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James Cotton (01 Jul 1935 - 16 Mar 2017)

Male Person - United States US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter

 Also known as (1)

Releases (28)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Two Sides of the Blues 1993
  2. Best of the Verve Years 18 Apr 1995
  3. Dealin' With the Devil: Best of James Cotton 1997
  4. The Best of James Cotton - The Alligator Records Years 14 Jan 2015

Album

  1. Cut You Loose! 1968
  2. 100% Cotton 1974
  3. High Compression 1984
  4. Take Me Back 1987
  5. Mighty Long Time 1991
  6. 3 Harp Boogie 1993
  7. Living the Blues 1994
  8. Deep in the Blues 06 Aug 1996
  9. Late Night Blues 1998
  10. Best of the Vanguard Years 22 Jun 1999
  11. Fire Down Under the Hill 2000
  12. Midnight Creeper - The Complete 1967 Live Montreal James Cotton Sessions 2002
  13. Baby, Don’t You Tear My Clothes 2004
  14. Blues Harp 19 Mar 2009
  15. Giant 2010
  16. Cotton Mouth Man 07 May 2013

Album - Live

  1. Live From Chicago (Mr. Superharp Himself) 1986
  2. Live at Antone's Nightclub 1988
  3. Live At Electric Lady 25 Oct 1994
  4. It Was A Very Good Year 2000

Single

  1. Hold Me in Your Arms / Cotton Crop Blues 1954

Relationships (4)

Supporting Artist For

  1. Muddy Waters

Member Of

  1. The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet original
  2. James Cotton and His Big Band original, eponymous
  3. James Cotton Blues Band eponymous

Recordings by (266)

