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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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 Dickey Betts & Great Southern Live At Rockpalast 1978 and 2008 2 DVD/3 CD Set
When Dickey Betts entered the stage at the second Rockpalast rocknight in 1978 another magic moment in the long history of Rockpalast for decades was born. Dickey Betts, founding member of the „Allman Brothers Band", was sparkling with his delight in playing and fired his songs and guitar solos into the audience - millions of people on their screens all over Europe (many countries were connected with the ARD-Live-Show via Eurovision). Epic "Jessica" for example, a Dickey Betts written titl...
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Christone "Kingfish" Ingram And Lindsay Beaver Receive Maple Blues Award Nominations
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Rick Estrin & The Nightcats Release Hilarious New Video
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Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| Houston, TX |
11/15/2019 |
Curtis Salgado |
| Montfort-sur-Meu, FRANCE |
11/15/2019 |
Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials |
| Joplin, MO |
11/15/2019 |
Lindsay Beaver |
| Lucerne, SWITZERLAND |
11/15/2019 |
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats |
| Hood River, OR |
11/15/2019 |
Roomful of Blues |
| Roslyn, NY |
11/15/2019 |
Shemekia Copeland |
| Lucerne, SWITZERLAND |
11/15/2019 |
Tinsley Ellis |
| Kalamazoo, MI |
11/15/2019 |
Tommy Castro |
| Kalamazoo, MI |
11/15/2019 |
Toronzo Cannon |
| Springfield, IL |
11/15/2019 |
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