Episode 25: An Interview with Al Chesis

About this episode

Al Chesis discusses his career and blues music with Dr. Chelsea Adams before the Mile High Blues 2025 event.

Al Chesis and his Delta Sonics played the Sunday set at Mile High Blues 2025. While they didn't have a chance to sit down and talk live, Al and Dr. Adams sat down before the event to talk about his career, life, and blues music. Guest: Al ChesisWebsite: www.deltasonics.net/home Produced by Dr. Chelsea AdamsPost-Production by Jeremy Carberry 12-Bar Talk is brought to you from Ogden, Utah's "Junction City" full of blues and jazz history on Historic 25th Street. You can learn more about Ogden's rich black history at https://www.visitogden.com/blog/celebrating-black-history-month-in-ogden-utah/.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Chelsea Adams

Guest: Al Chesis

Topics covered

• blues music
• interview
• musical career
• live performance
• Ogden history

Keywords

• Al Chesis
• Delta Sonics
• blues music
• Mile High Blues
• Ogden Utah

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Delta Sonics

Books & works: 12-Bar Talk

Places: Ogden, Utah

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