"Starting with its 20th anniversary in 1991, every five years brings another double Alligator collection, and 2011 was no exception. While the 35th edition --released in 2006 -- logically featured 35 songs, the compilers couldn't quite squeeze 40 onto this 40th anniversary disc, even though owner Bruce Iglauer does admit to fading a few endings off prematurely in order to maximize the list, which hits 38 selections. The trick with these albums is to both pay tribute to the label's storied past while including enough recent acts to connect the dots between the house-rocking music Iglauer built his company on, and the more modern yet still roots-based sounds he's released during the last five years."
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YouTube: Koko Taylor - I'm A Woman, Albert Collins: I Ain't Drunk, Shemekia Copeland And Blues Band - My own tears, Marcia Ball - Party's Still Goin' On, New Orleans 5/1/11, Feed My Soul - The Holmes Brothers and Joan Osborne, Hound Dog Taylor - Sitting Here Alone, Buddy Guy And Junior Wells - Give Me My Coat & Shoes, Janiva Magness - Slipped, Tripped and Fell In Love
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