The Legendary 1974 "Rumble In The Jungle" concert. Recently released and now available in the Alligator store, this is B.B. King captured in one of his most electrifying performances! An extremely rare, intimate view of B.B. King at his rawest captured in concert in Zaire 1974 as part of the lead-up to the famous "Rumble In The Jungle" boxing match between George Forman and Muhammad Ali. Read more

William Clarke was a follower and a good friend of George Harmonica Smith. His style can be described as "West Coast high energy harp blues", and oh boy, he was very good in it. The full extent of his talent had yet to be realized when he died at age 45, in 1996. Clarke's indie label recordings prior to sigining with Alligator are not easy to find. Nevertheless, the early recordings between 1978 and 1689 resulted in no less than six Handy Awards. Besides George Harmonia Smith, Clarke ... Read more

Songwriter’s competition with respected blues people in judging panel Read more

Picture this: you don't know nothing about blues but one way or another, you like "alternative" music, whatever that may be. One day, somebody drags you to that "fantastic" live performance, a "must-see". So you give in and all of a sudden you feel something deep down in your belly, coming from that big stage in front of you. Yep people, the blues is contagious. It can be different however. You're messing with that dial on your radio because you're looking for ... Read more

Free download track "Bad Avenue" from Koko Taylor's recent cd Old School. Read more