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

Gallery of Alligator artists

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

References

1. ↑ "Chicagoen of the Year". Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2011-04-29.