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James Cotton

James Cotton Monterey 1981
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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. He played drums early in his career but is famous for his harmonica playing. 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.

Top songs

  1. Cotton Crop Blues
  2. Play With Your Poodle
  3. Blues In My Sleep
  4. Superharp
  5. Take Me Back
  6. Rocket 88
  7. Down At Your Buryin'
  8. No Cuttin' Loose
  9. Sunny Road
  10. Hungry Country Girl
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  1. High Compression
  2. All Walks Of Life
  3. Diggin' My Potatoes
  4. Down Home Blues
  5. Cotton Mouth Man
  6. My Baby
  7. Honest I Do
  8. Dealin' With The Devil
  9. How Long Can a Fool Go Wrong
  10. Straighten Up Baby
  11. Knock On Wood
  12. Sad Letter
  13. Country Boy
  14. You Got My Nose Open
  15. Worried Life Blues
  16. Strange Things Happen
  17. Everything Gonna Be Alright
  18. Boogie Thing
  19. Don't Start Me Talkin'
  20. Hold Me in Your Arms
  21. Good Time Charlie
  22. Blow Wind Blow
  23. Two Trains Runnin'
  24. With the Quickness
  25. He Was There
  26. That's All Right
  27. Ozark Mountain Railroad
  28. My Babe
  29. Wrapped Around My Heart
  30. Midnight Train
  31. Dealing With the Devil
  32. The Creeper
  33. Saint On Sunday
  34. When It Rains It Pours
  35. Off The Wall
  36. Bonnie Blue
  37. Mississippi Freight Train
  38. 23 Hours Too Long
  39. Sad Sad Day
  40. Call It Stormy Monday
  41. Pacific Blues
  42. One More Mile
  43. Jelly Jelly
  44. Bird Nest On The Ground
  45. Sweet Sixteen
  46. Baby Please
  47. Feelin' Good
  48. Blues Is Good For You
  49. Blues For Koko
  50. Ain't Doin' Too Bad
  51. Mississippi Saxophone
  52. Black Night
  53. Living The Blues
  54. Mississippi Mud
  55. Vineyard Blues
  56. Coast Blues
  57. Creeper Creeps Again
  58. Fever
  59. Young Bold Women
  60. Black Nights
  61. Buried Alive In the Blues
  62. Born In Chicago
  63. How Long Can A Bell Ring
  64. Sugar Sweet
  65. South Side Boogie
  66. Ain'T Nobody's Business
  67. Find Yourself Another Fool
  68. Everybody's Fishin'
  69. V-8 Ford Blues
  70. Clouds In My Heart
  71. Turn On Your Lovelight
  72. Three Hundred Pounds of Joy
  73. Love Me Or Leave Me
  74. No More Doggin'
  75. River's Invitation
  76. Hucklebuck
  77. Easy Loving
  78. Heard You're Getting Married
  79. It Ain't Right
  80. The Blues Keep Falling
  81. Next Time You See Me
  82. One Little Piece Of Shade
  83. Moanin' at Midnight
  84. Ying Yang
  85. Dust My Broom
  86. Got To Get You Off My Mind
  87. Cut You Loose
  88. Friends
  89. The Midnight Creeper
  90. Take A Message

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