Blues & Beyond #282: Alligator Records' 40th Anniversary
Series: Blues & Beyond
From: WXPN
Length: 00:59:00
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Interview with Bruce Iglauer, owner of Alligator Records, which has been celebrating its 40th anniversary throughout 2011. Iglauer will remember the early days driving around from radio station to radio station promoting his first release and then persuading distributors to carry it. We'll hear from Hound Dog Taylor, Albert Collins, Shemekia Copeland, and Janiva Magness. Also, new jazz releases from organist Mike Ledonne, saxophone player Houston Person, and bass clarinetist Jason Stein.
Promo included: promo282
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Piece Description
Interview with Bruce Iglauer, owner of Alligator Records, which has been celebrating its 40th anniversary throughout 2011. Iglauer will remember the early days driving around from radio station to radio station promoting his first release and then persuading distributors to carry it. We'll hear from Hound Dog Taylor, Albert Collins, Shemekia Copeland, and Janiva Magness. Also, new jazz releases from organist Mike Ledonne, saxophone player Houston Person, and bass clarinetist Jason Stein.
Promo included: promo282
Broadcast History
WXPN-FM Philadelphia 11-27-2011
Transcript
opening theme:
Start: 0:00 Duration: 0:59
Bert Jansch and John Renbourn "No Exit"
Wooded Hill Recordings: Bert And John
© 1996 Wooded Hill Records/Transatlantic Records Ltd
Start: 1:19 Duration: 4:40
Koko Taylor "Wang Dang Doodle"
Alligator: The Earthshaker
© 1978 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc.
Start: 6:46 Duration: 7:13
Mike Ledonne "Keep The Faith"
Savant: Keep The Faith
© 2011 Savant Records, Inc.
Start: 13:59 Duration: 5:12
Houston Person "Blues Everywhere"
HighNote: So Nice
© 2011 HighNote Records, Inc.
Start: 19:15 Duration: 5:20
Jason Stein Quartet "Palo Alto"
Delmark: The Story This Time
© 2011 Delmark Records
zipper
Start: 25:21 Duration: 0:59
Mike Ledonne "The Backstabbers"
Savant: Keep The Faith
© 2011 Savant Records, Inc.
Start: 31:59 Duration: 5:18
Hound Dog Taylor "Sitting At Home Alone"
Alligator: Alligator Records 40th Anni...
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Timing and Cues
00:00 Billboard: Show opens, opening theme, "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister."
00:59 Billboard ends.. "... in this hour of The Blues & Beyond."
01:00 "option" song: "Starting out, this is..."
05:59 "option" song fades
06:00 show re-intro: "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister....."
25:21 end of part 1:
"... after the break, here on The Blues & Beyond."
59-second bed plays
26:20 bed fades
26:21 part 2: show re-intro: "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister."
58:28 voice out on part 2 "... thanks for listening to this hour of The Blues & Beyond."
58:59 theme fades end of part 2
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Exit | Bert Jansch and John Renbourn | Bert And John. | Wooded Hill Recordings | 1995 | 00:59 |
| Wang Dang Doodle | Koko Taylor | The Earthshaker. | Alligator | 1978 | 04:40 |
| Keep The Faith | Mike Ledonne | Keep The Faith. | Savant | 2011 | 07:13 |
| Blues Everywhere | Houston Person | So Nice. | HighNote | 2011 | 05:12 |
| Palo Alto | Jason Stein Quartet | The Story This Time. | Delmark | 2011 | 05:20 |
| The Backstabbers | Mike Ledonne | Keep The Faith. | Savant | 2011 | 00:59 |
| Sitting At Home Alone | Hound Dog Taylor | Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection. | Alligator | 2011 | 05:18 |
| I Ain't Drunk | Albert Collins | Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection. | Alligator | 2011 | 04:05 |
| Beat Up Guitar | Shemekia Copeland | Deluxe Edition. | Alligator | 2011 | 04:16 |
| Slipped, Tripped, And Fell In Love | Janiva Magness | Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection. | Alligator | 2011 | 03:40 |
| Forty-Eight | John Renbourn | Sir John A Lot. | Shanachie | 1992 | 01:00 |









