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Alligator Records To Release Free Sampler For Public Radio Music Month
4/8/2013
Alligator Records, in collaboration with NPR and public radio stations, will release a free, downloadable 17-song sampler to help bring attention to Public Radio Music Month.
WXRT'S BLUES BREAKERS TO PREMIERE TWO TRACKS FROM HARMONICA LEGEND JAMES COTTON'S COTTON MOUTH MAN
3/25/2013
On Monday, March 25, Tom Marker, host of Chicago radio station WXRT-FM's Blues Breakers program, will premiere two new songs from Grammy-winning harmonica giant James Cotton's upcoming CD, Cotton Mouth Man.
JESSE DEE'S NO MATTER WHERE I AM TO BE FEATURED ON FOX-TV'S BONES ON MONDAY, MARCH 25
3/25/2013
Boston soul singer/guitarist/songwriter Jesse Dee's original song No Matter Where I Am will be prominently featured on FOX Television's Bones, in an episode airing on Monday, March 25.
LIL' ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS' KICK ME TO THE CURB TO BE FEATURED ON CBS-TV'S CRIMINAL MINDS
3/25/2013
CBS Television's Criminal Minds will feature Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials' Kick Me To The Curb during the episode set to air on Wednesday, March 27.
ANDERS OSBORNE TO PERFORM WITH PHIL LESH AND LUTHER DICKINSON AT TERRAPIN CROSSROADS
3/25/2013
Guitarist/songwriter/singer Anders Osborne, whose new critically lauded EP Three Free Amigos has already become a fan favorite, will perform with Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars) and Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead) at the Spring Rambles at Terrapin Crossroads on April 11, 12 and 13, in San Rafael, California.
Blues Giant James Cotton Releases New Album on May 7
3/4/2013
On May 7, 2013 Alligator Records will release Cotton Mouth Man, a joyous celebration of Cotton's 69 years as a professional musician (beginning at age nine). Recorded in Nashville and produced by Grammy-winning producer/ songwriter/ drummer Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy, Joe Louis Walker, Susan Tedeschi), the album is a trip through sounds and scenes from Cotton's long and storied career.
Joe Louis Walker Named To Blues Foundation's Blues Hall Of Fame
2/14/2013
On Wednesday, February 13, The Blues Foundation in Memphis named guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Joe Louis Walker to be a 2013 Blues Hall Of Fame inductee.
JJ Grey & Mofro's This River Set For April 16 Release
2/11/2013
Jacksonville-based singer/songwriter JJ Grey will release THIS RIVER on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.
Blues Pianist/Singer/Songwriter Ann Rabson, 1945 - 2013
1/30/2013
Blues pianist/singer/songwriter/guitarist Ann Rabson died on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 in Fredericksburg, Virginia after a long battle with cancer. She was 67.
JESSE DEE TO PERFORM WITH JAMES HUNTER
1/22/2013
Boston-based soul singer/songwriter/guitarist Jesse Dee, whose Alligator Records debut CD On My Mind / In My Heart will be released on February 26, will open four concert dates for celebrated roots R&B artist James Hunter.
ANDERS OSBORNE WINS THREE OFFBEAT MAGAZINE BEST OF THE BEAT AWARDS
1/22/2013
New Orleans' guitarist/songwriter/vocalist Anders Osborne received three OffBeat (the magazine of "Louisiana Music, Food & Culture") Best Of The Beat Awards on Friday, January 18.
Jesse Dee's On My Mind / In My Heart Debuts On Blurt-Online.com
1/14/2013
On My Mind / In My Heart, the title track from the upcoming Alligator Records debut album from Boston's soul singing, songwriting, guitar playing Jesse Dee, makes its worldwide debut on Monday, January 14.