James Cotton on NPR with KebMo

Check out this interview on NPR with James Cotton. KebMo is also featured on a couple of the new tracks on Mr. Cotton's new album "Cotton Mouth".

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James Cotton - Giant 2010

1. Buried Alive In The Blues
2. Heard You're Getting Married 
3. Find Yourself Another Fool 
4. Sad Sad Day
5. Change 
6. How Blue Can You Get? 
7. With The Quickness 
8. Since I Met You, Baby 
9. Going Down Main Street 
10. That's All Right 
11. Let Yourself Go 
12. Blues For Koko

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If ever there was an Album worthy of my Highly Rating of 5*****, "Giant" is it. Highly Recommended for any fan of the Blues, especially those that love the good old Blues Harp...

 

 

James Cotton - Mighty Long Time 1997

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This is a sort of back-to-the-roots release from the veteran blues harp wizard. Two of the songs, "Hold Me in Your Arms," which has a "Mystery Train" feel, and "Straighten Up Baby," one of several cuts here featuring guitarist Jimmy Vaughan, were originally recorded by James Cotton in the early '50s at Sun Records.

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Cotton is truly a living blues legend, with a career spanning 65 years. Some of his many accomplishments include a Grammy in 1996 (and nominated for 3 other’s); 7 WC Handy Awards/Blues Music Awards; induction into the Smithsonian Institution and the Blues Hall of Fame; The Blues Foundation’s Howlin’ Wolf Award; Honorary and Lifetime member of the Sonny Boy Blues Society; and the Premier Harmonica Player Awards for 1999 and 2000 awarded by the Memphis Chapter of the National Academy of Record Arts and Sciences.

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New Release - James Cotton - Mighty Long Time

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Track Listings

1. Straighten Up Baby
2. Everything Gonna Be Alright
3. Black Nights
4. Blow Wind Blow
5. Sugar Sweet
6. Moanin' At Midnight
7. Baby Please
8. Hold Me In Your Arms
9. Call It Stormy Monday
10. Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy
11. Northside Cadillac
12. Mighty Long Time
13. Evan Shuffle

According to Amazon.com;

Digitally remastered edition of this album from the Blues great, originally released in 1997. James Cotton's long career began way back in the '50s where he studied harmonica at the house of Sonny Boy Williamson and recorded his debut single with Sam Phillips' Sun Records. He played and recorded with the great Muddy Waters and made his debut album for Vanguard in the mid '60s. He made Mighty Long Time for the Antones label in 1997, which features an all-star backing band that includes Jimmie Vaughan from The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, Luther Tucker and Wayne Bennett. 13 tracks. Floating World. 2009.

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Harmonica Day 2 - James Cotton

I love the blues music of James Cotton. Probably because he is an award winning harmonica player and because he makes it look so easy. He always seems to be having fun when he is playing.

You can read his bio at the James Cotton offical web site.

James Cotton - Rocket 88



James Cotton live at a radio show in 1993



Here is a James Cotton interview in Spanish. The notes at YouTube say, "James Cotton in Buenos Aires, Argentina, few interviews during press conference."

Over at the "I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIEND" Blog, there is an impressive group of mp3s for the song "Bring it on home" by many great musicians. You should check this out, it is a great post. One of them is James Cotton doing Bring it on Home. Not sure who is doing the vocals but Mr. Cotton is doing the harmonica.

More James Cotton @ SqueezeMyLemon.

James Cotton Video

James Cotton Says, "Some People have the blues and don't even know it." Check out this cool video of one of my favorite harmonica players.



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Top 10 Blues Harmonica Players

Here is my list of my top 10 favorite blues harmonica players. In loose order, the people listed below #6 can change depending on my mood, the first five guys are set in stone in my opinion. Feel free to leave me a comment with your top 10 favorites.

01. Sonny Boy Williamson II (Alek Rice Miller)
02. Lil Walter
03. Sonny Terry
04. Junior Wells
05. Sonny Boy Williamson I
06. Jimmy Reed
07. James Cotton
08. Charlie Musselwhite
09. Sugar Blue
10. Big Walter Horton

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