Alligator Records

I’m excited to join Bruce Springsteen and this week for Music America: The Songs That Shaped Us celebrating America’s 250th birthday. Night two also includes Jackson Browne, Jon Bon Jovi, Mavis Staples, Gary Clark, Jr and more.

“The concerts reflect everything the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music stands for: the power of music to bring people together, the rich and diverse treasury of American music as a mirror of our national culture, and the inspiration to think about our shared history in these divisive times.”

Ronnie Baker Brooks stopped in at Chicago’s WGN TV Midday News today, June 3, for a brief interview and he performed “I’m Feeling You” from his Blues Music Award-winning Alligator Records debut, Blues In My DNA.

He also spoke about the legacy of Alligator Records and the upcoming 55th anniversary performance at Chicago Blues Fest this Friday, June 5 which will feature Ronnie along with Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials,Toronzo Cannon, Tinsley Ellis and Nick Moss Band.

Check it out

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A huge feature is running on Alligator Records in The Sun-Times and at Chicago Public Radio station WBEZ-FM in the lead up to Chicago Blues Fest this weekend and they’re calling it like they see it…”The star of this year’s Blues Fest: Chicago’s Alligator Records, celebrating 55 years of championing the music.” Read up on the history of Alligator and the headlining performance on the opening night at the fest – Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Toronzo Cannon, Tinsley Ellis and Nick Moss Band. This story will appear in print this Thursday

https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/06/02/chicago-blues-festival-alligator-records-bruce-iglauer-lil-ed-williams-55-anniversary

https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/06/02/chicago-blues-festival-alligator-records-bruce-iglauer-lil-ed-williams-55-anniversary

The star of this year’s Blues Fest: Chicago’s Alligator Records, celebrating 55 years of championing the music Bruce Iglauer’s “preeminent blues record label” will mark its milestone anniversary at this year’s Chicago Blues Festival with performances by Lil' Ed Williams, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Nick Moss.