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 #101
JANUARY 1992

Dear Friends, I promised that this time I wouldn't use up valuable reminiscing space touting new Alligator releases, but I will tell you what they are: NO FO...

IN LIVING BLUES #99
SEPTEMBER 1991

Dear Friends, Seems like I’m always writing these on the way to or from airports. I just got back two hours ago from three weeks on the road in Europe with K...

IN LIVING BLUES #91
MARCH 1990

Dear Friends, Life continues fast and furious at Alligator World. We’re have all kinds of wonderful response to SAFFIRE--THE UPPITY BLUES WOMEN, whose debut ...

IN LIVING BLUES #90
JANUARY 1990

Dear Friends It’s kind of hard to believe. 1990! LIVING BLUES will be twenty years old next month. Makes me kind of proud (in case you who didn’t know, the f...

IN LIVING BLUES #85
MARCH 1989

Dear Friends, I won’t be reminiscing this time. This story won’t wait...I just returned from Washington from a most strange event. It was an Inaugural R&...