Bruce Iglauer started Alligator Records in Chicago in 1971 with a $2,500 inheritance from his grandfather, and the loan of a down payment on a Chevy Vega from his mother Harriett so he could service retailers with an album by Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers in a time-honored fashion: out of his trunk.
For only $900, Iglauer produced the recording and subsequently pressed 1,000 copies — giving birth to Alligator Records.
This was more than a decade before there was either a Chicago Blues Festival — which Iglauer helped start in 1984 — or a dedicated blues GRAMMY category, which debuted in the form of Best Traditional Blues Recording in 1982.
Read Dave Helland’s full article on grammy.com at the link below:
http://www.grammy.com/news/alligator-and-arhoolie-keep-moving-forward
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