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Delta Groove Productions

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Delta Groove Productions is an American blues record label in Van Nuys, California, United States. The label was founded by Randy Chortkoff (né Rand Jay Chortkoff; 1949–2015), a producer, concert promoter, and harmonica player.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Delta Groove Productions is an American blues record label in Van Nuys, California, United States. The label was founded by Randy Chortkoff (né Rand Jay Chortkoff; 1949–2015), a producer, concert promoter, and harmonica player.2

The story

The label started with blues by musicians from Los Angeles. Its first release was That Represent Man (2004), the debut album by The Mannish Boys. The label then expanded to other genres. Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band's Master of the Game released in 2006 was the label's first release in soul/R&B. The label's releases are newly recorded materials for the most part, but it has also released some albums that were produced by Chortkoff as independent productions and released by the German record label CrossCut (Kirk Fletcher's Shades of Blue and Frank "Paris Slim" Goldwasser's bluju).

Apart from its own releases, Delta Groove Productions produced Roy Gaines' The First TB Album, released by Black Gold in 2003.

In 2007, Delta Groove started a new record label, Eclecto Groove Records, as a home and showcase for other musical styles. In June, 2007, Chortkoff hired industry veteran Robert Fitzpatrick (who died in 2010) to become president of Delta Groove Music and Eclecto Groove Records.

From Wikipedia’s article on Delta Groove Productions, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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