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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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 Blues And The Alligator DVD
The First Twenty Years Of Alligator Records--A Film By Jim Downing
This film was shot twenty years ago for Swedish TV and tells the story of Alligator Records. Features interviews of Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Kenny Neal, Billy Branch and Lucky Peterson as well live perfomance clips and a behind-the-scenes look of life at Alligator. http://www.parkthevan.com/alligator/
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New Book By Alligator President Bruce Iglauer And Patrick A. Roberts Set For Oct. 30 Release
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