Alligator Records

Alligator Records is an independent blues record label from Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by Bruce Iglauer in 1971. For his work maintaining Chicago Blues Iglauer was honoured "Chicagoans-of-the-Year 2001"

History

Alligator Records was founded to publish an album by Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers, his favourite band. His employer, Bob Koester of Delmark Records refused to do so, therefore Iglauer decided to make his own record label.

Since its beginning Alligator Records has published over 250 Blues- und Bluesrockalbums.

Artists on Alligator Records

Current

JJ Grey & MOFRO Saffire Marcia Ball Tommy Castro James Cotton Tinsley Ellis Anders Osborne Scrapomatic Guitar Shorty The Holmes Brothers Charlie Musselwhite Roomful Of Blues

Past

Gaye Adegbalola Luther Allison Carey Bell Elvin Bishop Billy Boy Arnold Lonnie Brooks Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Roy Buchanan Cephas & Wiggins Little Charlie & the Nightcats Clifton Chenier Albert Collins

Johnny Copeland Shemekia Copeland Robert Cray Buddy Guy Corey Harris Joe Higgs Dave Hole Big Walter Horton Smokin' Joe Kubek Lazy Lester Lonnie Mack Kenny Neal

Professor Longhair Fenton Robinson Otis Rush Son Seals The Siegel-Schwall Band Hound Dog Taylor Koko Taylor Sonny Terry Rufus Thomas Maurice John Vaughan Johnny Winter Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials

Gallery of Alligator artists

• 
  Michael Burks
• 
  Marcia Ball
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  Johnny Winter
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  Koko Taylor
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  Robert Cray
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  Charlie Musselwhite
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  Tommy Castro

Honours

• 34 Grammy-nominations
• 2 Grammys (I'm Here, by Clifton Chenier; Showdown! by Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, and Robert Cray)
• 18 Indie Awards of the Association for Independent Music (AFIM)
• 3 Grand Prix du Disque
• 70 W.C. Handy Blues Awards(now Blues Music Awards) of The Blues Foundation

Other websites

Official wbsite of Alligator Records with discography