⬇️ JAMES COTTON ⬇️
(James 'Jimmy' Cotton)
DISCOGRAPHY 1960-2023 (69CD)
BIOGRAPHY
James Cotton (born July 1, 1935, Tunica, Mississippi, USA) is an
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, who has
performed and recorded with many of the great blues artists of his
time as well as with his own band.
DISCOGRAPHY 1960-2023 (69CD)
Cotton became interested in music when he first heard Sonny Boy
Williamson II on the radio. He left home with his uncle and moved to
West Helena, Arkansas, finding Williamson there.
For many years Cotton claimed that he told Williamson that he was an orphan, and that Williamson took him in and raised him; a story he admitted in recent years is not true. Williamson did however mentor Cotton during his early years.
When Williamson left the south to live with his estranged wife in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he left his band in Cotton's hands. Cotton was quoted as saying, "He just gave it to me. But I couldn't hold it together 'cause I was too young and crazy in those days an' everybody in the band was grown men, so much older than me." .....
For many years Cotton claimed that he told Williamson that he was an orphan, and that Williamson took him in and raised him; a story he admitted in recent years is not true. Williamson did however mentor Cotton during his early years.
When Williamson left the south to live with his estranged wife in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he left his band in Cotton's hands. Cotton was quoted as saying, "He just gave it to me. But I couldn't hold it together 'cause I was too young and crazy in those days an' everybody in the band was grown men, so much older than me." .....
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1967–Late Night Blues (Live At The New Penelope Cafe) @FLAC24+
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2019-Devil Played The Blues @FLAC