Podcast appearances and mentions of Bruce Iglauer

(First aired on WUTC 9/14/24)In Chicago, a city overflowing with unrivaled blues talent, world-renowned Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials have been standing tall for almost 30 years. The band's big sound, fueled by Lil' Ed's gloriously rollicking slide work and deep blues string bending, along with his rough-edged, soulful vocals, is as real and hard-hitting as Chicago blues gets.After playing around town in various clubs during the 80s, the band was invited into the recording studio by Alligator Records president Bruce Iglauer, and the end result of the session was 30 songs cut in three hours with no overdubs and only one second take. Twelve of those songs became the band's debut album, Roughhousin', released in September of 1986.Nine albums and thousands of performances later, Lil' Ed is now universally hailed as a giant of the genre. Lil' Ed and The Blues Imperials—bassist (and Ed's half-brother) James “Pookie” Young, guitarist Mike Garrett, and drummer Kelly Littleton—have remained together for nearly 30 years (an extraordinary feat for any group), the band fueling Ed's songs with their rock-solid, road-tested, telepathic musicianship.The Big Sound Of Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials is the musically electrifying, emotionally intense and downright fun new album from the band Guitar Player calls “a snarling boogie-blues machine…they blow down the walls.” With this new album, the band continues to bring their blistering Chicago blues to “Ed Heads” new and old. Their infectious energy, joyful showmanship and masterful playing have been honed to a razor's edge by their many years together.Lil' Ed, Pookie, Mike and Kelly have seen sports stars and presidents, musical fads and fashion trends come and go. Meanwhile, their fiery music has more than stood the test of time. “We're not band members,” says Williams, “we're family, and families stay together.” Night after night, gig after riotous gig, the musical family called Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials bring their big, dynamic Chicago blues sound to fans across the country and around the world.Episode Tracklist: Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials - "If You Were Mine"J.B. Hutto - "Speak My Mind"J.B. Hutto - "Lulu Belle's Here"Blind Willie Johnson - "Dark Was the Night"Sister Rosetta Tharpe - "Rock Me"Mississippi Fred McDowell - "You Gotta Move"Lil Ed and the Blues Impreials - "Troubled World"Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials - "You Done Me Wrong For the Last Time"The Nighthawks - "Come Baby"Satan and Adam - "Big Boss Man"Frank Sinatra - "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)"The Police - "It's Alright For You"Jimi Hendrix - "Red House"Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials - "Natural Man"Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials - "Giving Up On Your Love"The Songbirds Radio Hour is made possible through grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Riverview Foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot explore the history and legacy of the 50+ year-old Chicago blues label, Alligator Records, with its founder Bruce Iglauer. They'll talk to him about his new book Bitten By the Blues: The Alligator Records Story and discuss some of the landmark artists who came through, from Koko Taylor to Albert Collins. They also revisit a conversation and live performance with Buddy Guy.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:Koko Taylor, "I'm A Woman," The Earthshaker, Alligator , 1978The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club, Parlophone, 1967Albert Collins, "Honey Hush! (Talking Woman Blues)," Ice Pickin', Alligator , 1978Mississippi Fred McDowell, "You Got to Move," You Gotta Move, Arhoolie, 1965Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers, "Walking the Ceiling," Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers, Alligator , 1971Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers, "Give Me Back My Wig," Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers, Alligator, 1971Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers, "Phillips' Theme," Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers, Alligator, 1971B.B. King, "The Thrill Is Gone," Completely Well, Alligator, 1969Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers, "Wild About You Baby," Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers, Alligator, 1971Koko Taylor, "Wang Dang Doodle," Wang Dang Doodle (Single), Chess, 1966Koko Taylor, "That's Why I'm Crying," I Got What It Takes, Alligator, 1975Koko Taylor, "I Got What It Takes," I Got What It Takes, Alligator, 1975Albert Collins, "I Ain't Drunk," Cold Snap, Alligator, 1986Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Robert Cray, "The Moon Is Full," Showdown!, Alligator, 1985Toronzo Cannon, "Walk It Off," The Chicago Way, Alligator, 2016Toronzo Cannon, "Bad Contract," The Chicago Way, Alligator, 2016Shemekia Copeland, "Would You Take My Blood," America's Child, Alligator, 2018Shemekia Copeland, "Ain't Got Time For Hate," America's Child, Alligator, 2018A.C. Reed, "She's Fine (feat. Bonnie Raitt)," I'm In the Wrong Business!, Alligator, 1987Buddy Guy, "Baby Please Don't Leave Me," Sweet Tea, Silvertone, 2001B.B. King, "Don't Answer the Door," Don't Answer The Door (single), ABC, 1966Buddy Guy, "Good Morning Schoolgirl," Hoodoo Blues Man (Live On Sound Opinions), Delmark, 2007Cream, "Strange Brew," Strange Brew (single), Reaction, 1967Buddy Guy, "First Time I Met The Blues," I Got My Eyes On You (single), Chess, 1960Shawnna, "Can't Break Me (feat. Buddy Guy)," Block Music, Disturbing Tha Peace, 2006Buddy Guy, "I've Got Dreams to Remember," Bring 'Em In (Live On Sound Opinions), Silvertone, 2007Lou Reed, "Coney Island Baby," Coney Island Baby, RCA Victor, 1976See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(First aired on WUTC 3/9/24)In Chicago, a city overflowing with unrivaled blues talent, world-renowned Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials have been standing tall for almost 30 years. The band's big sound, fueled by Lil' Ed's gloriously rollicking slide work and deep blues string bending, along with his rough-edged, soulful vocals, is as real and hard-hitting as Chicago blues gets.After playing around town in various clubs during the 80s, the band was invited into the recording studio by Alligator Records president Bruce Iglauer, and the end result of the session was 30 songs cut in three hours with no overdubs and only one second take. Twelve of those songs became the band's debut album, Roughhousin', released in September of 1986.Nine albums and thousands of performances later, Lil' Ed is now universally hailed as a giant of the genre. Lil' Ed and The Blues Imperials—bassist (and Ed's half-brother) James “Pookie” Young, guitarist Mike Garrett, and drummer Kelly Littleton—have remained together for nearly 30 years (an extraordinary feat for any group), the band fueling Ed's songs with their rock-solid, road-tested, telepathic musicianship.The Big Sound Of Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials is the musically electrifying, emotionally intense and downright fun new album from the band Guitar Player calls “a snarling boogie-blues machine…they blow down the walls.” With this new album, the band continues to bring their blistering Chicago blues to “Ed Heads” new and old. Their infectious energy, joyful showmanship and masterful playing have been honed to a razor's edge by their many years together.Lil' Ed, Pookie, Mike and Kelly have seen sports stars and presidents, musical fads and fashion trends come and go. Meanwhile, their fiery music has more than stood the test of time. “We're not band members,” says Williams, “we're family, and families stay together.” Night after night, gig after riotous gig, the musical family called Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials bring their big, dynamic Chicago blues sound to fans across the country and around the world.Episode Tracklist:Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials – "If You Were Mine"J.B. Hutto – "Speak My Mind"J.B. Hutto – "Lulu Belle's Here"Blind Willie Johnson – "Dark Was the Night"Sister Rosetta Tharpe – "Rock Me"Mississippi Fred McDowell – "You Gotta Move"Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials – "Troubled World"Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials – "You Done Me Wrong For the Last Time"The Nighthawks – "Come Baby"Satan and Adam – "Big Boss Man"Frank Sinatra – "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)"The Police – "It's Alright For You"Jimi Hendrix – "Red House"Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials – "Natural Man"Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials – "Giving Up On Your Love" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It made for an unlikely hit in 1966.The authentic Chicago blues sound of "Wang Dang Doodle" packed a punch and put a hole through the popular and poppier tunes at the time.Koko Taylor was born Cora Walton in Tennessee in 1935. For this song, she teamed up with blues composer, bassist, and producer Willie Dixon.She was backed by a team that included Buddy Guy and a cast of characters featuring "Automatic Slim" and "Razor Totin' Jim."Taylor went on to become one of the great voices of Chicago Blues. But what is a "Wang Dang Doodle?"We hear from singer Bonnie Raitt, actor Dan Akroyd, artist Shemekia Copeland, and producer Bruce Iglauer.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find out how to connect with us by visiting our website.

