James Cotton
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 lung power. Due to throat problems, Cotton's vocals are no longer what they used to be, but he remains a masterful instrumentalist. Cotton had some gargantuan shoes to fill when he stepped into Little Walter's slot as Muddy Waters' harp ace in 1954, but for the next dozen years, the young Mississippian filled the integral role beside Chicago's blues king with power and precision. Of course, Cotton had been preparing for such a career move for a long time, having learned how to wail on harp from none other than Sonny Boy Williamson himself.. Cotton was only a child when he first heard Williamson's fabled radio broadcasts for King Biscuit Time over KFFA out of Helena, Arkansas. So sure was Cotton of his future that he ended up moving into Williamson's home at age nine, soaking up the intricacies of blues harpdom from one of its reigning masters. Six years later, Cotton was ready to unleash a sound of his own.
Top Albums |
1. The Best of ..
| 2. Breakin' It ..
| 3. Cotton Mouth..
| 4. Deep in the ..
| 5. Harp Attack!
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6. Superharps
| 7. Giant
| 8. 100% Cotton
| 9. High Compres..
| 10. Live & O..
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11. Live from Ch..
| 12. Living the B..
| 13. 35th Anniver..
| 14. Superharps
| 15. Live Blues M..
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16. Fire Down Un..
| 17. Live Blues M..
| 18. Blues Harp
| 19. Best of the ..
| 20. Take Me Back
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | You Don't Have To Go | Chess Box | 2:51 | $1.29 | |
2. | Black Night (Remastered) | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 8:55 | $0.99 | |
3. | Born In Chicago (Live) (Remastered) | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 3:07 | $0.99 | |
4. | Just To Be With You (Live) (Remaster.. | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 6:03 | $0.99 | |
5. | Here I Am (Knocking At Your Door) (L.. | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 5:01 | $0.99 | |
6. | He Was There (Remastered) [feat. Dar.. | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 3:43 | $0.99 | |
7. | Ain't Doing Too Bad (Remastered) | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 3:38 | $0.99 | |
8. | Sad Sad Day (Remastered) [feat. Tom .. | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 5:00 | $0.99 | |
9. | High Compression (Remastered) | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 2:41 | $0.99 | |
10. | Wasn't My Time To Go (Remastered.. | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 4:16 | $0.99 | |
11. | Cotton Mouth Man (Remastered) [feat... | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 3:47 | $0.99 | |
12. | Blues For Koko (Remastered) | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 3:06 | $0.99 | |
13. | Cross My Heart (Live) (Remastered) | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 4:23 | $0.99 | |
14. | Superharp (Remastered) | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 3:46 | $0.99 | |
15. | 24 Hours (Remastered) | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 6:22 | $0.99 | |
16. | Little Car Blues (Remastered) [feat... | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 3:32 | $0.99 | |
17. | Diggin' My Potatoes (Remastered) | Best of James Cotton - The .. | 3:39 | $0.99 | |
18. | Mississippi Mud (feat. Keb' Mo&#.. | Swamp Blues: Down and Dirty | 4:00 | $0.99 | |
19. | Hard Sometimes (feat. Delbert McClin.. | Classic Harmonica Blues | 3:18 | $0.99 | |
20. | Straighten up Baby | Only Blues Music | 2:20 | $0.99 | |
21. | River's Invitation | 22 Special Blues Tracks - D.. | 2:44 | $0.99 | |
22. | Black Night | Down and Out Blues | 8:54 | $0.99 | |
23. | Midnight Train (feat. Gregg Allman) | Greatest Sleazy Blues | 3:29 | $0.99 | |
24. | Cotton Mouth Man (feat. Joe Bonamass.. | 21st Century Blues | 3:47 | $0.99 | |
25. | Cotton Mouth Man (feat. Joe Bonamass.. | Blues Rock Royale | 3:47 | $0.99 | |