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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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 The Art Of Acoustic Blues Guitar--The Logic Of The Fretboard Book & DVD
The ability to improvise and create variations within a song is the essence of the guitar work of the great traditional acoustic blues guitarists such as Blind Blake, Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Rev. Gary Davis, and Blind Lemon Jefferson. By exploring the ways that chords, melodies, and rhythms work, Woody Mann presents practical and simple ways to create variations in your playing. Woody teaches a new approach to seeing the fretboard and techniques for “breaking down” chord bl...
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CHRISTONE "KINGFISH" INGRAM TO RELEASE NEW SONG, 662, ON TUESDAY, MAY 11
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Chris Cain |
| Modesto, CA |
05/23/2021 |
| Pacifica, CA |
05/28/2021 |
Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials |
| Arlington Heights, IL |
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| Chicago, IL |
05/14/2021 |
| Chicago, IL |
05/15/2021 |
Roomful of Blues |
| Southwick, MA |
05/14/2021 |
Selwyn Birchwood |
| Fort Myers, FL |
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| Tallahassee, FL |
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The Kentucky Headhunters |
| Memphis, TN |
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Toronzo Cannon |
| Arlington Heights, IL |
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