*Alex Stone from ABC News Los Angeles updates us on the University of Idaho murders  and what we still do not know.  *Mike Marr, Owner of Buffalo Creek Brewing, shares why he has named several beers after the repeated crashes at the Long Grove Bridge.  *Salena Zito, National Reporter, gives her thoughts on Josh Shapiro & why she believes he is the “blueprint” for Democrats.  *Plus, Bruce Iglauer, Founder of Alligator Records, discusses being honored by the Recording Industry Association for Alligator's 50th Anniversary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

*Alex Stone from ABC News Los Angeles updates us on the University of Idaho murders  and what we still do not know.  *Mike Marr, Owner of Buffalo Creek Brewing, shares why he has named several beers after the repeated crashes at the Long Grove Bridge.  *Salena Zito, National Reporter, gives her thoughts on Josh Shapiro & why she believes he is the “blueprint” for Democrats.  *Plus, Bruce Iglauer, Founder of Alligator Records, discusses being honored by the Recording Industry Association for Alligator's 50th Anniversary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rock Around The Blog perehtyy rockin alkuperäiseen syntiseen soolosoittimeen, saksofoniin. Fonin historiasta ja merkityksestä keskustelevat esimerkkien kautta Sami Ruokangas ja Pauli Kauppila. Jakson soittolista: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7BWy6mVuUy2kTC7RmJOwJ4?si=59fbe075c83b4a01 Muista myös RATB:n FB: facebook.com/RockAroundTheBlogFinland/ Tämän jakson menossa ovat mukana Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Little Richard, Big Joe Turner, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rolling Stones, Blues Live!, Adolphe Sax, Illinois Jacquet, Bill Haley And His Comets, Rudy Pompilli, Lee Allen, Phil Alvin, Dave Alvin, The Blasters, Jim Campilongo, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Gene Taylor, GA-20, Hound Dog Taylor, The HouseRockers, Alligator Records, Bruce Iglauer, Professor Longhair, Alvin ”Red” Tyler, Dr. John, Earl Palmer, Robert Parker, Charles Burbank, Charles Burbeck, Bobby Keys, Eric Clapton, Earl Bostic, Charlie Christian, Mickey Spillane, John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Ennio Morricone, Pink Floyd, Neville Brothers, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, Art Neville, Charles Neville, Aaron Neville, Cyril Neville, Bob Dylan, Tony Hall, Keith Richards, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Carlos Santana, The Meters, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Matt Schofield, David Bowie, Donny McCaslin, Maria Schneider, Tony Visconti, Ziggy Stardust, Alice Cooper, Arthur Brown, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Screamin´ Jay Hawkins, King Diamond, John Fogerty, Sam ”The Man” Taylor, Charlie Haden Quartet West, Liberation Music Orchestra, Humphrey Bogart, Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler, Chet Baker, Ernie Watts, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, James Brown, Maceo Parker, Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley, Marvin Gaye, Los Lobos, Steve Berlin, Thin Lizzy, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison, Supertramp, UFO, Michael Schenker, Paul Chapman, Paul Raymond, Neil Carter, Gary Moore, Bobby Womack, The Dirty Dozens Brass Band, Sakari Kukko, Piirpauke, Van Der Graaf Generator, Tom Waits, Clarence Clemons, Deep Purple ja Billy Joel.

