{"product_id":"alligator-records-30th-anniversary-collection","title":"Alligator Records 30th Anniversary Collection","description":"About the Artist\n\nBack in 1971, Bruce Iglauer, a 23-year-old blues fan, used a tiny inheritance to record and produce his favorite band, Hound Dog Taylor \u0026amp; 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. Thirty years later, that company, Alligator Records, is home to some of the world’s premiere blues and roots rock talent and is regarded by fans and the media alike as the top contemporary blues record label in the world.\nWith the company’s 30th anniversary at hand, Bruce Iglauer and his staff are still growing, still pushing the blues envelope. As the 1990s drew to a close, the emergence of young singing sensation Shemekia Copeland, the groundbreaking, visionary work of Corey Harris, the addition of blues rocker Coco Montoya and first-generation blues songster John Jackson kept Alligator Records at the top of the blues world. Soul\/gospel greats The Holmes Brothers (with multi-million selling artist Joan Osborne producing), kicked off Alligator’s 30th anniversary year with their label debut, Speaking In Tongues. Almost immediately upon release, Chicago Tribune rock critic Greg Kot labeled the album, “the first great release of 2001.” The addition of singer\/pianist Marcia Ball to the Alligator roster brought even more attention the label’s way, as sales soared and Marcia performed live on the National Public Radio programs Whad’Ya Know? and Mountain Stage to a radio audience numbering in the millions.\nFrom the early days of recording only Chicago blues artists to the addition of national and international artists to the label’s commitment to younger acts, Alligator has continually taken chances and looked toward the future. “Alligator should be the label that’s exposing the next generation of blues artists and bringing their music to the next generation of blues fans,” says Iglauer. “I want the future of the blues and the future of Alligator Records to be one and the same.” If the last three decades are any indication, the future for Alligator and for the blues looks very bright indeed.\n\nProduct Description\n\nGreat collection of songs on 2-CDs for a great price! Disc one features studio material from from Alligator Record's best selling artists. Disc two features live recordings and a special CD-ROM track with only known video of Alligator's legendary first artist, Hound dog Tylor, performing at the 1973 Ann Arbor Blues Fest.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B00005NBXE\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B00005NBXE.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Various Artists|Delbert McClinton|Carl Wright|Ben Harper|Lonnie Brooks|Icebreakers|Michael Burks|Hank Williams|Lonnie Mack|Little Charlie \u0026amp; the Nightcats|Kinsey Report|Koko Taylor|Rusty Zinn|Marcia Ball|Shemekia Copeland|Dave Hole|Luther Allison|Corey Harris|Coco Montoya|Elvin Bishop|Johnny Winter|Carey Bell|Robert Cray|Phillip Walker|The Holmes Brothers|The Houserockers|C.J. Chenier|Criss Johnson|Doyle Bramhall|Jimmy Vivino|Joan Osborne|Jim Gaines|Dick Shurman|Joe \"Flip\" Wilson|John Hahn\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41455239135290,"sku":"DBV.B00005NBXE.G","price":7.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B00005NBXE-0.jpg?v=1781039826","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/alligator-records-30th-anniversary-collection","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}