Blues and the Alligator: The First Twenty Years of Alligator Records (1991)
Directed by Jim Downing
Genres - Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - Biography, Music History |
Run Time - 52 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Cammila Collar
This documentary takes a look at the history of Alligator Records, a blues label founded by a college dropout named Bruce Iglauer after he moved from Cincinnati to Chicago in 1971, eventually going on to sign artists like Dog Taylor, Sonny Boy Williams, and Koko Taylor.
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blues-music, history, record-company, record-producer