Elvin Bishop

In Living Blues #247
February 2017

Dear Friends, I’m happy to tell you that the newest member of the Alligator family, Johnny Lee Copeland, made his debut appearance on Christmas Eve with a lo...

In Living Blues #246
December 2016

Dear Friends, I had a great time at the Rawa Blues Festival in Poland last month. Both Toronzo Cannon and Shemekia Copeland tore up the festival. Shemekia ha...

In Living Blues #245
October 2016

Dear Friends, We’ve just released The Big Sound of Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, the 9th album from this beloved, true blue Chicago band. Ever since he ...

In Living Blues #244
August 2016

Dear Friends, Alligator Night at the Chicago Blues Festival, celebrating the label’s 45th anniversary, was a huge success. The crowd of tens of thousands lov...

In Living Blues #243
June 2016

Dear Friends, I just spent three very happy days at Joyride Studios here in Chicago with my friends Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials. In about 18 hours, the...

In Living Blues #242
April 2016

Dear Friends, Hometown blues hero Toronzo Cannon launched his Alligator debut, The Chicago Way, with three scintillating performances in the Chicago area in ...

In Living Blues #240
December 2015

Dear Friends, I recently returned from Katowice, Poland, where I attended the 35th Rawa Blues Festival. It’s amazing that not only is Poland the home to the ...

In Living Blues #237
May 2015

Dear Friends, By now, thousands of words have been written celebrating the life of B.B. King and his immeasurable contribution to the world’s music. I have j...

IN LIVING BLUES #95
JANUARY 1991

Dear Friends, With the new albums by The Mellow Fellows and Lucky Peterson, we’ve wrapped up our 1990 releases. But we have a couple of treats for January –t...