NPR’S WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY CELEBRATES ALLIGATOR RECORDS’ 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Alligator Records’ founder and president Bruce Iglauer speaks with Scott Simon on NPR’s Weekend Edition this Saturday, March 26, 2011. The freewheeling discussion covers Alligator’s 40th anniversary, as Iglauer regales Simon with stories of Hound Dog Taylor, Koko Taylor and many other Alligator stars from the label’s storied history. Simon also plays songs from the Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection.The 2-CDs-for-the-price-of-one set recently received a rare four-star review in Rolling Stone.

The interview is scheduled to air towards the end of the second hour of the program, and will be archived online at the NPR Weekend Edition page.