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 #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 #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 #221
September 2012

Dear Friends, In late July I had the great pleasure of attending the PA Blues Festival, the successor to the Pocono Festival in the picturesque mountains of ...

In Living Blues #219
May 2012

Dear Friends, As you can imagine, it’s a bittersweet time here at Alligator as we prepare to release Show Of Strength, what has turned out to be the final re...

In Living Blues #218
March 2012

Dear Friends, I’m still buzzing from the recent national TV appearance of one of the newest members of the Alligator family, Joe Louis Walker. Joe was on the...

In Living Blues #217
January 2012

Dear Friends, As I write this, I just learned of the death of Johnny Otis, one of the most important producers, talent scouts, musicians, DJs and songwriters...

In Living Blues #214
July 2011

Dear Friends, I’ve been pleasantly amazed by the great media and fan reaction to Alligator’s 40th anniversary and the double-disc Alligator Records 40th Anni...