“Outside Looking In”

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“Talking to Strangers”

Alligator Records advertisement...

Smokin’ Joe Kubek, Bnois King

Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King / Alligator promotional photo - By James Bland...

Snapper Mitchum, Muddy Waters Jr., Bobby King

Snapper Mitchum, Muddy Waters Jr. and Bobby King at Queen Bee's Lounge - By Andre Hobus...

Snapper Mitchum, Bobby King, Junior Wells

Snapper Mitchum, Bobby King and Junior Wells at Queen Bee's Lounge - By Andre Hobus...

Freddie King

Freddie King - By Andre Hobus...

“Illuminating views and straightforward recounting”

What do Luther Allison, Koko Taylor, Son Seals, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Magic Slim, Lonnie Mack, Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown, Little Charlie & the Nightca...

Bruce Iglauer shares stories on WTTW

"In 1971, one man founded a Chicago record company that would reach a worldwide audience. Beginning with the release of Hound Dog Taylor and the House Rocker...

The dark side of Hound Dog Taylor”

Hound Dog Taylor - By Diane Allmen Hound Dog is always remembered as a smiling, happy-go-lucky, laughing guy. As I said in Bitten by the Blues, he lov...

The work ethic that motivated the Queen of the Blues

Koko Taylor - By Steve Kagan When I first met Koko Taylor in 1971, she wasn’t the internationally hailed “Queen Of The Blues.” She didn’t even have her...