The musical pedigree of Grammy Award winner James
'Superharp' Cotton consists of a veritable who's who in the world of the Blues
and Rock and Roll. Inducted into
the Blues Hall of Fame in 2006, the Smithsonian Institute in 1991, Grammy
Winner, and winner of countless W.C. Handy Blues Awards, he played with Muddy
Watters for twelve years, and has collaborated / shared the stage with B.B.
King, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Winter, the Allman Brothers, Santana, Bonnie
Raitt, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Sam and Dave, and The Grateful Dead, and
many others. Now in his
seventieth year in the music business, Mr. Cotton continues to lead the way as
the preeminent Blues harp master in the world.
The greatest blues harmonica
player alive today…–Wall Street Journal
James Cotton is one of the
greatest blues communicators of all time.
–No
Depression
“…gritty, gutsy, ferociously
uninhibited - no wonder they call
him Superharp…one of the most dynamic harpist-bandleaders in the business.
–Chicago
Tribune