| Source | WBEZ |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | June 2, 2026, 7:01 a.m. |
| Last Updated | June 2, 2026, 7:01 a.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/06/02/chicago-blues-festival-alligator-records-bruce-iglauer-lil-ed-williams-55-anniversary |
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Bruce Iglauer didn’t intend to spend his whole career running a blues label. In
the beginning, he was just a 20-something, diehard fan who was determined to
record one album with his favorite artist: Mississippi-born Hound Dog Taylor.
Iglauer was working as a clerk for Chicago’s Delmark Records whe...