Kohuttu uusi amerikkalainen bluesbändi GA-20 teki kiertueen Suomessa. Rock Around The Blog oli paikalla sekä Tampereen että Helsingin keikoilla. Sami Ruokangas ja Juha Kakkuri käyvät läpi tunnelmia. Alussa myös muutamia uutisia. Jakson soittolista: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5MpAOlJvJVjMU0J2jjTki8?si=4d68a66710704383 Menossa ovat mukana Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones, Cockroaches, April Wine, Iron Maiden, Paul Di´Anno, Paul Mario Day, Warhorse, Jethro Tull, Martin Barre, Pauli Kauppila, Pat Faherty, Matthew Stubbs, Tim Carman, Hound Dog Taylor, The HouseRockers, Alligator Records, Magic Slim & the Teardrops, The Black Keys, The Whites Stripes, Brewer Phillips, Ted Harvey, Jimmie Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Charlie Musselwhite, Konstantin Kovalev, Guitar Slim, Professor Longhair, Charles Brown, Pertti Nurmi, Ami Ollikainen, Blues News, Finnish Blues Society, Hessu Heinonen, Blues Live! ja Bruce Iglauer.

It's time for The Blues! In Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story (University of Chicago Press, 2018), Alligator Records president and founder Bruce Iglauer and his co-author, Patrick Roberts of Northern Illinois University, tell the tale of fifty years of Chicago Blues. From Delta-born guitar expressionists like Hound Dog Taylor to modern vocalists like Shemekia Copeland, from the South Side to the Norway fjords, Alligator Records has seen it all. David Hamilton Golland is professor of history and immediate past president of the faculty senate at Governors State University in Chicago's southland. @DHGolland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for The Blues! In Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story (University of Chicago Press, 2018), Alligator Records president and founder Bruce Iglauer and his co-author, Patrick Roberts of Northern Illinois University, tell the tale of fifty years of Chicago Blues. From Delta-born guitar expressionists like Hound Dog Taylor to modern vocalists like Shemekia Copeland, from the South Side to the Norway fjords, Alligator Records has seen it all. David Hamilton Golland is professor of history and immediate past president of the faculty senate at Governors State University in Chicago's southland. @DHGolland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

It's time for The Blues! In Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story (University of Chicago Press, 2018), Alligator Records president and founder Bruce Iglauer and his co-author, Patrick Roberts of Northern Illinois University, tell the tale of fifty years of Chicago Blues. From Delta-born guitar expressionists like Hound Dog Taylor to modern vocalists like Shemekia Copeland, from the South Side to the Norway fjords, Alligator Records has seen it all. David Hamilton Golland is professor of history and immediate past president of the faculty senate at Governors State University in Chicago's southland. @DHGolland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

It's time for The Blues! In Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story (University of Chicago Press, 2018), Alligator Records president and founder Bruce Iglauer and his co-author, Patrick Roberts of Northern Illinois University, tell the tale of fifty years of Chicago Blues. From Delta-born guitar expressionists like Hound Dog Taylor to modern vocalists like Shemekia Copeland, from the South Side to the Norway fjords, Alligator Records has seen it all. David Hamilton Golland is professor of history and immediate past president of the faculty senate at Governors State University in Chicago's southland. @DHGolland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

It's time for The Blues! In Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story (University of Chicago Press, 2018), Alligator Records president and founder Bruce Iglauer and his co-author, Patrick Roberts of Northern Illinois University, tell the tale of fifty years of Chicago Blues. From Delta-born guitar expressionists like Hound Dog Taylor to modern vocalists like Shemekia Copeland, from the South Side to the Norway fjords, Alligator Records has seen it all. David Hamilton Golland is professor of history and immediate past president of the faculty senate at Governors State University in Chicago's southland. @DHGolland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/music

It's time for The Blues! In Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story (University of Chicago Press, 2018), Alligator Records president and founder Bruce Iglauer and his co-author, Patrick Roberts of Northern Illinois University, tell the tale of fifty years of Chicago Blues. From Delta-born guitar expressionists like Hound Dog Taylor to modern vocalists like Shemekia Copeland, from the South Side to the Norway fjords, Alligator Records has seen it all. David Hamilton Golland is professor of history and immediate past president of the faculty senate at Governors State University in Chicago's southland. @DHGolland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

It's time for The Blues! In Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story (University of Chicago Press, 2018), Alligator Records president and founder Bruce Iglauer and his co-author, Patrick Roberts of Northern Illinois University, tell the tale of fifty years of Chicago Blues. From Delta-born guitar expressionists like Hound Dog Taylor to modern vocalists like Shemekia Copeland, from the South Side to the Norway fjords, Alligator Records has seen it all. David Hamilton Golland is professor of history and immediate past president of the faculty senate at Governors State University in Chicago's southland. @DHGolland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

