Alligator Records

Alligator Records Celebrating 50+ years of genuine houserockin' music!! https://bio.to/Alligator

Alligator boasts a catalog of over 350 titles, many of which are renowned, award-winning, time-tested classics of the genre. Back in 1971, 23-year-old blues fanatic Bruce Iglauer was frustrated and motivated. As a shipping clerk for Bob Koester’s Chicago-based blues and jazz label, Delmark Records, Iglauer wanted the label to release an album by his favorite band, Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRocke

rs. Koester just wasn’t interested, so Iglauer gathered up what little money he had and decided to do it himself. After paying the band and the studio, he used his last remaining money to press 1000 copies of Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers. And with that, Alligator Records (named after the way Iglauer clicks out rhythm patterns with his teeth when he likes a song) was born.

.ellis A nice thing to find in my mailbox today with lots of pics of my weapons of mass distortion. Very grateful.
01/14/2026

.ellis A nice thing to find in my mailbox today with lots of pics of my weapons of mass distortion. Very grateful.

01/13/2026
Today, Atlanta-based blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Tinsley Ellis announced the first leg of his 2026 Labor O...
01/08/2026

Today, Atlanta-based blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Tinsley Ellis announced the first leg of his 2026 Labor Of Love tour. His new all acoustic album, Labor Of Love, will be released on Friday, January 30, 2026. The solo tour kicks off with three home base Georgia shows before heading to Washington, DC, New York and the East Coast, then through Chicago, Minneapolis, and the Midwest, then into Denver, Phoenix, Albuquerque and on to Florida.

Alligator Records claims four of the Top Ten album on the 2025 year-end The Big Blues Chart #1 TOMMY CASTRO's CLOSER TO...
01/08/2026

Alligator Records claims four of the Top Ten album on the 2025 year-end The Big Blues Chart

#1 TOMMY CASTRO's CLOSER TO THE BONE
#5 D.K. Harrell's TALKIN' HEAVY
#6 Southern Avenue's FAMILY
#8 Carolyn Wonderland's TRUTH IS

Toronzo Cannon gave the National Anthem a little blues treatment at the Chicago Bulls Game (January 3)
01/05/2026

Toronzo Cannon gave the National Anthem a little blues treatment at the Chicago Bulls Game (January 3)

Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, who have been entertaining "Ed Heads" all over the world for more than 40 years, return w...
01/05/2026

Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, who have been entertaining "Ed Heads" all over the world for more than 40 years, return with SLIDEWAYS, a dynamic, high-energy collection of 13 songs with the band at the absolute height of their powers. The first single from the album, the original foot-stomper Bad All By Myself, premieres today, along with a striking new video. Check it out! https://youtu.be/Sp68ok-nFyE

Pre-order your copy today! https://liled.lnk.to/Slideways

"Bad All By Myself," the first single from Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials' upcoming release, SLIDEWAYS, available February 27, 2026. "Bad All By Myself" word...

12/31/2025

Come see Ronnie Baker Brooks live — and help us celebrate Ronnie’s birthday! 🎉

The Funky Biscuit Presents:
Ronnie Baker Brooks

📅 Friday, January 23, 2026
📍 The Funky Biscuit – Boca Raton, FL
🚪 Doors: 8:00 PM
🎶 Show: 9:00 PM

Tickets:
https://wl.eventim.us/event/ronnie-baker-brooks/661536?afflky=FunkyBiscuit

Get ready for an unforgettable night of blues, funk, and soul with one of the genre’s most electrifying performers!

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