The star of this year’s Blues Fest: Chicago’s Alligator Records, celebrating 55 years of championing the music

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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...