THREE ALLIGATOR ARTISTS TOP MOJO MAGAZINE'S BEST BLUES ALBUMS OF 2021 LIST

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THREE ALLIGATOR ARTISTS TOP MOJO MAGAZINE'S BEST BLUES ALBUMS OF 2021 LIST

THREE ALLIGATOR ARTISTS TOP MOJO MAGAZINE'S
BEST BLUES ALBUMS OF 2021 LIST

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram's 662 is Number One
Chris Cain's Raisin' Cain is Number Three
Carolyn Wonderland's Tempting Fate is Number Seven

#1 CHRISTONE "KINGFISH" INGRAM, 662
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram represents the next generation of great American blues artists.
—PBS NewsHour

Only 22, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has already made his mark as one of the best, and undoubtedly most exciting, blues guitarists in the world.
—Guitar World

#3 CHRIS CAIN, RAISIN' CAIN
It’s marvelous. It’s irresistible. Cain brings an indelible touch and resonance...unleashing unadulterated fretboard genius. He is the most important blues player you need to hear.
—Vintage Guitar

One of the most brilliant and vital figures making music of any kind. Raisin' Cain is one of the top releases of the year.


—Blues Music Magazine
#7 CAROLYN WONDERLAND, TEMPTING FATE
Every song showcases Wonderland’s never-waste-a-note guitar work and warm, soaring vocals. There may not be a better album this season.
—Living Blues

Wonderland's astonishing playing and soulful, sophisticated singing place this record above all others in her catalog.
—AllMusic.com

On Tuesday, November 16, tastemaker UK magazine MOJO released its influential Best Blues Albums Of 2021 list and three Alligator Records artists were selected. Clarksdale, Mississippi's Christone "Kingfish" Ingram's 662 topped the list at #1. West Coast bluesman Chris Cain's Raisin' Cain followed at #3, and Texas' Carolyn Wonderland's label debut, Tempting Fate, earned the #7 position.

The full list was chosen by noted blues writer Tony Russell, and appears in MOJO #338, dated January 2022. This is the first appearance on MOJO's list for Cain and Wonderland. Ingram's debut, Kingfish, was named the #1 Best Blues Album of 2019.

With Alligator Records still in the midst of its 50th anniversary celebration, label founder and president Bruce Iglauer shared his excitement, saying, "I’m very proud of these Alligator artists getting the international recognition they so richly deserve. These days we need the healing power of the blues more than ever, and these wonderful bluesmen and women have delivered that healing power on their albums.”

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