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.
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James Cotton has had 572 concerts.
James Cotton is most often considered to be Blues, Electric Blues, Rhythm And Blues, Traditional Blues, Acoustic Blues, Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues, and Harmonica.
The last James Cotton concert was on November 22, 2015 at Symply Fargone in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
The songs that James Cotton performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the April 20, 2015 concert at Brock University in Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada:
