James Cotton

James Cotton
Born: Jul 1, 1935 in Tunica, MS
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Genre: Blues
Styles: Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Delta Blues
Biography: At his high-energy 1970s peak as a bandleader, James Cotton was a bouncing, sweaty, whirling dervish of a bluesman, roaring his vocals and all but sucking the reeds right out of his defenseless little harmonicas with his prodigious lungpower. Due to throat problems, Cotton's vocals are no longer what ...Read full biography
High Compression
Released: 1984
Label: Alligator Records
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This is the best contemporary James Cotton album gracing the shelves, thanks to its ingenious formatting: half the set places Cotton in a traditional setting beside guitarist Magic Slim, pianist Pinetop ...Read full review
Mighty Long Time
Released: 1991
Label: Texas Music Group
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Although the titles are all familiar (most of them a little too much so), Cotton and his all-star cohorts (guitarists Jimmie Vaughan, Matt Murphy, Luther Tucker, Hubert Sumlin, and Wayne Bennett, with ...Read full review
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