GA-20 was formed by friends Pat Faherty and Matthew Stubbs in Boston, MA in 2018. The project was born out of their mutual love of heavy traditional Blues, R&B, and Rock & Roll of the late 50s and early 60s. Faherty and Stubbs bonded over legendary artists like Lazy Lester, J.B. Lenoir, Earl Hooker, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush and Junior Wells. Feeling a void in current music, the duo have set out to write, record and perform a modern version of this beloved art form. Joined by drummer Tim Carman in 2019, GA-20 is a trio of 2 guitars, vocals and drums. Raw, passionate and honest performance, both on stage and in the studio, is the only goal. In June 2021 GA-20 announced the new album “GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try It…You Might Like It!,” a 50th anniversary celebration of Hound Dog Taylor, to be released August 20 via Colemine Records in partnership with the legendary Alligator Records. Stubbs has spent the past 13 years as guitarist for Blues legend Charlie Musselwhite. During that time he has also backed up and toured with such Blues giants as John Hammond, James Cotton, Junior Watson and James Harman. Stubbs also leads his own original instrumental psych-rock band, 'The Antiguas.' Hound Dog Taylor as per Wiki “Hound Dog” Taylor was born with an abnormality: he had a sixth, very pinky finger on each hand. He grew up around Tchule and Greenwood in the Mississippi Delta, as did several other black blues musicians ( BB King , Albert King , John Lee Hooker , Muddy Waters , etc.). He made his first musical experiences playing the piano. He didn't really start playing the guitar until he was 21 years old. His musical style was strongly influenced by the then rising Elmore James . In his twenties he played in the Mississippi area, where he could be heard with Sonny Boy Williamson on the legendary radio show " King Biscuit Time ". But Taylor was expelled from Mississippi by the Ku Klux Klan in 1942 because he had a relationship with a white woman. He worked in Chicago as an electrician and other part-time jobs until the late 1950s. He also appeared as a guitarist in pompous night bars in southern Chicago. He was called “Hound Dog” because he was so fond of women and chased the steppe wolfish after them. During this time he changed his previously classic e-tuning to an energetic bottleneck style. In 1957 he finally devoted himself only to his music career. In 1960 he met the guitarist Brewer Phillips . The two became friends and formed the band The HouseRockers . With the first singles such as Baby Is Coming Home, Take Five and Christine , however, they met with little interest outside of Chicago. In 1965, drummer Ted Harvey joined the band. With him, the HouseRockers found their typically loud, hard blues accent with Taylor's rough voice and his slide play (bottleneck) on cheap Japanese guitars as well as Phillips' bass lines, which, played on a Fender Telecaster , replaced the missing bass. Bruce Iglauer , later Taylor's manager, got to hear the band for the first time in 1969 in Chicago's Eddie Shaw's. However, Iglauer's boss did not want to sign a record deal with Taylor. With its own financial support, Iglauer made it possible in 1971 to release Taylor's first record on the Alligator Records label . Without knowing it, he founded the now world-famous blues label. The album was a success with 9,000 records sold. The singles Give Me Back My Wig and It's Alright became the most famous songs. In 1973 the second record Natural Boogie came out on the market. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/somethingcame-from-baltim/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/somethingcame-from-baltim/support

Bruce Iglauer didn't plan to celebrate Alligator Records' 50th anniversary the way he has. Iglauer started the blues label in Chicago in 1972 and intended to load up a bus with musicians from the label's past, present and future and play around the country. Unfortunately, the Delta variant made that unsafe, so instead he has had to celebrate with an anniversary compilation, 50 Years of Genuine Houserockin' Music, and talking about the label and the stars who defined it on shows like this one. Iglauer's here because Alligator has released two albums of new Christmas music, 1992's The Alligator Records Christmas Compilation, and 1996' Genuine Houserockin' Christmas. He tells stories about some of the artists who cut Christmas music including Koko Taylor and Gatemouth Brown, and talks about the world that led him to form Alligator in the first place. Iglauer starts, though, by talking about how the COVID that forced Alligator to change its plans is affecting musicians.  If you have any questions, suggestions, or favorites you want to share, I'm at alex@myspiltmilk.com. If you haven't already done so, please do what you have to do to get Twelve Songs in your podcast feed. You can find us at Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Pandora, and Spotify.   

Alligator Records founder and CEO, Bruce Iglauer, discusses 50 years of Alligator, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and how technology has evolved and changed the music industry.

