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James Cotton

1935 - 2017

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James Henry Cotton (July 1, 1935 – March 16, 2017) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, who performed and recorded with many fellow blues artists and with his own band. He also played drums early in his career. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Cotton is the 1,725th most popular musician (up from 1,760th in 2019), the 9,074th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,917th in 2019) and the 648th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, James Cotton ranks 1,725 out of 3,175. Before him are Miyavi, Stanley Turrentine, Daryl Stuermer, Enver İzmaylov, Doug Sampson, and Tim Bogert. After him are Jo Jones, Charlie Byrd, Daphne Oram, Charles Lloyd, Brad Mehldau, and John Foxx.

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Among people born in 1935, James Cotton ranks 429. Before him are Philip Agee, Malcolm Bilson, Laurynas Stankevičius, Núria Espert, Carlo Facetti, and Avtandil Koridze. After him are Aki Schmidt, Frank Robinson, Maria Vicol, Takashi Ishimoto, Barbro Martinsson, and Charles Grimes. Among people deceased in 2017, James Cotton ranks 467. Before him are Habib Thiam, Lil Peep, Antonio Spallino, Della Reese, Józef Grudzień, and Gianuario Carta. After him are Jiří Lanský, Robert Hirsch, Ferry Graf, Joseph Nicolosi, Joy Fleming, and Ruth Perry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Cotton ranks 9,076 out of 20,380. Before him are James Algar (1912), Kim Deal (1961), Jon Seda (1970), Sarah Goodridge (1788), Maggie McNamara (1928), and Blossom Rock (1895). After him are Timothy Bottoms (1951), Spencer Haywood (1949), Lori Loughlin (1964), Jo Jones (1911), Lex Luger (1958), and Dan Coats (1943).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, James Cotton ranks 648. Before him are Skip James (1902), Nick Jonas (1992), Malcolm Bilson (1935), Stanley Turrentine (1934), Daryl Stuermer (1952), and Tim Bogert (1944). After him are Jo Jones (1911), Charlie Byrd (1925), Charles Lloyd (1938), Brad Mehldau (1970), Takeoff (1994), and Garrick Ohlsson (1948).

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