Lonnie Brooks

In Living Blues #251
October 2017

Dear friends, We’re getting great response to Rick Estrin & The Nightcats’ new release, Groovin’ In Greaseland. Many people are declaring it the best alb...

In Living Blues #249
June 2017

Dear Friends, It’s been a difficult couple of months since I last wrote to you. Three great musicians and longtime friends of mine passed away. James “Mr. Su...

In Living Blues #241
February 2016

Dear Friends, 2016 will be a banner year for Alligator. It’s the 45th anniversary of the label and we’ll be bringing you an outstanding series of new release...

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 #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 #99
SEPTEMBER 1991

Dear Friends, Seems like I’m always writing these on the way to or from airports. I just got back two hours ago from three weeks on the road in Europe with K...

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 #96
MARCH 1991

Dear Friends, I just finished the final choices of songs for THE ALLIGATOR RECORDS 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION, along with a 24-page booklet of my rambling r...

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...