This week, Features contributor and DJ Mike Nikolich speaks with Alligator Records founder Bruce Iglauer in celebration of the label's 50th anniversary. They discuss his early career and founding of Alligator Records in the 70s, his work with the Queen of the Blues, Koko Taylor, his views on contemporary blues artists, a harrowing near-death experience on a train in Scandinavia, and, of course, his deep love of the blues. You can find Alligator Records' celebratory and houserockin' 50th anniversary collection on their website. Produced by Mike Nikolich. Photo Credit: Chris Monaghan

Michael Burks – Love disease Little Charlie and the Nightcats – Jump StartRick Estrin and the Nightcats – I'm runningSon Seals – Telephone AngelJimmy Johnson Blues band – Your turn to Cry – Living Chicago Blues 1 Chtris Cain – You won't have a problem whem I am gone Christone Kingfish Ingram – outside of this town Curtis Salgado – The Longer I live Tommy Castro – Make it back to Memphis

Interview Bruce Iglauer 50 years Alligator RecordsKoko Taylor – I'm a woman Johnny Winter – Lights out Hound Dog Taylor - Give Me Back My Wig William Clarke – Pawnshop BoundKenny Neal - I am a bluesmanToronzo cannon – The Chicago WayAlbert Collins – Blue Monday Hangover Joe Louis Walker – I won't do that Smokin Joe Kubek – Don't lose my number

Legendary Chicago Music Label Alligator records had it's 50th anniversary recently. Alligator Records Founder and President Bruce Iglauer joins John Howell to celebrate and reminisce about the legacy of Alligator Records.

- Interview w/ Wayne Lavallee, Canadian/First Nation Film Composer & Musician, on the History of Canada's Residential Schools - Celebrating Alligator Records 50. Year Anniversary w/ Bruce Iglauer, Founder of Alligator Records

Episode 171: Founded by an irrepressible enthusiast in his very early twenties, Alligator Records grew into the most authoritative and wide-ranging label chronicling urban blues in the US. That man, Bruce Iglauer, owns and runs the label to this day, having released hundreds of albums on artists such as Albert Collins, Koko Taylor, Roy Buchanan, Lonnie Brooks, Edgar Winter, James Cotten, Curtis Salgado, Marcia Ball, The Holmes Brothers and newest star Shemekia Copeland. The hour features Iglauer in conversation, guest appearances by Copeland and artist Selwyn Birchwood, and selections from the new anthology '50 Years Of Genuine House Rockin' Music.' 

Reset gets some great stories from founder and owner Bruce Iglauer, who also gives us info on an All-Star 50th Anniversary concert that starts streaming this weekend.

Alligator Records is 50! To celebrate, watch ‘Sweet Home Chicago-An Online Blues Celebration,’ a streaming event featuring Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues, Shemekia Copeland, Li’l Ed Williams and Toronzo Cannon. It’s a ticketed event, and it starts Saturday, March 13 at 7pm. You can watch from the Governors State University YouTube page! To talk about the event, and Alligator history, are Alligator founder/owner Bruce Iglauer (also the emcee for Saturday’s live stream) and the dynamic Shemekia Copeland. Don’t forget to check out Shemeika’s radio show: She does middays on B.B. King’s Bluesville on Sirius/XM. Car Con Carne is sponsored by Siren Records in McHenry

Alligator Records is 50! To celebrate, watch ‘Sweet Home Chicago-An Online Blues Celebration,’ a streaming event featuring Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues, Shemekia Copeland, Li’l Ed Williams and Toronzo Cannon. It’s a ticketed event, and it starts Saturday, March 13 at 7pm. You can watch from the Governors State University YouTube page! To talk about the event, and Alligator history, are Alligator founder/owner Bruce Iglauer (also the emcee for Saturday’s live stream) and the dynamic Shemekia Copeland. Don’t forget to check out Shemeika’s radio show: She does middays on B.B. King’s Bluesville on Sirius/XM. Car Con Carne is sponsored by Siren Records in McHenry

Dans ce troisième numéro, disponible sur l'ensemble des plates-formes de streaming, Diggin' a choisi de s'intéresser à des hommes et des femmes qui ont fait de leur vie, un véritable combat. Dans la Face A, nous reviendrons sur le destin hors-norme de Bruce Iglauer, fondateur d'Alligator, mythique label américain de blues qui fête cette année ses 50 ans. Dans la Face B, vous découvrirez le portrait de Danielle Ponder, chanteuse soul à la voix bouleversante, également avocate en première ligne du mouvement Black Lives Matter. En guise de conclusion, le traditionnel “Bonus Track” proposera une sélection des meilleurs albums du moment, avec comme toujours, un programme très riche : southern blues, funk made in France ou encore soul au féminin. À peine sorti, et déjà dans Diggin !

After Hours AM Evin Bishop, Bruce Iglauer, Selwyn Birchwood

After Hours AM Evin Bishop, Bruce Iglauer, Selwyn Birchwood

In childhood, Williams and his half-brother James "Pookie" Young received encouragement and tutelage from their uncle, the blues guitarist, songwriter and recording artist J. B. Hutto, and by 1975 the half-siblings had formed the first version of the Blues Imperials. Since 1989, the band's lineup has been Williams (lead guitar and vocals), Michael Garrett (rhythm guitar and vocals), James Young (bass) and Kelly Littleton (drums). Living Blues magazine described the band as "Rough-and-ready South and West Side blues...Ed's swirling, snarling slide guitar work can be riveting, and The Imperials pound out blues-rock riffs and rhythms behind him as if they're overdosing on boogie juice." Guitar Player called the band "a snarling boogie-blues machine."   A decade later, Alligator Records offered them the chance to record a track, "Young Thing", for a compilation album, New Bluebloods (1987). Producer and label owner Bruce Iglauer encouraged them to record additional material, and they cut a full album's worth of material at that session, released as Roughhousin' (1986). They then appeared at music festivals and toured widely. Their second album, Chicken, Gravy & Biscuits, was released in 1989, and their third, What You See Is What You Get, in 1992. At this point the group disbanded. Williams issued two solo albums, Keep On Walking, on which he was joined by Dave Weld, a former member of the Blues Imperials, and Who's Been Talking (1998), pairing Williams with Willie Kent.   In 1999 the release of Get Wild marked the group's reunion. It was followed by Heads Up (2002), Rattleshake (2006), Full Tilt (2008) and Jump Start (2012).   Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials have appeared multiple times at the Chicago Blues Festival and festivals and clubs around the world. In June 2008, Williams played on Magic Slim's album Midnight Blues. In June 2009, Williams was a guest on the radio quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, produced by Chicago Public Radio and National Public Radio, Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials have been nominated for eight Blues Music Awards as Band of the Year and have won that award twice.    

