50 YEARS OF GENUINE HOUSEROCKIN' MUSIC

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58 tracks and over 230 minutes of Blues for the Triple CD, and 24 tracks and over 97 minutes for the Luxurious Presentation LP in Digipack and Gatefold Sleeve 180g with a 40-page color booklet detailing the label's journey from its inception by its founder, Bruce Iglauer. "Alligator Records - 50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music" features songs from legendary artists such as Hound Dog Taylor, Koko Taylor, Son Seals, Albert Collins, Johnny Winter, Professor Longhair, Lonnie Brooks, Luther Allison, and Michael "Iron Man" Burks, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, Guitar Shorty, Billy Boy Arnold, and Mavis Staples. Shemekia Copeland, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Marcia Ball, Billy Branch, JJ Gray & Mofro, Tinsley Ellis, Joe Louis Walker, Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Curtis Salgado, and Roomful Of Blues, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Nick Moss, Toronzo Cannon, and Selwyn Birchwood. With Alligator, the entire history of Blues, Rock, and Soul from the last 50 years is on the agenda. International artists, major figures in the history of music, as well as developing artists and always new talents alongside established artists. Alligator has been continuously regenerating since the early 70s, and that is what gives it strength and ensures that the story is far from over…