Dear Friends,
A lot has been going on at Alligator in the last few months that I haven’t had a chance to tell you about. In January, Little Charlie and The ...
Dear Friends,
This summer and fall I’ve been able to attend a few more festivals than usual, and see some thrilling performances. I’m writing this from Tuni...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dear Friends,
It seems like there’s never a relaxed moment at Alligator. We’ve been scrambling to manufacture enough CDs to react to the demand for our new...
Dear Friends,
As we move into Alligator’s 30th year of recording the blues, I have very little time to reflect on the past. As has been true since 1971, I’...
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...