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 #160
November 2001

Dear Friends, In this time of emotional turbulence, it seems that we need the soul-soothing power of the blues more than ever. I’ve never considered blues ...

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 #156
March 2001

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’...

IN LIVING BLUES #105
SEPTEMBER 1992

Dear Friends, Seems like these days I can hardly get out of the studio long enough to write these "letters." Over the weekend I was finishing what I hope are...

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...

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 #100 NOVEMBER 1991

Dear Friends, Seems like I’m still living in airports. Just six days ago I returned from a very successful tour of Australia with Lil' Ed and the Blues Imper...

IN LIVING BLUES #98
JULY 1991

Dear Friends I’m frantically squeezing this letter in between two overseas tours with Koko Taylor. Last night we returned from ten days in Europe and in two ...

IN LIVING BLUES #86
MAY 1989

Dear Friends, For some reason one of my last letters never connected with LIVING BLUES, so I missed out on the issue before last. Then the last issue was tak...