06 Sheryl Youngblood - Every Day Of Your Life
Sheryl Youngblood – Every Day of Your Life

Delmark 879-8 (December 1, 2023)
Digital Single

“Every Day of Your Life”, a song written by the late Jimmy Johnson and recorded live by Chicago blues rising star Sheryl Youngblood, is released NOW as a digital single by Delmark Records. The tune was recorded by Sheryl and the Delmark All- Star Band during the label’s 70th anniversary celebration at Space, Evanston, IL as a tribute to Mr. Johnson.

Sheryl is joined by Dave Specter and Mike Wheeler on guitars, Roosevelt Purifoy on Hammond B3 organ, Larry Williams on bass and Cleo Cole on drums.



“Every Day of Your Life”, written by Jimmy Johnson (Thompson, Shaunte Music Inc, BMI)

Sheryl Youngblood, vocals

Dave Specter & Mike Wheeler, guitars

Roosevelt Purifoy, Hammond B3 organ

Larry Williams, bass

Cleo Cole, drums

Recorded live at Evanston SPACE by Jackson Hamrick, September 20, 2023

Live performance produced by Elbio Barilari

Mixed by Harry Brotman & Julia Miller at Delmark Records

Mastered by Harry Brotman at Harry Brotman Musical Services

Photography by Casey Mitchell

Graphic design by Elbio Barilari


Delmark Records Releases Sheryl Youngblood’s 1st Digital Single – Available NOW In All Platforms.

“Every Day of Your Life”, a song written by Jimmy Johnson and recorded live by Chicago blues rising star Sheryl Youngblood, has been released as a digital single by Delmark Records. The tune was recorded by Sheryl and the Delmark All-Star Band during the label’s 70th anniversary celebration at SPACE, Evanston, IL as a tribute to the late, great Jimmy Johnson.

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Growing up in a musically inclined family with her mother having her own female group “The Royal Harmonetts” and being a pianist and vocalist in the church, Sheryl was born into music.

2015 Chicago Blues Hall Of Fame Inductee. Sheryl began singing and playing various instruments in the church, in her teen years Sheryl began her own female group in her church (Mt. Zion Baptist Church) called “Sisters” in which she wrote several of their songs and also wrote songs for the National Baptist State Convention, (unfortunately those songs were not recorded) soon after Sheryl auditioned for and was immediately excepted into the world renowned gospel recording group “Rev. Milton Brunson and the Thompson Community Singers of Chicago” affectionately called “The Tommies” while singing with “The Tommies” the group became a Grammy and Stella Award winning group. During that time Sheryl began playing drums and or singing with various recording artist such as Otis Clay, Artie “BLUES BOY” White, Bobby “Slim” James, “KoKo Taylor and “The KoKo Taylor Blues Foundation”, Nellie “Tiger” Travis, Willie Rogers, 3x Hall of Famer Billy Shelton, 3x Stella Award winner “Darious Brooks”, Hall of Fame Group “The Spaniels, “Raven” Grammy and Emmy Award winner Jennifer Hudson, Yolanda Adams, Daryl Coley, LeAnn Faine, Stormy Weather, she has opened for The Whispers, Buddy Guy, Lakeside, Chante Moore, Reheem De’Vaughn, Kindred The Family Soul, Denise LaSalle, Bobby Rush, John Primer, Maurice John Vaughn and the list goes on in 1995 Sheryl Formed “SAYYES!” band and an all female band Ultimately Blessed a.k.a. “UB” SAY YES! And UB performed at many different venue’s and put on yearly benefit concerts for SWWR (Batter and abused Women and Children Facility) Cancer; Sickle cell Anemia; Diabetes; Prostate Cancer and more. SAYYES! the band continues to play a variety of music, a variety of venues and for a variety of events SAYYES! has opened for many artist as mentioned on the SAYYES! page of this website www.sayyeslive.com the band continues on, making and playing music. Sheryl has been on Radio, Television, in multiple