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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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 Up Jumped The Devil: The Real Life Of Robert Johnson HARDCOVER BOOK
Robert Johnson’s recordings, made in 1936 and 1937, have profoundly influenced generations of singers, guitarists, and songwriters. Yet until now, his short life—he was murdered at the age of 27—has been poorly documented. Gayle Dean Wardlow has been interviewing people who knew Johnson since the early 1960s, and he was the person who discovered Johnson’s death certificate in 1967. Bruce Conforth began his study of Johnson’s life and music in 1970 and made it his mi...
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CURTIS SALGADO DEBUTS VIDEO FOR "THE LONGER THAT I LIVE"
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2020 RELEASES FROM SHEMEKIA COPELAND AND ELVIN BISHOP & CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE TOP MOJO MAGAZINE'S BEST BLUES ALBUMS OF THE YEAR LIST
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Guitar Player Premieres First-Ever KINGFISH Holiday Song Today, Nov. 12
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Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Appears on PBS NEWSHOUR On Wednesday, Nov. 11
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