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James Henry Cotton (July 1, 1935 – March 16, 2017) [1] 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.
In January 1977, blues guitarist and singer Muddy Waters released the studio album Hard Again. It was very well-received, and helped revive Waters' career. It won a Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording. Hard Again was produced by Johnny Winter. Winter and James Cotton both played on the album, on guitar and harmonica ...
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Fly Like an Eagle is the ninth studio album by American rock band Steve Miller Band, ... James Cotton – harmonica (on track 11) Curley Cooke – guitar (on track 12)
James Cotton, who was taught the harmonica by Williamson, recorded "Don't Start Me Talkin'", for the 1967 album, The James Cotton Blues Band. [6] The New York Dolls recorded it for their second studio album, Too Much Too Soon. [7] Bob Dylan performed the song on The David Letterman Show in 1984.
He acquired his first harmonica in his teenage years as a Christmas present from a family friend. [6] With an earlier healthy interest in music, [7] Gruenling then heard Harp Attack! (1990), an album featuring the harmonica playing of James Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell, and Billy Branch. Gruenling later stated "I made my uncle play the ...
In addition to producing the album, Winter played guitar with Waters veteran James Cotton on harmonica. Winter produced two more studio albums for Waters, I'm Ready (with Big Walter Horton on harmonica) and King Bee and a best-selling live album Muddy "Mississippi" Waters – Live. [13]
He is widely credited by blues historians as the artist primarily responsible for establishing the standard vocabulary for modern blues and blues rock harmonica players. [1] [2] Biographer Tony Glover notes Little Walter directly influenced Junior Wells, James Cotton, George "Harmonica" Smith, and Carey Bell. [1]