Browsing: Alligator Records

‘Something Smells Funky ‘Round Here’ has a street date of July 13th, and if it isn’t immediately in your collection, there may be something wrong with your soul.

The Big Fun Trio takes Dave Bartholomew’s “Another Mule,” from 1954, mixes in some Muddy Waters’ “Long Distance Call,” and spreads their distinct good-time vibe all over it.

A soft-spoken, witty man, Clearwater transformed into a firebrand on stage. His flamboyant, colorful performances and mild-mannered offstage persona will be mourned and remembered by millions.

With her pocketful of Blues Music Awards, five Grammy® nominations, and her title as 2018 Texas State Musician, Marcia Ball isn’t resting her on her laurels. She’s pounding the keys, belting out the songs, and continues to ‘Shine Bright’.

“When I go out on stage, and I do a song that the people really like, and they give me a nice round of applause, that is a big blessing.” Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater

If ‘Rough Cut’ from Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager don’t garner every award there is this year, then there is no justice in the world.

To christen the signing, the Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling will release their label debut, ‘The High Cost Of Low Living’, in March 2018.

A three-decade anniversary is an achievement rarely matched in any genre, and almost unheard of in the blues.

“When it comes to record labels for an act like me, there’s Alligator Records, and then there’s all the rest. And I found that out the hard way.”

“Not trying to get caught up in any particular kind of style, I was just trying to put some really good songs together.”