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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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 Joe Bonamassa Beth Hart Live In Amsterdam DVD
Blues-rock vocalist Beth Hart and guitar hero Joe Bonamassa deliver Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa - Live In Amsterdam, the very first live experience from one of music's most powerful female voices and one of the world's greatest guitar players. Against the backdrop of the beautiful, historic Koninklijk Theater Carre in Amsterdam, the performance wows with scorching soul covers from the duo's 2011 debut album Don't Explain and 2013 follow-up Seesaw, originally made famous by artists such as Aret...
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Eight Alligator Artists Receive Twelve 2018 Living Blues Award Nominations
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LIL’ ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS DEBUT NEW WEBSITE
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Alligator Artists Receive Six Blues Blast Award Nominations
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Blues Legend Eddy Clearwater: January 10, 1935 - June 1, 2018
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Shemekia Copeland to Release AMERICA'S CHILD on August 3
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Rick Estrin & The Nightcats |
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