James henry cotton july 1, 1935 march 16, 2017 was an american blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, who has performed and recorded with many of the great blues artists of his time and with his own band. Two years later, they released cottons first grammy nomination, live from chicago. James cotton live at dutch mason blues festival youtube. Albums include the sun records collection, breakin it up, breakin it down, and deep in the blues. As the decade progressed james cotton firmly established himself in the bluesrock genre and gained hmself the title superharp. The absolute cream of james cotton s alligator recordings. John lee hooker, james cotton, koko taylorthe living legends of blues montreal youtube. The absolute cream of james cottons alligator recordings. Cotton and norcia have solo pieces, seven numbers feature two harmonicas, and the lengthy lowdown blues harp to. Listen to your favorite songs from the best of james cotton the alligator records years by james cotton now.
Superharp himself james cotton blues band on allmusic 1986 thoroughly disappointing live collection taped at. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Booker producer allen toussaint, marshall sehorn saxophone shavis sheriff tenor saxophone alvin thomas, lon price trumpet clyde kerr, jr. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. A james cotton blues band recebeu uma nomeacao ao grammy em 1984 por live from chicago. The best of james cotton the alligator records years. James cotton, hardblowing harmonica master of the blues.
Aug, 2014 james cotton the great james cotton with his harmonica powerful, pupil of another great harmonica,sonny boy williamson ii. Live was just that and it captured the blues spirit of the worldrenowned antones nightclub in austin, texas. A product of tunica, mississippi, born on july 1, 1935, cottons harp mentor from age nine was sonny boy williamson. Cotton, james live from chicago mr superharp himself. Complete your james cotton and his big band collection. Superharp himself to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. The band comes out and you feel the tingling sensation of every body hair starting to stand up in anticipation of seeing and hearing the most powerful harmonica player of our time, james cotton. See more ideas about james cotton, blues music and blues artists. James henry cotton was born july 1, 1935, in tunica, miss.
Buy james cotton blues band, james cottons album titled live from chicago mr. James cottons life and career were honored in the u. James cotton the alligator years alligator records, 2014. Bunter bands longawaited new album their first allnew studio recording in 32 years. Provided to youtube by the state51 conspiracy superharp remastered james cotton the best of james cotton the alligator records years. May the whole world of harmonica acknowledge how much this man has given to inspiring the world with music. Cotton and walter shared harp duties loved to have seen that band live until walter left in 1957 to pursue a solo career and cotton took the lead. Publication date 1975 topics funk, soul, blues, delta, jazz. He played drums early in his career but is famous for his harmonica playing. I heard sonny boy one day over station kffa in arkansas.
Superharp, recorded nearly 30 solo albums, winning one grammy award, six living blues awards and 10. He began playing the harmonica when he was about 5, learning to imitate the sounds of chickens and other. Four great blues harmonica players james cotton, billy branch, charlie musselwhite, and sugar ray norcia are featured in various combinations on this spirited disc, backed by a fourpiece rhythm section with guitarist kid bangham and pianist anthony geraci. The prime ministers socks are up for grabs too provided to youtube by the state51 conspiracy part time love james cotton live from chicago mr. Since 1976 he has toured with the james cotton blues band. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Mar 18, 2017 the james cotton blues band received a grammy nomination in 1984 for live from chicago. Worldrenowned blues harmonica master james cotton, whom rolling stone called, one of the greats of all time, burning with brilliant virtuosity, died on march 16, 2017 of pneumonia at st.
Discover video clips of recent music performances and more on mtv. To keep from being called the father of the modern blues harp, james cotton became mr. James anthony cotton james began playing the piano at the age of four. Please select 1080p for best pic yts auto does not seem to select. Cotton began his professional career playing the blues harp in howlin wolfs band in. The james cotton blues band received a grammy nomination in 1984 for live from chicago. At his highenergy, 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. James cottons songs stream online music songs listen. Part time love round your place with james cotton tomorrow night at 9pm gmt for britains other blues sow. James cotton superharp with matt guitar murphey youtube. Booker producer allen toussaint, marshall sehorn saxophone shavis sheriff. With his huge, blastfurnace sound, largerthanlife personality, and massive frame, grammy awardwinning harmonica master james superharp cotton is a blues giant in every respect. James henry cotton july 1, 1935 march 16, 2017 was an american blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, who performed and recorded with many of the great blues artists of his time and with his own band. Get james cotton setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other james cotton fans for free on.
Some of james cottons many awesome blues harp songs i imagine many of us harmonica players are feeling this massive loss. James cotton and his big band live from chicago discogs. He was awarded a grammy for best traditional blues album for deep in the blues in 1996. Cottons next grammy nomination was for blind pig records 1987 release take me back.
Jan 15, 2018 two years later, they released cottons first grammy nomination, live from chicago. James cotton born july 1, 1935, tunica, mississippi, united states 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. Psychedelic concert poster, printable wall art, home decor, digital download. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Harry hmura, the 22 year old guitarist, has been described by the american press as a chicago phenomenon and had played in james cottons band before coming to france with sugar blue. James cottonsuperharp in 1952, at the age of 17, blues harpist james cotton caught the attention of sam phillips, founder of sun records, and soon began recording with the legendary howlin wolf. Provided to youtube by the state51 conspiracy here i am knocking at your door james cotton live from chicago mr. For much of the 70s, harp blaster james cotton fronted one of the highestenergy blues bands in the business. Cotton and norcia have solo pieces, seven numbers feature two harmonicas, and the lengthy lowdown blues harp to harp has all four of the harmonica players taking turns soloing. Much of the material is jazzoriented, including the hucklebuck, tds boogie woogie, and route 66, and the majority of the selections are instrumentals. James henry cotton was an american blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, who performed and recorded with many of the great blues artists of his time.
Cotton was a pioneering harmonica player who helped establish his instrument as an integral. Listen to your favorite songs from live from chicago mr. At an early age he gained personal access to some of the greats in blues and jazz, learning first hand the philosophy and skill sets from these master artists. James cotton groeide als jongste van acht kinderen op in tunica. Hmura is a young prodigy the likes of which there arent many. And after witnessing his performance with blue nobody can deny this assertion. James cotton the great james cotton with his harmonica powerful, pupil of another great harmonica,sonny boy williamson ii. Download james cotton mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Congressional record by congressman steve cohen of tennessee.
The band comes out and you feel the tingling sensation of every body hair starting to stand up in anticipation of seeing and hearing the most powerful harmonica player. James cottons best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015. James cotton news, music performances and show video. The best of james cotton the alligator records years by. Through his subsequent work with muddy waters and his own bands, james has remained one of the brightest stars in the blues firmament ever since. Finalmente foi premiado em 1996 com deep in the blues como best traditional blues album. Superharp on a seydel 1847 silver live recording from 2010 at the zappa tel aviv part harmonica lessons james cotton circle of fifths harp need to know blues knowledge songs models. A guide to blues harmonicas including the highest rated. Jun 18, 2009 listen to your favorite songs from live from chicago mr. Mar 18, 2017 james henry cotton was born july 1, 1935, in tunica, miss. Mar 10, 2017 since 1976 he has toured with the james cotton blues band. Cotton met sonny boy williamson ii, called by some the father of the modern blues harp, when cotton was a boy that shit just aint fair.
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