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 ...
Dear Friends,
This year’s Chicago Blues Festival, presented the second weekend in June, was one of the best in years. With beautiful weather, a new, out-of-t...
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...
Dear Friends,
2011 marks Alligator’s 40th year of recording the blues. It’s almost impossible to believe that on May 25th, it will be four decades since my c...
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...
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. ...
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...
Dear Friends,
By the time you read this, Alligator will have three new releases ready for you to enjoy. On January 11, we’re releasing our second Roomful of...