The origin story behind Li’l Ed and the Blues Imperials’ debut album is a charming throwback. When Chicago’s Alligator Records, the nation’s premier blues label, was putting together a collection of hot young acts in the genre, Alligator president Bruce Iglauer asked a young quartet that was heating up the Chicago clubs to come in and record a song for the collection. Li’l Ed Williams, his half-brother James “Pookie” Young, and [...]
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