Dear Friends,
We won! For the first time since the 1980s, an Alligator release is a Grammy winner. Buckwheat Zydeco’s Lay Your Burden Down won as (what else)...
Dear Friends,
As I told you last time, we’re ending what I believe is the hardestbusiness year ever for blues record labels. Hopefully, next year, Alligator...
Dear Friends,
I’m writing this from the studio while I work with the engineer on the mixes for Rattleshake ,the new CD from Chicago’s happiest, rawest ...
Dear Friends,
I’m happy and proud to announce the signing of a brand new member of the Alligator family. Eric Lindell is an extraordinary roots rock singer ...
Dear Friends,
It's hard for me to believe that this is the 35th anniversary year of Alligator. I never anticipated when I went in to the studio with Hound D...
Dear Friends,
We’re feeling pretty thrilled about the reception to Shemekia Copeland’s new CD, The Soul Truth. The press loves how Steve Cropper’s Stax-styl...
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,
By
the time you read this, our hot new Guitar Shorty CD, Watch
Your Back
and our disc of never-before-released Hound Dog Taylor gems, Release
...
Dear
Friends,
Like
so many other blues fans, as we come to the end of The Year Of The
Blues, I’m trying to figure out the future impact of this event in
blu...
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...