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In Living Blues #214
July 2011

Dear Friends, I’ve been pleasantly amazed by the great media and fan reaction to Alligator’s 40th anniversary and the double-disc Alligator Records 40th Anni...

In Living Blues #213
May 2011

Dear Friends, I just returned from the Blues Music Awards in Memphis, where I met dozens of friends and acquaintances, hung out with Janiva Magness, Smokin’ ...

In Living Blues #207
May 2010

Dear Friends, I just returned from the 31st annual Blues Music Awards in Memphis, happy and proud that Tommy Castro won in every category in which he was nom...

In Living Blues #206
March 2010

Dear Friends, We won! For the first time since the 1980s, an Alligator release is a Grammy winner. Buckwheat Zydeco’s Lay Your Burden Down won as (what else)...

In Living Blues #205
January 2010

Dear Friends, I’m writing from Dallas, where I’m helping Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King cut their second Alligator album. Being part of the creative proc...

In Living Blues #204
November 2009

Dear Friends, Last night I shared one of the most joyful musical experiences of my life—the last performance by my dear friends Saffire—The Uppity Blues Wome...

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 #194
January 2008

Dear Friends, Happy New Year! I’m sure hoping 2008 will be a good year for the blues; we lost way too many of our elder statesman in 2007. Our first piece of...

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. ...