Browsing: Alligator Records

RIAA, A2IM And Exceleration Music-hosted event featured iconic blues artist Shemekia Copeland!

K.R.I.T. adds a captivating rap to Kingfish’s passionate vocals and thought-provoking lyrics, seamlessly blending hip hop’s raw urgency with the timelessness of the blues.

Shemekia Copeland is setting the trend for contemporary blues women on her new album ‘Done Come Too Far.’ She tells it like it is, prays to God, records with musicians from different genres, plays for the U.N. and President Obama, and flies into the frontlines of a war zone to play for our troops.

Award-winning vocalist Shemekia Copeland to release ‘Done Come Too Far’ via Alligator Records on August 19!

Famed Chicago blues guitarist and vocalist Jim Schwall — co-founder of the influential and popular Siegel-Schwall Band — died of…

“To me it’s just me doing what I do.” Today’s medicine for a world gone mad and his welcome home gift to fans, Charlie’s new album marks his moving back to Clarksdale from California. ‘Mississippi Son’ is out now via Alligator Records!

“Jimi told me the reason he started setting his guitar on fire was because he couldn’t do the back flips like I did.” – Guitar Shorty

Mississippi-born, Memphis-raised, Grammy Award-winning music legend Charlie Musselwhite will release Mississippi Son, his new Alligator Records CD and LP, on Friday, June 3. Musselwhite…

Remembering Jimmy Johnson (November 25, 1928 – January 31, 2022)

“When Randy and I started out playing blues joints and bars in San Francisco in the early 90s, we had no idea what kind of a ride we were in for. I’ve always been inspired by all the old blues guys and now I’m one of them. I look forward to the next 30 years!” – Tommy Castro