Happy Birthday to Alligator founder and president, Bruce Iglauer

Happy Birthday to Alligator founder and president, Bruce Iglauer. With 55 years at the helm of Alligator Records, he’s produced some of the best blues around and has some great stories to tell, many of which were captured in his book with co-author Patrick A Roberts, “Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story.” Here’s to many more years of bringing the best of the blues to the world!

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