  1. Cotton Crop Blues 3:01 (1954)
  2. Hold Me in Your Arms 2:48 (1954)
  3. The River's Invitation 2:45 (1968)
  4. Honest I Do 2:52 (1968)
  5. Got to Get You Off My Mind 2:07 (1968)
  6. Coast Blues 7:21 (1968)
  7. The Next Time You See Me 2:51 (1968)
  8. Cut You Loose 2:57 (1968)
  9. Ain't Nobody's Business 3:26 (1968)
  10. Set a Date 2:19 (1968)
  11. Slippin' and Slidin' 4:32 (1968)
  12. Negative Ten-Four 6:49 (1968)
  13. Boogie Thing 3:21 (1974)
  14. One More Mile 2:39 (1974)
  15. All Walks of Life 2:28 (1974)
  16. Creeper Creeps Again 6:57 (1974)
  17. Rocket 88 2:33 (1974)
  18. How Long Can a Fool Go Wrong 4:07 (1974)
  19. I Don’t Know 2:49 (1974)
  20. Burner 3:49 (1974)
  21. ’Fatuation 3:30 (1974)
  22. Fever 5:11 (1974)
  23. Straighten Up Baby 2:19 (1977)
  24. Diggin' My Potatoes 3:36 (1984)
  25. Ying Yang 3:38 (1984)
  26. 23 Hours Too Long 6:19 (1984)
  27. No More Doggin' 2:29 (1984)
  28. No Cuttin' Loose 3:20 (1984)
  29. Ain't Doin' Too Bad 3:35 (1984)
  30. Superharp 3:45 (1984)
  31. Easy Loving 4:34 (1984)
  32. High Compression 2:39 (1984)
  33. Diggin’ My Potatoes 3:40 (1984)
  34. No More Doggin’ 2:32 (1984)
  35. No Cuttin’ Loose 3:22 (1984)
  36. Ain’t Doin’ Too Bad 3:38 (1984)
  37. Sunny Road 5:01 (1984)
  38. Here I Am (Knocking at Your Door) 5:00 (1986)
  39. Part Time Love 4:59 (1986)
  40. Just to Be With You 6:02 (1986)
  41. Hard Headed 4:32 (1986)
  42. When It Rains It Pours 3:50 (1986)
  43. Cross Your Heart 4:21 (1986)
  44. Come Back, Baby 4:18 (1986)
  45. Born in Chicago 3:06 (1986)
  46. The Midnight Creeper 3:41 (1986)
  47. My Babe 2:56 (1987)
  48. Well, I Done Got Over It 2:47 (1987)
  49. Clouds in My Heart 4:03 (1987)
  50. Take Me Back 2:59 (1987)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Just a Dream (on My Mind) 2:30 Muddy Waters (Jun 1960) harmonica
  2. Southbound Train 2:54 Muddy Waters (Jun 1960) harmonica
  3. Lonesome Road Blues 3:04 Muddy Waters (Jun 1960) harmonica
  4. Double Trouble 2:46 Muddy Waters (Jun 1960) harmonica
  5. Baby, I Done Got Wise 2:58 Muddy Waters (Jun 1960) harmonica
  6. Tell Me Baby 2:17 Muddy Waters (Jun 1960) harmonica
  7. Mopper’s Blues 2:54 Muddy Waters (Jun 1960) harmonica
  8. I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man 2:57 Muddy Waters (1960) harmonica
  9. Tiger in Your Tank 4:29 Muddy Waters (1960) harmonica
  10. Goodbye Newport Blues 4:49 Muddy Waters (1960) harmonica
  11. Baby, Please Don’t Go 3:04 Muddy Waters (1960) harmonica
  12. I Got My Brand on You 4:49 Muddy Waters (1960) harmonica
  13. I’ve Got My Mojo Working, Part 2 2:55 Muddy Waters (1960) harmonica
  14. I’ve Got My Mojo Working 4:26 Muddy Waters (1960) harmonica
  15. Soon Forgotten 4:17 Muddy Waters (1960) harmonica
  16. Come On 2:44 Otis Spann (1965) harmonica
  17. After a While 4:02 Otis Spann (1965) harmonica
  18. I Got a Feeling 2:56 Otis Spann (1965) harmonica
  19. I’m Ready 3:04 Otis Spann (1965) harmonica
  20. Lightnin’ 2:46 Otis Spann (1965) harmonica
  21. Must Have Been the Devil 2:45 Otis Spann (1965) harmonica
  22. Feelin’ Good 3:30 Otis Spann (1965) harmonica
  23. One More Mile to Go 3:53 Otis Spann (1965) harmonica
  24. The Blues Never Die 3:46 Otis Spann (1965) harmonica
  25. Dust My Broom 2:42 Otis Spann (1965) harmonica
  26. Straighten Up, Baby 2:36 Otis Spann (1965) harmonica
  27. West Helena Blues 3:31 The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet (1966) harmonica
  28. Rocket 88 2:05 The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet (1966) harmonica
  29. Guide Me Home 4:23 Big Mama Thornton (1967) harmonica
  30. Black Rat (take 4) 2:52 Big Mama Thornton with Muddy Waters Blues Band (1967) harmonica
  31. Life Goes On 3:28 Big Mama Thornton (1967) harmonica
  32. Gimme a Penny 4:38 Big Mama Thornton (1967) harmonica
  33. Everything Gonna Be Alright 5:06 Big Mama Thornton (1967) harmonica
  34. I’m Feeling Alright 3:01 Big Mama Thornton (1967) harmonica
  35. Looking the World Over 2:12 Big Mama Thornton (1967) harmonica
  36. I Feel the Way I Feel 5:05 Big Mama Thornton (1967) harmonica
  37. Sometimes I Have a Heartache 3:49 Big Mama Thornton (1967) harmonica
  38. Big Mama’s Bumble Bee Blues 4:13 Big Mama Thornton (1967) harmonica
  39. All Aboard 2:50 Muddy Waters (18 Aug 1969) harmonica
  40. Blue Odyssey 0:53 Steve Miller Band (May 1976) harmonica
  41. Jealous Hearted Man 4:24 Muddy Waters (May 1977) harmonica
  42. Deep Down in Florida 5:26 Muddy Waters (May 1977) harmonica
  43. Bus Driver 7:47 Muddy Waters (May 1977) harmonica

