Alligator Records: Pushing Blues Forward For 40 Years
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Alligator Records: Pushing Blues Forward For 40 Years
The influential label set up shop four decades ago, capturing the sounds of Chicago. Founder Bruce Iglauer chats with Scott Simon about the history of the label and the future of the blues.
Mar 26, 2011
Alligator Records Artists
Saffire--The Uppity Blues Women - Alligator Records - Genuine Houserockin' Music Since 1971
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D.K. Harrell's Alligator Records debut, TALKIN' HEAVY, arrives today! Living Blues says of the 27-year-old Louisiana-born blues phenomenon, “Jubilantly raucous, musically adventurous, biting and exploratory…enriched by unselfconscious virtuosity…a leading light of the younger generation of blues artists” Check out the video for "Grown Now" and get your copy today! https://lnk.to/DKHarrellFO | Alligator Records
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D.K. Harrell's Alligator Records debut, TALKIN' HEAVY, arrives today! Living Blues says of the 27-year-old Louisiana-born blues phenomenon, “Jubilantly raucous, musically adventurous, biting and exploratory…enriched by unselfconscious virtuosity…a leading light of the younger generation of blues artists” Check out the video for "Grown Now" and get your copy today! https://lnk.to/DKHarrellFO | Alligator Records
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Saturday 04/12/2025 - Alligator Records artists Cash Box Kings: Live at Rosa's Lounge! 21 ID required. For tickets, go to: www.rosaslounge.com. Also livestreaming on Rosa's Lounge Facebook page and YouTube Channel every Friday and Saturday night. #blues #chicagoblues #bluesrock #livemusic #liveblues #thingstodoinchicago #thingstodoinchicago #bluesdancing #livemusicchicago #bluesclub #chicagomusicscene | Rosa's Lounge
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Saturday 04/12/2025 - Alligator Records artists Cash Box Kings: Live at Rosa's Lounge! 21 ID required. For tickets, go to: www.rosaslounge.com. Also livestreaming on Rosa's Lounge Facebook page and YouTube Channel every Friday and Saturday night. #blues #chicagoblues #bluesrock #livemusic #liveblues #thingstodoinchicago #thingstodoinchicago #bluesdancing #livemusicchicago #bluesclub #chicagomusicscene | Rosa's Lounge
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