Beth Riley met up with Alligator Records owner Bruce Iglauer at King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, AR in 2015 for a short and fun interview.  They discuss how he started the label as well as artists that have recorded there.

Blues music and interview with Bruce Iglauer owner of Alligator Records talking about his book Bitten by The Blues.

Bruce Iglauer llegaba a Chicago a principios de los 70 y, en un principio, junto a Wesley Race, iba a construir un proyecto, en torno al blues, basado en la emoción y el alma de la música que amaba. Así nació Alligator Records, un sello que, con los años se convertiría en una de las etiquetas más importantes de este estilo en todo el mundo. En este cuarto capítulo de Terrasonora nos adentramos en los primeros años de Iglauer al frente del cocodrilo más famoso del blues. Cerraré compartiendo con vosotros la seda vocal de un gran compositor como Percy Mayfield, quién fue apodado: el poeta del blues. Playlist: EDDIE SHAW – SITTIN´ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD HOUND DOG TAYLOR – HOLD MY BABY LAST NIGHT ?BIG WALTER HORTON - CHRISTINE SON SEALS BLUES BAND - SITTING AT MY WINDOW FENTON ROBINSON - TEXAS FLOOD KOKO TAYLOR - BLUES NEVER DIE KOKO TAYLOR - LET THE GOOD TIME ROLL ALBERT COLLINS - MASTER CHARGE ALBERT COLLINS - ICE PICKIN’ CAREY BELL - LAUNDROMAT BLUES  JOHNNY JONES & BILLY BOY ARNOLD - THE DIRTY DOZENS LOONIE BROOKS - IN THE DARK PROFESSOR LONGHAIR - BIG CHIEF SHAMEKIA COPELAND - TURN THE HEAT UP PERCY MAYFIELD - PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE PERCY MAYFIELD - STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING PERCY MAYFIELD - LOST LOVE PERCEY MAYFIELD - THE RIVER’S INVITATION PERCEY MAYFIELD - LOOSE LIPS

Bruce Iglauer llegaba a Chicago a principios de los 70 y, en un principio, junto a Wesley Race, iba a construir un proyecto, en torno al blues, basado en la emoción y el alma de la música que amaba. Así nació Alligator Records, un sello que, con los años se convertiría en una de las etiquetas más importantes de este estilo en todo el mundo. En este cuarto capítulo de Terrasonora nos adentramos en los primeros años de Iglauer al frente del cocodrilo más famoso del blues. Cerraré compartiendo con vosotros la seda vocal de un gran compositor como Percy Mayfield, quién fue apodado: el poeta del blues. Playlist: EDDIE SHAW – SITTIN´ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD HOUND DOG TAYLOR – HOLD MY BABY LAST NIGHT ?BIG WALTER HORTON - CHRISTINE SON SEALS BLUES BAND - SITTING AT MY WINDOW FENTON ROBINSON - TEXAS FLOOD KOKO TAYLOR - BLUES NEVER DIE KOKO TAYLOR - LET THE GOOD TIME ROLL ALBERT COLLINS - MASTER CHARGE ALBERT COLLINS - ICE PICKIN’ CAREY BELL - LAUNDROMAT BLUES  JOHNNY JONES & BILLY BOY ARNOLD - THE DIRTY DOZENS LOONIE BROOKS - IN THE DARK PROFESSOR LONGHAIR - BIG CHIEF SHAMEKIA COPELAND - TURN THE HEAT UP PERCY MAYFIELD - PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE PERCY MAYFIELD - STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING PERCY MAYFIELD - LOST LOVE PERCEY MAYFIELD - THE RIVER’S INVITATION PERCEY MAYFIELD - LOOSE LIPS

And...this week we wrap up the amazing story of Alligator Records. There's even more music in this episode, courtesy of Bruce and Alligator. We also cover the most harrowing and dramatic story we have heard on the podcast to date, involving a train derailment, tragedy, and redemption.  

So many firsts in this episode! First time we have had music in the podcast. First time the conversation was so good and so long that we had to break it up into two episodes. How did Bruce get started as a record executive? Why did he give Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys a guitar?  What does Bruce think about the future of the music business? All of this in this week's episode. Don't forget to tune in next week for Part 2 to hear about how Bruce helped save a band from dying in a derailed train. You can learn more about Bruce and his label and buy all the music in this episode at https://www.alligator.com

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot explore the history and legacy of the almost 50-year-old Chicago blues label, Alligator Records, with its founder Bruce Iglauer. They'll talk to him about his new book Bitten By the Blues: The Alligator Records Story and discuss some of the landmark artists who came through, from Koko Taylor to Albert Collins. Jim and Greg will also revisit an interview they did with Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy.