Vocals

  1. I’m Ready 3:04 Otis Spann (1965)
  2. Dust My Broom 2:42 Otis Spann (1965)
  3. Feelin’ Good 3:30 Otis Spann (1965)
  4. One More Mile to Go 3:53 Otis Spann (1965)
  5. Straighten Up, Baby 2:36 Otis Spann (1965)
  6. Rocket 88 2:05 The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet (1966)
  7. West Helena Blues 3:31 The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet (1966)

Credited as (64)

  1. James Cotton
  2. James Cotton and Elvin Bishop
  3. James Cotton, Paul Butterfield, Billy Boy Arnold & Elvin Bishop
  4. James Cotton, Paul Butterfield & Elvin Bishop
  5. Alvin Youngblood Hart & James Cotton
  6. Ronnie Earl, Kim Wilson & James Cotton
  7. James Cotton & Billy Branch
  8. Charlie Musselwhite, Sugar Ray Norcia, Billy Branch & James Cotton
  9. Charlie Musselwhite & James Cotton
  10. Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter & James Cotton
  11. Honeyboy Edwards & James Cotton
  12. Magic Slim & James Cotton
  13. Joe Louis Walker & James Cotton
  14. Kenny Wayne Shepherd & James Cotton
  15. Magic Slim feat. Billy Branch & James Cotton
  16. Magic Slim feat. James Cotton
  17. Joe Louis Walker feat. James Cotton
  18. Carey Bell, Billy Branch, James Cotton & Junior Wells
  19. Hubert Sumlin with James Cotton & Little Mike & The Tornadoes
  20. Taj Mahal & James Cotton
  21. Kenny Wayne Shepherd feat. James Cotton
  22. Levon Helm and James Cotton
  23. Joe Louis Walker / James Cotton
  24. Magic Slim / James Cotton
  25. James Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell & Billy Branch
  26. Honeyboy Edwards feat. James Cotton
  27. Muddy Waters with James Cotton and Johnny Winter
  28. Chris Thomas King & James Cotton
  29. Alvin "Youngblood" Hart & James Cotton
  30. James Cotton, Alexis Korner, Chris Barber & Keith Scott
  31. John Primer, James Cotton and Friends
  32. Chris Thomas King feat. James Cotton
  33. Alvin Youngblood Hart feat. James Cotton
  34. James Cotton with Joe Bonamassa
  35. David “Honeyboy” Edwards feat. James Cotton
  36. Ricky Skaggs, Earl Scruggs, James Cotton, Marc & Ann Savoy
  37. Debbie Davies with James Cotton
  38. James Cotton,Junior Wells, Carey Bell and Billy Branch
  39. James Cotton and Ben Harper
  40. James Cotton, Paul Butterfield, Billy Boy Arnold, Elvin Bishop
  41. James Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell, Billy Branch
  42. Magic Slim with James Cotton
  43. Magic Slim & Billy Branch with James Cotton
  44. Joe Louis Walker with James Cotton
  45. John Primer feat. James Cotton, harmonica & Bob Margolin, guitar
  46. John Primer feat. James Cotton, harmonica
  47. James Cotton feat. Joe Bonamassa
  48. James Cotton feat. Gregg Allman
  49. James Cotton feat. Keb’ Mo’
  50. James Cotton feat. Warren Haynes
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Works (12)

Wrote

  1. Mississippi Mud
  2. He Was There
  3. Saint on Sunday
  4. Young Bold Women
  5. Wasn't My Time to Go
  6. Blues Is Good for You
  7. Bonnie Blue

Composed

  1. Cotton Crop Blues
  2. Coach’s Better Days
  3. Love Me or Leave

Lyrics

  1. Love Me or Leave
  2. Cotton Crop Blues

Links (18)

Official Homepages

  1. http://jamescottonsuperharp.com/
  2. http://www.jamescottonsuperharp.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134351479
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85034859
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85034859
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138927874
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6cn9fdz

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/478473

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/36605

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000131841

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0183098/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/85311429

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731254

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/6mY93oNfUaUwZq67yn3R8k
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/60994

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/46445

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Cotton_2007.jpg
  2. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Cotton_-_Hondarribia_2008-07-19.jpg