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James Cotton
James Henry Cotton was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, who performed and recorded with many fellow blues artists and with his own band. He also played drums early in his career. Cotton began his professional career playing the blues harp in Howlin' Wolf's band in the early 1950s. He made his first recordings in Memphis for Sun Records, under the direction of Sam Phillips. In 1955, he was recruited by Muddy Waters to come to Chicago and join his band. Cotton became Muddy's bandleader and stayed with the group until 1965. In 1965, he formed the Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet, with Otis Spann on piano, to record between gigs with the Muddy Waters band. He eventually left to form his own full-time touring group. His first full album, on Verve Records, was produced by the guitarist Mike Bloomfield and the singer and songwriter Nick Gravenites, who later were members of the band Electric Flag. In the 1970s, Cotton played harmonica on Muddy Waters' Grammy Award–winning 1977 album Hard Again, produced by Johnny Winter. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cotton) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

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Love Me Or Leave Me
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Cotton Crop Blues
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Cotton Crop Blues
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Midnight Train (feat. Gregg Allman)

Albums

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Chicago Sessions

2023
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Dealin' With The Devil

2016
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The James Cotton Blues Band

2013
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South Side Boogie

2017
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All Time Favorites: James Cotton Band

2015
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Off the Wall

2011
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South Side Blues

2017
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Cotton Mouth Man

2013
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Two Sides Of The Blues

2017
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Muddy Waters Sings Delta Blues

2013

Singles & EPs

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Straighten Up Baby / My Baby

Single1954
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Cotton Crop Blues / Hold Me in Your Arms

Single1954

Videos

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James Cotton - Slow Blues (Angel Of Mercy / Blues in my sleep)

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JAMES COTTON - COTTON CROP BLUES - HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS - SUN 206

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James COTTON - Dealing With The Devil (1995)

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Hoochie Coochie Man by 10 year old Joshua King with the James Cotton Band

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James Cotton & Junior Wells-Down Home Blues

Traveler Into The Blue2.9K views
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Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter & James Cotton Dealin' With The Devil

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Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Workin' (Lucas Rieger) | PREVIEW | The Voice of Germany 2019 | Blinds

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James Cotton — Blues In My Sleep

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James Cotton - The Creeper

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MUDDY WATERS & JOHNNY WINTER - Walking Through The Park - 1981

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