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.
Creedence Clearwater Revival / Deep Purple / James Cotton Blues Band Dec 20 - 21, 1968 New York, New York, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
The Amboy Dukes / Ted Nugent / James Cotton Blues Band / Elizabeth Sep 27, 1968 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
The Who / James Cotton Blues Band / The Caretakers Aug 28, 1968 Santa Monica, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Steppenwolf / James Cotton Blues Band / H.P. Lovecraft / West Aug 25, 1968 Monterey, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Newport Pop Festival 1968 Aug 3 - 4, 1968 Costa Mesa, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Newport Pop Festival 1968 Aug 3 - 4, 1968 Costa Mesa, California, United States Uploaded by Sundae
Georgie Fame / James Cotton Blues Band / The Loading Zone Jun 22, 1968 New York, New York, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Vanilla Fudge / James Cotton Blues Band / loading zone Jun 21, 1968 New York, New York, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
The Doors / James Cotton Blues Band / The Crazy World of Arthur Brown / Jagged Edge May 11, 1968 Detroit, Michigan, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention / James Cotton Blues Band Apr 19 - 20, 1968 New York, New York, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
James Cotton Blues Band / HP Lovecraft / Mint Tattoo Apr 12 - 13, 1968 Los Angeles, California, United States Uploaded by Sundae
