James 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 formed the James Cotton Blues Band in 1967. The band mainly performed its own arrangements of popular blues and R&B from the 1950s and 1960s. Cotton's band included a horn section, like that of Bobby Bland's. After Bland's death, his son told news media that Bland had recently discovered that Cotton was his half-brother.
These are photos from concerts where James Cotton Blues Band played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Steve Miller Band / Boz Scaggs / James Cotton Blues Band Apr 26, 1974 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Elvin Bishop / Roy Buchanan / James Cotton Blues Band Jun 15 - 16, 1973 San Francisco, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Ozark Mountain Folk Fair May 26 - 28, 1973 Eureka Springs, Arkansas, United States Uploaded by Bluz1954
James Cotton Blues Band / Seatrain / Grin / Joshua / Glory Road Dec 31, 1971 Owings Mills, Maryland, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Janis Joplin / James Cotton Blues Band Oct 25, 1970 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Santana / James Cotton Blues Band Oct 11, 1970 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
B.B. King / James Cotton Blues Band Oct 4, 1970 Stony Brook, New York, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Allman Brothers Band / James Cotton Blues Band May 17, 1970 Miami, Florida, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Chicago / James Cotton Blues Band / Family / Fritz Mar 29, 1970 San Francisco, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Chicago / James Cotton Blues Band / Family / Fritz Mar 27 - 28, 1970 San Francisco, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Chicago / James Cotton Blues Band / Family / Fritz Mar 26, 1970 San Francisco, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Chicago / Grand Funk Railroad / Norman Greenbaum / James Cotton Blues Band Mar 21, 1970 Long Beach, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Johnny Winter / James Cotton Blues Band Nov 5, 1969 Austin, Texas, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Janis Joplin / James Cotton Blues Band / Claude Bubois Nov 4, 1969 Montréal, Québec, Canada Uploaded by Zimtrim
Janis Joplin / James Cotton Blues Band Oct 25, 1969 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
janis joplin / James Cotton Blues Band Oct 4, 1969 San Diego, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
