IN LIVING BLUES #167
January 2003

Dear Friends, Because Living Blues skipped an issue, I’ve got four months of news to cram into this letter. First of all, we’re thrilled to have earned 19 W...

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 #155
January 2001

Dear Friends, I’m writing this as I fly home from Memphis; we just finished the mixes for Michael Burks’ debut album (not yet entitled) at Ardent Studios. ...

IN LIVING BLUES #154
November 2000

Dear Friends, I can’t tell you how thrilled we are with the initial reaction to Shemekia Copeland’s new album, Wicked. Between the radio play for “It’s 2 A...

IN LIVING BLUES #153
September 2000

Dear Friends, I hope that, as you read this, you’re enjoying some of our latest releases, like That’s My Partner! by Elvin Bishop and Little Smokey Smothers...

IN LIVING BLUES #152
July 2000

Dear Friends, I’m writing this from BMG Studios in New York where we’re beginning the mixes for Shemekia Copeland’s second album, Wicked. It’s a thrill to ...

IN LIVING BLUES #151
May 2000

Dear Friends, Last night in the studio, I put the final touches on the long-awaited new album by the Queen of the Blues, Koko Taylor. It’s called “Royal Bl...

IN LIVING BLUES #148
NOVEMBER 1999

Dear Friends, I was looking forward to using this "letter" to tell you more about Alligator's adventures with Johnny Winter in the 1980s. Instead, like too m...

IN LIVING BLUES #104
JULY 1992

Dear Friends, Well, as usual, I'm exhausted from a series of long nights in the studio. This time I'm mixing the upcoming release by the roughest, rawest ban...