In Living Blues #205
January 2010

Dear Friends, I’m writing from Dallas, where I’m helping Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King cut their second Alligator album. Being part of the creative proc...

In Living Blues #204
November 2009

Dear Friends, Last night I shared one of the most joyful musical experiences of my life—the last performance by my dear friends Saffire—The Uppity Blues Wome...

In Living Blues #194
January 2008

Dear Friends, Happy New Year! I’m sure hoping 2008 will be a good year for the blues; we lost way too many of our elder statesman in 2007. Our first piece of...

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 #158
July 2001

Dear Friends, I’m still recovering from the whirlwind of the W.C. Handy Awards weekend in Memphis (including the annual meeting of the Blues Music Associati...

IN LIVING BLUES #114
MARCH 1994

Dear Friends, As we head into 1994, it’s unfortunately time to say goodbye to a couple of the stalwarts of the Chicago blues scene. Since the first of the ye...

IN LIVING BLUES #107
JANUARY 1993

Dear Friends, I promised last time that I wouldn't plug our new releases, so you'll have to look elsewhere in this issue for word of them. Instead, I'm going...

IN LIVING BLUES #103
MAY 1992

Dear Friends, Some of you noticed that my letter/ad didn't appear in the last issue of LIVING BLUES, nor did any other Alligator advertising. As you may have...

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...