Rufus Thomas

Rufus Thomas / Alligator promotional photo - By Peter Amft...

In Living Blues #248
April 2017

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...

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 #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 #86
MAY 1989

Dear Friends, For some reason one of my last letters never connected with LIVING BLUES, so I missed out on the issue before last. Then the last issue was tak...

IN LIVING BLUES #83
NOVEMBER 1988

Dear Friends, Because I had to rush out my last LB letter before going on a series of overseas tours all my news is a little late. By now I hope you've all r...