James Cotton

James Cotton / Alligator promotional photo - By Christopher Durst...

Carey Bell, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Billy Branch

Carey Bell, James Cotton, Junior Wells & Billy Branch (HarpAttack) / Alligator promotional photo - By Paul Natkin...

James Cotton

James Cotton at Theresa's Lounge in 1976 - By Hasse Andreasson...

James Cotton

James Cotton at Theresa's Lounge in 1976 - By Hasse Andreasson...

Chicago Tribune: “Bruce Iglauer finally tells the story” behind Alligator Records

Alligator Records founder Bruce Iglauer poses in his office recently in the Rogers Park neighborhood. (Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune) "The book docu...

In Living Blues #253
February 2018

Dear friends, I’m thrilled that so many of Alligator’s artists have been nominated for this year’s Blues Music Awards. Longtime Alligator family member R...

In Living Blues #250
August 2017

Dear friends, We’re immensely proud of Selwyn Birchwood’s new Pick Your Poison CD. It’s been hailed as one the best blues albums of the year, and a giant ste...

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 #246
December 2016

Dear Friends, I had a great time at the Rawa Blues Festival in Poland last month. Both Toronzo Cannon and Shemekia Copeland tore up the festival. Shemekia ha...

In Living Blues #235
January 2015

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 ...