Jackson Delta

Jackson Delta was co-founded in the 1980s by Fines, Peeples and Black in Peterborough.[6][7] The band was mainly fronted by Fines.[8]

The band recorded their debut album Delta Sunrise in Memphis, Tennessee,[1] and released it in 1989.[9] They released Acoustic Blues in 1990 and Looking Back in 1991.[10]

In 1991 they performed at the Folk on the Rocks Festival in Brandon, Manitoba.[11] That year Acoustic Blues was nominated for a Juno Award as Best Roots & Traditional Album. They played at the Edmonton Folk Festival and the Mariposa Folk Festival in 1992,[12]

The band released I Was Just Thinking That in 1992;[13] it was nominated as a Juno Best Roots & Traditional Album again in 1993. That year they independently released an album, Lookin' Back,[14] and performed at the Winnipeg Folk Festival.[15]

After 1995 the members of Jackson Delta concentrated on other projects, but continued to perform together several times a year.[7] They recorded a live album, Go for the Heart: Rob Watson and Jackson Delta Electric Live in 1996 at Peterborough's Market Hall with blues guitarist Rob (Bobby) Watson.[16]

The band broke up in 2000, but its members came together to participate in Al Black's 2010 album Happy as a Monkey.[17] They have performed occasional reunion shows in the Peterborough area, most recently in 2017.[1]