One of the WARMEST people & most candid interviews you’ll ever listen to. Michael Hill grew up in the South Bronx and had an idyllic childhood, being exposed to all kinds of love and music. Bruce Iglauer from Alligator personally came to sign Michael to Alligator for his first record. 6 records and hundreds of performances in 29 countries later, Michael left the music business. Michael explains why, and he also shares loads of cool stories about the Black Rock Coalition and Vernon Reid… playing with Buddy Guy, BB King & Luther Allison (just before he died)... growing up in The Bronx… how to think about money (and maybe even more important - how not to)... Seeing Hendrix & Santana at Woodstock… some very interesting stories on meditation and LOADS more cool stuff. VERY raw, VERY real, this is a GREAT interview - as soulful as it gets: Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EveryoneLovesGuitar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everyonelovesguitar/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ELovesGuitar

Episode #145: In 1971, Bruce Iglauer founded Chicago-based indie blues label Alligator Records. For the last 48 years, Bruce and his team have released hundreds of albums by some of the world's most celebrated contemporary blues artists. On this episode, Bruce recounts five decades in the business and gives us a taste of what's next for Alligator. Cutting edge talent Selwyn Birchwood also joins us to talk about his work with Alligator and more. Produced by Will Watts and Anna McClain. Engineered by Brent Asbury at Beta Petrol.

A conversation about his life in music and his new book, "Bitten by the Blues" with the president of Alligator Records, Bruce Iglauer - www.alligator.com

For the past 47 years, Bruce Iglauer has run Chicago's Alligator Records, one of the last remaining labels dedicated solely to the blues.Like any small label owner, he's had his share of ups and downs, but through it all, he's stayed true to his mission: to bring this unique American music to a worldwide audience. Many of these moments are captured in the new book Bitten by the Blues--the Alligator Records Story, written by Iglauer and Patrick A. Roberts.Iglauer joined the Morning Shift to share some memorable moments in blues history.

Bruce Iglauer, founder of iconic blues record label Alligator Records, joins me for an in-depth conversation about the blues, his label and excellent new book ("Bitten by the Blues"). Over tacos from Flaco's Tacos (1116 20 W Granville Ave, Chicago, IL 60660), we discuss: The gut punch of the Epilogue. Blues teaches anatomy. How can the blues evolve and stay vital? Bruce's early days of hitting the west and south side Chicago clubs. "Belly rubbing music." Tornzo Cannon's new album, and day job driving a CTA bus around street violence. The three different levels "Bitten by the Blues" can be read on. The prevalence of booze on the blues scene: "It was part of the basic culture of the blues." Koko Taylor, and Bruce's relationship with her. The Rolling Stones and their public persona, as perceived by the blues community. Buddy Guy, pre-Checkerboard Lounge. BITTEN BY THE BLUES: THE MOVIE. "There's nothing like being the hero of a real trainwreck."

Bruce Iglauer, founder of iconic blues record label Alligator Records, joins me for an in-depth conversation about the blues, his label and excellent new book ("Bitten by the Blues"). Over tacos from Flaco's Tacos (1116 20 W Granville Ave, Chicago, IL 60660), we discuss: The gut punch of the Epilogue. Blues teaches anatomy. How can the blues evolve and stay vital? Bruce's early days of hitting the west and south side Chicago clubs. "Belly rubbing music." Tornzo Cannon's new album, and day job driving a CTA bus around street violence. The three different levels "Bitten by the Blues" can be read on. The prevalence of booze on the blues scene: "It was part of the basic culture of the blues." Koko Taylor, and Bruce's relationship with her. The Rolling Stones and their public persona, as perceived by the blues community. Buddy Guy, pre-Checkerboard Lounge. BITTEN BY THE BLUES: THE MOVIE. "There's nothing like being the hero of a real trainwreck."

In this episode of Exploring the Blues in Chicago, Brett David Stewart sits down briefly with Keith Dixon of the Blues Heaven Foundation to discuss the important role independent record labels played in the formative years of Chicago blues. Dixon’s grandfather was Willie Dixon, and the foundation is located at the old Chess Records building and studio. Furthermore, Stewart discusses the blues with Bruce Iglauer, the founder of Alligator Records in the city of Chicago. With a catalog of over 300 releases, Alligator is responsible for some of the most legendary blues recordings in history. Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Johnny Winter, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, amongst countless others, have had their music released on Alligator.

Hey there! It's time for another BluzNdaBlood Show!  This is your blues DJ Dave Harrison coming at ya once again from wintery studio in the Star City of Virginia! This is Show #133! I had such a great response from the last show that I've decided to do a "Blues Yule Love, Part 2!" This show is playing lots of new and old holiday tunes, some bluesy, some not so bluesy... But I always enjoy putting these shows together! Well, we started off the show with the great cover tune Run Rudolph Run from Roomful of Blues! So who else is on my Blues Yule Love, Part 2 show? Well, how about Sean Carney and The Nite Owlz, more Roomful of Blues, Coco Montoya, Dr. Duke Tomatoe, C.J. Chenier, Rickey Godfrey, Lightning Hopkins, The Matt O'Ree Band, Katie Webster, Kenny Neal, Marcia Ball and Tommy Castro, Sonny Boy Williamson, Big jack Johnson, and wrapping up with the one and only B.B. King! So are you ready to fill up on your egg nog, grab a seat and listen to some more Blues Yule Love? Well, I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we're off and running! Well, I hope you've enjoyed show #133, Blues Yule Love, Part 2!...  Thanks to Bruce Iglauer and Alligator Records, and all the other labels that helped assist in this show! Please keep in touch!  Send your emails to dave@bluzndablood.com. Friend me on Facebook or MySpace, follow me on Twitter, check out my YouTube channel, but most importantly subscribe to the show through iTunes! So until next time, this is Dave Harrison reminding you to keep the blues alive and keep the blues in the blood!

