In Living Blues #256
August 2018

Dear friends, The 35th Annual Chicago Blues Festival on June 8-10 was another don’t-miss event. Lots of great sets, including terrific performances by Alliga...

In Living Blues #251
October 2017

Dear friends, We’re getting great response to Rick Estrin & The Nightcats’ new release, Groovin’ In Greaseland. Many people are declaring it the best alb...

In Living Blues #247
February 2017

Dear Friends, I’m happy to tell you that the newest member of the Alligator family, Johnny Lee Copeland, made his debut appearance on Christmas Eve with a lo...

In Living Blues #238
August 2015

Dear Friends, The Chicago Blues Festival, June 12-14, was one of the best in recent memory. Three days of blues, ten hours a day, with five stages –what more...

In Living Blues #236
March 2015

Dear Friends, As you’ve probably heard, we recently welcomed the wonderful Shemekia Copeland back to the Alligator artist roster. We first signed Shemekia wh...

In Living Blues #235
January 2015

Dear Friends, The new year has started off sadly, with the loss of a member of the Alligator musical family. Popsy Dixon, the drummer and co-vocalist of The ...

IN LIVING BLUES #174
September 2004

Dear Friends, I’m thrilled to tell you about our latest album, released this month, by the woman whom the Chicago Tribune calls “one of the greatest soul si...

IN LIVING BLUES #173
July 2004

Dear Friends, By the time you read this, our hot new Guitar Shorty CD, Watch Your Back and our disc of never-before-released Hound Dog Taylor gems, Release ...

IN LIVING BLUES #106
NOVEMBER 1992

Dear Friends, I'm still living in the studio, it seems. Only last month I recorded and mixed the last tunes for THE ALLIGATOR RECORDS CHRISTMAS COLLECTION, w...

IN LIVING BLUES #96
MARCH 1991

Dear Friends, I just finished the final choices of songs for THE ALLIGATOR RECORDS 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION, along with a 24-page booklet of my rambling r...