Indeed he is. Recorded in Los Angeles with a crew of young acolytes offering spot-on
backing (guitarists Zach Zunis and Rick Holmstrom acquit themselves well), Arnold eases back into harness with a remake of I Wish You Would before exposing ...
Son Seals in an experimental mood, utilizing chord progressions that occasionally don't quite fit together
seamlessly (but give him an A for trying to expand the idiom's boundaries). Less innovative but perhaps more accessible are his smoking covers of Albert ...
Wild, raw, rough-edged Chicago slide guitar blues, this is jumpin', partyin' music in the tradition
of Hound Dog Taylor and J.B. Hutto (Lil' Ed's uncle). Recorded live in the studio with no overdubs, it includes nine original compositions plus covers ...
Deluxe Edition collects 15 highlights from Son Seals' long association with Alligator Records that began
in 1973. Seals' combination of gritty Chicago blues with horn-laden soul is well represented on classic tracks like Your Love Is Like a Cancer, Bad ...
A solid contemporary blues album that ranges from Koko Taylor's own Spellbound and Put the
Pot On, a rendition of Toussaint McCall's tender soul lament Nothing Takes the Place of You, and a saucy revival of the old Ike & ...
Slide guitarist Lil' Ed Williams & the Blues Imperials bring the energy of live performance
to their seventh Alligator release, Full Tilt. The highlights on this disc tend to reflect that of the album's title, especially the spirited cover versions ...
Anything but generic, this is actually powerful, contemporary, funky Chicago blues. With excellent musicianship, Vaughn
performs interesting songs focusing on the trials of modern urban life and work. Vaughn, a top session player, sings and plays guitar and sax.
Genuine Houserockin' Music has been the motto of Alligator Records since label founder Bruce Iglauer
opened shop with a Hound Dog Taylor release nearly three decades ago. Today that slogan still rings loud and clear in the recordings of Lil' ...