This seems like as good a time as any for a blues roundup …. Albert Collins (pictured above) was one of the best blues singer/guitarists ever. I saw him once at a now-defunct mob-owned cavernous shithole in Boston called the Channel. Albert and his band … Continue reading Time for a Shot of Blues
(Pictured on the book – Koko Taylor and Hound Dog Taylor.) Alligator Records has been – since 1971 – arguably the pre-eminent blues label. Founded by Bruce Iglauer – who co-wrote this book – they have recorded many of the finest albums by a wide … Continue reading Book Review – Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story
(Pictured above, Albert Collins) The late Son Seals started out as a drummer for Robert Nighthawk and later switched to guitar. Arkansas-born, he inevitably gravitated to Chicago and started to jam with people like Albert King and Bobby “Blue” Bland. Seals was discovered in a … Continue reading Time for a Shot of Blues