Hey there! Welcome to another BluzNdaBlood Show!  This is your missing in action blues DJ Dave Harrison coming at ya once again from  the Star City of Virginia! This is Show #132! It's that time of year again! It's time for another "Blues Yule Love, 2011" This show is playign lots of new and old holiday tunes, not bluesy, some not so bluesy... I always enjoy putting these shows together Well, we started off the show a great cover from Davina and the Vagabonds playing "Sleigh Ride!" So who else is on my Blues Yule Love show? Well, how about Tinsley Ellis, Shemekia Copeland, Sean Carney & Omar Coleman, Lawrence Lebo, The Holmes Brothers, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Cyndi Lauper, Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women, Jeff Healey, The Rusty Wright, The Michael Burks Band, Cephas and Wiggins, Nasty Ned, and Ratcliff Bailey? So are youready to fill up on your egg nog, grab a seat and listen to some Blues Yule Love? Well, I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we're off and running! Well, I hope you've enjoyed show #132, "Blues Yule Love, 2011"...  Thanks to Bruce Iglauer and Alligator Records, and all the others that helped assist in this show! Please keep in touch!  Send your emails to dave@bluzndablood.com. Friend me on Facebook or MySpace, follow me on Twitter, check out my YouTube channel, but most importantly subscribe to the show through iTunes! So until next time, this is Dave Harrison reminding you to keep the blues alive and keep the blues in the blood!

I called Bruce to talk about his relationship with Blues Legend Son Seals. I did this podcast after I found out about Son's death.

I called Bruce to talk about his relationship with Blues Legend Son Seals. I did this podcast after I found out about Son's death.

This show is longer than usual. When Alligator Records slips some new songs (some brand new!) from their catalogue into the Podsafe Music Network, I notice, and I want to play 'em. I may not be the very first podcaster to play 'em, but I'm damned close - enjoy! Please write to the big bull 'gator Bruce Iglauer and thank him. This week's playlist: • Make My Dreams Come True by The James Mabry Blues Band, from their CD Blues Plus (1996). For more information or to buy a CD, visit their MySpace page or their site. • Tired Of Crying by Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, from their brand new album Rattleshake (2006), available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Ain't Seen My Baby by Cephas & Wiggins, from their brand new album Shoulder To Shoulder (2006), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. • Ice Cold by Long John Hunter, from Border Town Legend (1996), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. • Cold Blooded Lover by W.C. Clark, from Deep In The Heart (2004), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. • She and the Devil by Bob Margolin, from Up & In (1997), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. • Drinking My Last Dime by Rusty Zinn, from his 2000 album The Chill, available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. • Big Fine Hunk Of Woman by Rufus Thomas, from That Woman Is Poison! (1988), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. • Half Past Love by Freightrain Jones, one of 11 songs he's made available for free at Soundclick.com. I found him at Podsafe Music Network. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #34 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I downloaded these tracks) Mentioned on tonight's Murphy's Saloon: the Podsafe Music Network and Alligator Records. Thanks to Mike, and Jack and Linda. Jack's GarageBand page is here. Be sure to visit the Traveling Juke Joint as Smokin' Roy Madison travels around the country and plays a mix of music from each place he visits. Support the blues on the Web by visiting the Blues Foundation site, the Delta Blues Museum site, and by listening to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, Uncensored History of the Blues. To enjoy podcasts, including Murphy's Saloon, away from your computer, you do not have to own an iPod: check out No iPod Required for more information. The Smackieville Squire designed the Murphy's logo and recorded the Murphy's Saloon Disclaimer. If you like the Murphy's logo, he'd probably make one for you, just send me an email. Please note: Yeah, I know, I was going to take down my older shows. I reconsidered. Unless you really want to hear a work in progress, you can skip the first 10-15 episodes with a clear conscience. Really.

I've got the names of the winners of three Murphy's Saloon t-shirts. Listen to the show for details. This week's music: • I Won't Go Back by Joe White from GarageBand. • Just A Fool by Big Hammer from GarageBand. • Woolly Mammoth by Robert Farrell at the PodSafe Music Network. • Married to the Blues by Chumslick Nick and the Sharks. • Highwayman by Tinsley Ellis at the Podsafe Music Network. Many thanks are also due to Bruce Iglauer and Alligator Records. Murphy's Saloon intro and outro are from Just Got To Boogie and Shuffle In The Nineties, respectively, both by Matt Thorpe. Props and respect to Brain Buckit and Dave from the Chub Creek Podcast, who provided the previous intro and outro, but it was time for a change. If you'd like to see where other Murphy's Saloon listeners live, you can check out the Murphy's Friends map over here. So far, the most distant listener of Murphy's Saloon is in Singapore, while the listener who lives the furthest north resides in the Shetland Islands of the United Kingdom (he's a new listener, too). Do I have any listeners in Africa, South America or central Asia? I dunno - but if you live in those places and listen to Murphy's Saloon, please put a pin in the map. (This week's music at Murphy's Saloon is courtesy of GarageBand and the Podsafe Music Network) My Odeo Channel (odeo/d672d251a6cd80d8)