Tinsley Ellis

“Here comes trouble”

Alligator Records advertisement, in Living Blues magazine – May, 1992. "Trouble Time" by Tinsley Ellis. ...

In Living Blues #257
October 2018

Dear friends, In this issue of Living Blues comes the first look at the book I’ve been working on for the last seven years — Bitten By The Blues, co-writ...

In Living Blues #253
February 2018

Dear friends, I’m thrilled that so many of Alligator’s artists have been nominated for this year’s Blues Music Awards. Longtime Alligator family member R...

In Living Blues #252
December 2017

Dear friends, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials just celebrated an amazing 30 years together with a gala night at B.L.U.E.S. on Halsted in Chicago. I know of...

In Living Blues #239
October 2015

Dear Friends, I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Belgium, England and Ireland with Alligator’s two young stars, Selwyn Birchwood and Jarekus Singleton....

In Living Blues #235
January 2015

Dear Friends, The new year has started off sadly, with the loss of a member of the Alligator musical family. Popsy Dixon, the drummer and co-vocalist of The ...