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Crawl is a 2019 horror film set during a major hurricane in Florida. A young woman and her estranged father become isolated within their flooded house, facing an attack by alligators inhabiting the crawl space. The narrative focuses on their struggle for survival against this unexpected predator thr...

Released in 1994 on Alligator Records, "Soul Fixin' Man" is a Chicago blues album by guitarist and singer Luther Allison. After spending over a decade living and performing in Paris, this record marked his return to the American blues market. The guitar-driven album helped reestablish his career in...

Chicago Fire is an electric blues album by Chicago guitarist and vocalist Son Seals, released in 1997 on Alligator Records. The record features Seals' intensely raw vocal delivery and aggressive, hard-edged electric guitar work, which anchored his reputation in the Chicago blues scene. Backed by a s...

Showdown! is a collaborative blues studio album released in 1985 on the Alligator Records label. The record features performances by Texas blues guitarists Albert Collins, Robert Cray, and Johnny Copeland. It documents a collaborative session between the three musicians, highlighting their distinct...

"Ice Pickin'" is a studio album by Texas blues guitarist Albert Collins, released in 1978 as his debut on the independent Alligator Records label. The album features Collins's distinctive electric guitar style, characterized by his use of a Fender Telecaster, alternate tunings, and a capo positioned...

"Two-Fisted Mama!" is a studio album by American swamp blues singer and pianist Katie Webster, released in 1989 on the Alligator Records label. The album highlights Webster's aggressive barrelhouse piano playing and rough-hewn vocals, a style she developed performing in Louisiana juke joints and as...

"High Compression" is a 1984 studio album by American blues harmonica player and singer James Cotton, released on Alligator Records. The album captures Cotton's amplified, high-energy approach to the Chicago blues harmonica, a style he developed as a veteran of Muddy Waters' band. Supported by an el...

Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers is the debut album by Chicago blues guitarist Hound Dog Taylor, released in 1971 on Alligator Records. It was the first album issued by the label, which founder Bruce Iglauer started specifically to record Taylor's band. The album features raw, electric slide gu...

Between Midnight and Day is the debut studio album by American blues musician and guitarist Corey Harris, released in 1995 through Alligator Records. The album is primarily acoustic and heavily rooted in traditional Delta blues, featuring Harris's slide guitar work and vocal performances. It establi...

An album by Texas multi-instrumentalist Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, who blended blues, country, and jazz and won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Recording in 1982.

"Frostbite" is a 1980 studio album by American electric blues guitarist Albert Collins, released by Alligator Records. The record exemplifies Collins' signature "icy" guitar tone, which he achieved using a Fender Telecaster, a capo, and unique minor tunings. It features a mix of original tracks and...

Released in 1997, Let Me Play with Your Poodle is a blues album by American musician Marcia Ball that earned her a Grammy Award nomination.

Released in 1985 on Alligator Records, this album by Chicago blues guitarist Jimmy Johnson showcases his powerful soul-blues vocals and sharp, understated electric guitar work.

Cold Snap is a 1986 studio album by the American Texas blues guitarist Albert Collins, released by Alligator Records. The record captures Collins's raw, aggressive Telecaster guitar style backed by a full horn section and several guest vocalists. It achieved significant critical acclaim, notably win...

Midnight Son is the 1976 studio album by American Chicago blues guitarist and vocalist Son Seals. Released by Alligator Records and produced by label founder Bruce Iglauer, the record features a raw, electric blues sound heavily driven by Seals's guitar work. The album includes a mix of original com...

Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women is the 1990 self-titled debut studio album by the American acoustic blues trio of the same name, released on Alligator Records. Comprising Gaye Adegbalola, Ann Rabson, and Andra Faye, the group brought a contemporary feminist perspective and wry humor to traditional...

I Got What It Takes is a 1975 studio album by American electric blues singer Koko Taylor, released on the Alligator Records label. The album was produced by Alligator founder Bruce Iglauer and played a significant role in establishing Taylor's widespread recognition in the Chicago blues scene. Featu...

Wicked is the second studio album by American blues singer Shemekia Copeland, released in 2000 on Alligator Records. The daughter of Texas blues guitarist Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, Shemekia established herself as a major contemporary blues voice with this recording. The album features a mix of contem...

The Son Seals Blues Band is the 1973 debut studio album by American electric blues guitarist and vocalist Son Seals, released by Alligator Records. The album is noted for its raw, unpolished production and Seals's aggressive, hard-driving electric guitar style, which differed from the more polished...

Hot Shot is a 1979 blues album by American singer and guitarist Lonnie Brooks, released on Alligator Records. The album was produced by Bruce Iglauer and played a significant role in establishing Brooks' national career. It features a mix of Chicago blues, Louisiana swamp blues, and R&B influences,...

Wound Up Tight is a 1996 blues album by Chicago guitarist and vocalist Lonnie Brooks, released on the Alligator Records label. The album delivers a high-energy mix of blues, rock, and R&B, anchored by Brooks' signature gritty guitar riffs and commanding vocal style. It includes a combination of orig...

Force of Nature is a 1993 studio album by American blues singer Koko Taylor, released by Alligator Records. Built around Taylor's forceful, rasp-edged singing, the album presents electric Chicago blues with a full band and prominent guitar work, including contributions from Cris Johnson. It received...

Turn the Heat Up! is the 1998 debut album by American blues singer Shemekia Copeland, released by Alligator Records. It introduced Copeland through a set of contemporary electric blues performances centered on her commanding vocals and backed by a full band. The album is intended for listeners of mo...

Don't Lose Your Cool is a 1983 album by American blues guitarist and singer Albert Collins, released by Alligator Records. Rooted in electric Texas blues, it foregrounds Collins's sharply articulated lead playing and the bright, cutting sound associated with his Fender Telecaster. The record combine...

Crawl is a 2019 American natural-horror thriller directed by Alexandre Aja and written by Michael and Shawn Rasmussen. Kaya Scodelario plays a competitive swimmer who enters her childhood home during a Florida hurricane to find her injured father, portrayed by Barry Pepper. Rising floodwater and hun...