Alligator Records

Back in 1971, Bruce Iglauer, a 23-year-old blues fan, used his meager savings to record and produce his favorite band, Hound Dog Taylor & the HouseRockers. Following his heart, he quit his day job with Delmark Records and began promoting Hound Dog Taylor and his new record company full-time. More than 40 years later, that company, Alligator Records, is home to some of the world’s premier blues and roots rock talent and is regarded by fans and the media alike as the top contemporary blues record label in the world.

Current artists include Buckwheat Zydeco, Marcia Ball, Lonnie Brooks, Michael “Iron Man” Burks, Tommy Castro, Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater, Tinsley Ellis, JJ Grey & Mofro, Guitar Shorty, The Holmes Brothers, Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, Eric Lindell, Janiva Magness, Coco Montoya, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Lee Rocker, Roomful Of Blues, Saffire—The Uppity Blues Women, Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues, The Siegel-Schwall Band and Koko Taylor.

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Back in 1971, Bruce Iglauer, a 23-year-old blues fan, used his meager savings to record and produce his favorite band, Hound Dog Taylor & the HouseRockers. Following his heart, he quit his day job with Delmark Records and began promoting Hound Dog Taylor and his new record company full-time. More than 40 years later, that company, Alligator Records, is home to some of the world’s premier blues and roots rock talent and is regarded by fans and the media alike as the top contemporary blues record label in the world.

Current artists include Buckwheat Zydeco, Marcia Ball, Lonnie Brooks, Michael “Iron Man” Burks, Tommy Castro, Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater, Tinsley Ellis, JJ Grey & Mofro, Guitar Shorty, The Holmes Brothers, Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, Eric Lindell, Janiva Magness, Coco Montoya, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Lee Rocker, Roomful Of Blues, Saffire—The Uppity Blues Women, Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues, The Siegel-Schwall Band and Koko Taylor.

Past artists include Hound Dog Taylor, Big Walter Horton, Son Seals, Fenton Robinson, Albert Collins, Professor Longhair, Johnny Winter, James Cotton, Lonnie Mack, Roy Buchanan, the Kinsey Reoprt, , Kenny Neal, Elvin Bishop, Mavis Staples, Luther Allison, Katie Webster, William Clarke, Charlie Musselwhite, Dave Hole, Michael Hill's Blues Mob, Clarence “Gatemouth Brown, Corey Harris, Carey Bell, C.J. Chenier, Long John Hunter, Shemekia Copeland, John Jackson.

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