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'Bruce Iglauer' (b. July 10, 1947 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is the founder and head of the independent blues record label Alligator Records in Chicago.
He became interested in the blues during the mid-1960s and began hosting a college radio show, then moving on to promoting concerts by Howlin' Wolf and others. He came to the attention of Bob Koester, and joined the staff of Delmark Records in Chicago. When Iglauer's advice to sign Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers was declined, he recorded the group himself, and in so doing created Alligator Records in 1971.
Nine months after the release of the first album, he left Delmark and continued at Alligator, making acclaimed recordings from Big Walter Horton, Son Seals and others. A breakthrough came in 1975 with Koko Taylor's "I Got What It Takes", which earned Alligator its first Grammy nomination. In 1978, he signed Albert Collins, and in 1982 Clifton Chenier's "I'm Here!" won a Grammy. By the 1990s, Alligator was established one of the top contemporary blues labels in the world.
The ''Chicago'' magazine honored Iglauer with the 2002 Chicagoan of the Year award.
★ The Alligator story - History of the label at the Alligator site
He became interested in the blues during the mid-1960s and began hosting a college radio show, then moving on to promoting concerts by Howlin' Wolf and others. He came to the attention of Bob Koester, and joined the staff of Delmark Records in Chicago. When Iglauer's advice to sign Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers was declined, he recorded the group himself, and in so doing created Alligator Records in 1971.
Nine months after the release of the first album, he left Delmark and continued at Alligator, making acclaimed recordings from Big Walter Horton, Son Seals and others. A breakthrough came in 1975 with Koko Taylor's "I Got What It Takes", which earned Alligator its first Grammy nomination. In 1978, he signed Albert Collins, and in 1982 Clifton Chenier's "I'm Here!" won a Grammy. By the 1990s, Alligator was established one of the top contemporary blues labels in the world.
The ''Chicago'' magazine honored Iglauer with the 2002 Chicagoan of the Year award.
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★ The Alligator story - History of the label at the Alligator site
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