What do Luther Allison, Koko Taylor, Son Seals, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Magic Slim, Lonnie Mack, Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown, Little Charlie & the Nightca...
Dear Friends,
James Cotton - By Christopher Durst
Word just reached us of the death of my longtime friend, blues master James Cotton. I had known James s...
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...
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 ...
Dear Friends,
I just finished mastering Guitar Shorty’s brand new Alligator album, We The People. It should bring Shorty some of the acclaim he’s always dese...
Dear Friends,
As I told you last time, we’re ending what I believe is the hardestbusiness year ever for blues record labels. Hopefully, next year, Alligator...
Dear Friends,
I’m writing this from the studio while I work with the engineer on the mixes for Rattleshake ,the new CD from Chicago’s happiest, rawest ...
Dear Friends,
It's hard for me to believe that this is the 35th anniversary year of Alligator. I never anticipated when I went in to the studio with Hound D...
Dear
Friends,
I
just returned from the Blues Foundation’s big Blues First
Weekend/International Blues Challenge in Memphis. The IBC is the
amateur (and sem...