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The Blues Foundation has announced the nominees for the 2014 Blues Music Awards, the blues world's highest honors. Four Alligator recording artists received a total of 11 nominations. For all the info on Alligator's nominations, see here
James Cotton's stellar 2013 Alligator Records release Cotton Mouth Man has been nominated for Best Blues Album for the 56th Annual #Grammy Awards. This superb release features the legendary harp player plus a star-studded cast of guests -- Joe Bonamassa, Gregg Allman, Keb Mo, Warren Haynes, Ruthie Foster and Delbert McClinton http://www.grammy.com. For more info on the legend see http://www.alligator.com/artists/James-Cotton/
New Orleans singer/songwriter Anders Osborne’s newest release on Alligator, Peace, is the feature review in the February 2014 issue of Vintage Guitar. “On his third full-length recording for Alligator, Osborne has hit the jackpot…Musically, his mix of rock, soul, grunge, and blues recalls days when rock’s best singer/songwriters were a diverse lot who covered lots of ground.” Check it out here
Insightful feature and interview with Boston soul man Jesse Dee previewing his gig at Syracuse's Lost Horizon on Thurs. Dec 5th. www.syracusenewtimes.com/songs-in-the-key-of-dee.
Australia’s Rhythms Magazine reviews Roomful of Blues’ Alligator Records release 45 Live - here. For 45 years, their blend of jump, swing, jazz and Chicago blues has been at the forefront of the blues music scene. For more information see http://www.alligator.com/artists/roomful-of-blues
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 Otis Rush & Friends DVD
featuring Eric Clapton & Luther Allison: Live At Montreux 1986 This 1986 concert by Otis Rush was the 1st of 4 appearances that he has made to date at the Montreux Jazz Festival. This particular night turned out to be extraordinary as he was joined on stage with Eric Clapton and Luther Allison rocking their way through a set of of Otis Rush classics and blues standards in a truly unforgettab...
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When I created Alligator Records, the very first promo piece to promote that very first Hound Dog Taylor album was headed "Genuine Houserockin' Music." That became our slogan, and we wear it proudly today. "Genuine" because the music we record is deeply rooted in the blues tradition (even when it pushes the standard definition of blues) and is created by musicians who have honed their songs not on synthesizers in their bedrooms, but in front of real audiences, responding to the emotional needs of their listeners. "House" instead of "theatre" or "arena" or "stadium," because our music is ultimately intimate, even when it's big and loud. It's not meant to be presented. It's meant to be shared between the musicians and the audience, like everyone at Florence's shared the music with Hound Dog Taylor. And "Rockin'" because it's designed to move you. Most of Alligator's records will move your feet or your body, but we've tried to make records that will move that other part of your soul. Sometimes that can mean music that cleanses your inner pain by pulling it out of you, the "hurts so good" that is so special to the blues. And sometimes it just means the pure release and fun of musicians pouring their energy into a great groove.
-Bruce Iglauer
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Four Alligator Artists Receive 11 Blues Music Award Nominations
On Tuesday, December 10, 2013, The Blues Foundation announced the nominees for the 2014 Blues Music Awards, the blues world's highest honors. Four Alligator recording artists received a total of 11 nominations.
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