Shemekia Copeland

In Living Blues #238
August 2015

Dear Friends, The Chicago Blues Festival, June 12-14, was one of the best in recent memory. Three days of blues, ten hours a day, with five stages –what more...

In Living Blues #236
March 2015

Dear Friends, As you’ve probably heard, we recently welcomed the wonderful Shemekia Copeland back to the Alligator artist roster. We first signed Shemekia wh...

IN LIVING BLUES #180
September 2005

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...

IN LIVING BLUES #179
August 2005

Dear Friends, As I write this, we’re just releasing Tinsley Ellis’ Live – Highwayman CD, marking his return to Alligator after a few years away from our fam...