeff Taylor holding a solid beat on drums, Kenny Pickens blazing on bass, Harry YaSeen, tutored by the famous Art Hodes on piano/organ and the Mississippi saxman, Rogers Randle.
Website: https://www.daveweld.com/
Tracks:
01. Don’t Ever Change Your Ways
02. Don’t Tell Mama
03 Red Hot Tabasco
04. Looking For A Man
05. May Be Right, May Be Wrong
Side 2
01. Ramblin’
02. Louise
03. Slip Into A Dream
04. She’s Lyin’
Line-up:
DAVE WELD vocals, background vocals, guitar, slide guitar
MONICA MYHRE vocals, background vocals, & percussion (A1, B1)
JEFF TAYLOR drums (ALL TRACKS EXCEPT A3), background vocals
BOBBY RUSH harmonica (A4)
LIL’ ED rhythm guitar (B1) COURTESY OF ALLIGATOR RECORDS
SAX GORDON tenor & baritone sax (B2)
ABB LOCKE tenor sax (B1, B4)
HARRY YASEEN piano (A1-4, B3-4)
GRAHAM GUEST piano (A5, B2); organ (A2, B3)
KENNY PICKENS bass (A1-3)
DAVE KEYE bass (A4, B1-B4)
E.G. McDANIEL bass (A5)
HERMAN APPLEWHITE bass, background vocals (B4)
TOM HAMBRIDGE drums (A3)
TONY CARPENTER percussion (A3)
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