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Bob Koester

Bob Koester

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born October 30, 1932 in Wichita, Kansas, USA

Died May 12, 2021

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Blues Hall of Fame honoree (1996) Robert Gregg "Bob" Koester founded the Delmark (originally "Delmar") Records jazz label and Chicago's Jazz Record Mart. In his teen years, he became a record trader and collector, even while studying cinematography and business at Saint Louis University, using his dormitory room as his mail-order headquarters. While in St. Louis, he was a founding member of the St. Louis Jazz Club. Moving to Chicago in 1958, he operated Seymour's Jazz Mart in the Roosevelt University Building from 1959 to 1963, then at 7 West Grand Avenue until 1971 when it moved to 4243 N. Lincoln Avenue and, from 2006, to 27 East Illinois Street.

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Actor

5

Type

Year

American Pickers Poster

American Pickers TV Series2010Self

In Chicago: A Jazz Documentary Poster

In Chicago: A Jazz Documentary Short Film2008Self

The Blues Poster

The Blues Mini-Series2003Self - owner, Delmark Records

The Howlin' Wolf Story Poster

The Howlin' Wolf Story Documentary2003Self

The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History Poster

The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History Mini-Series1999Self - Founder, Delmark Records

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19

Type

Year

Fred Anderson 80th Birthday Bash: Live at the Velvet Lounge Poster

Fred Anderson 80th Birthday Bash: Live at the Velvet Lounge Video2009

It Ain't Over: Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues Poster

It Ain't Over: Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues Video2009

Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge Poster

Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge Video2009

Byther Smith: Blues on the Moon - Live at Natural Rhythm Social Club Poster

Byther Smith: Blues on the Moon - Live at Natural Rhythm Social Club Video2008

Dave Specter: Live in Chicago Poster

Dave Specter: Live in Chicago Video2008

Ari Brown: Live at the Green Mill Poster

Ari Brown: Live at the Green Mill Video2007

Black Unstoppable: Live at the Velvet Lounge Video2007

Chronicle Poster

Chronicle Video2007

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Live at the Ascension Loft Poster

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Live at the Ascension Loft Video2007

Gettin' Up: Carey & Lurrie Bell Live at Buddy Guy's Legends, Rosa's, and Lurrie's Home Poster

Gettin' Up: Carey & Lurrie Bell Live at Buddy Guy's Legends, Rosa's, and Lurrie's Home Video2007

Jimmy Burns Live at B.L.U.E.S. Poster

Jimmy Burns Live at B.L.U.E.S. Video2007

Little Arthur Duncan: Live at Rosa's Blues Lounge Poster

Little Arthur Duncan: Live at Rosa's Blues Lounge Video2007

Deep Blue Organ Trio: Goin' to Town, Live at the Green Mill Video2006

Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble: Live at the Original Velvet Lounge Video2006

Jazz O'Maniacs: Sunset Cafe Stomp Poster

Jazz O'Maniacs: Sunset Cafe Stomp Documentary2006

Timeless: Live at the Velvet Lounge Poster

Timeless: Live at the Velvet Lounge Video2006

Mississippi Heat: One Eye Open - Live at Rosa's Lounge Chicago Video2005

Ritual Trio: Live at the River East Art Center Poster

Ritual Trio: Live at the River East Art Center Documentary2005

Tail Dragger: My Head Is Bald Poster

Tail Dragger: My Head Is Bald Video2005

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1

Hamlet: The Series TV Series2014

Thanks

3

Type

Year

In Chicago: A Jazz Documentary Poster

In Chicago: A Jazz Documentary Short Film2008

The Howlin' Wolf Story Poster

The Howlin' Wolf Story Documentary2003

Going All the Way Poster

Going All the Way Feature Film1997

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The Howlin' Wolf Story Poster

The Howlin' Wolf Story Documentary2003

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