IN LIVING BLUES #170
November 2003

Dear Friends, I’m writing this a few days before the much-heralded series of Martin Scorcese-produced films simply entitled The Blues airs on public televis...

IN LIVING BLUES #169
September 2003

Dear Friends, As the summer rolls on, I’ve been in the Christmas spirit, finishing up production on a collection of holiday blues called Genuine Houserockin...

IN LIVING BLUES #168
July 2003

Dear Friends, I’m glad to see that, in the midst of a very scary world situation, blues fans are still planning for happier events down the road. Our artis...

IN LIVING BLUES #166
November 2002

Dear Friends, We’re thrilled by the initial reactions to Shemekia Copeland’s brand new album, Talking To Strangers. In the first week of its release, it wa...

IN LIVING BLUES #165
September 2002

Dear Friends, This is the hottest summer I can remember and we’re preparing two September releases calculated to keep the heat turned up. As you know, Dr. J...

IN LIVING BLUES #164
July 2002

Dear Friends, Summer started off with a bang at last week’s Chicago Blues Festival. Among many terrific sets, the highlight for me was an explosive Saturday...

IN LIVING BLUES #163
May 2002

Dear Friends, I’m writing from Nashville, where I’m attending a meeting of representatives of The International Bluegrass Music Association, The Folk Allian...

IN LIVING BLUES #162
March 2002

Dear friends, With all the troubles that the record industry is going through right now (including the recent bankruptcy of Valley Media/DNA Distributors w...

IN LIVING BLUES #161
January 2002

Dear Friends, It looks like a good year coming up for new Alligator releases. I just returned from Los Angeles where I was helping Little Charlie and the N...

IN LIVING BLUES #160
November 2001

Dear Friends, In this time of emotional turbulence, it seems that we need the soul-soothing power of the blues more than ever. I’ve never considered blues ...