Michael Burks

Michael Burks / Alligator promotional photo - By Paul Natkin...

In Living Blues #225
May 2013

Dear Friends, I just returned from the 34th annual Blues Music Awards in Memphis. It was a great night, over seven music-filled hours, packed with over a tho...

In Living Blues #220
July 2012

Dear Friends, We’re still reeling from the sudden death two days ago of the great Michael “Iron Man” Burks. He was on his way home to Little Rock after a Eur...

In Living Blues #215
September 2011

Dear Friends, I just had a great time at the first Bluestock Festival in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, in spite of the last day being rained ou...

In Living Blues #196
May 2008

Dear Friends, A couple weeks ago I had the great pleasure of attending the Springing The Blues Festival in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Sam Veal founded this...

In Living Blues #195
March 2008

Dear Friends, Seems like I’ve hardly had a good night’s sleep since the beginning of the year. First was a trip to MIDEM, the international record business t...

In Living Blues #193
November 2007

Dear Friends, I’m very honored to learn that in February I’ll be receiving the Blues Foundation’s “Keeping The Blues Alive” award for my work as a Producer. ...

In Living Blues #192
September 2007

Dear Friends, The summer has sped away in what seems like a moment. I haven’t had a chance to get to many festivals, but the Chicago Blues Festival was excep...

In Living Blues #186
September 2006

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...

IN LIVING BLUES #182
January 2006

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...