◇ image via WikipediaJames Cotton
James Cotton is a Blues and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Little Walter, Sun Records, Mike Bloomfield, Steve Conte and Elvin Bishop. Those roots explain a lot about how James Cotton arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Little Walter, Big Walter Horton, Charlie Musselwhite, Johnny Copeland and Son Seals, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Son of Dave, The J. Geils Band, Kim Wilson, The Blues Brothers and Junior Parker, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 46 connections around James Cotton, reaching back through Little Walter and forward to Son of Dave. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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James Cotton connections
James Cotton grew out of Little Walter, Sun Records, Mike Bloomfield and Steve Conte, shares an orbit with Little Walter, Big Walter Horton, Charlie Musselwhite and Johnny Copeland, went on to shape Son of Dave, The J. Geils Band, Kim Wilson and The Blues Brothers. 46 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced James Cotton
Sounds and acts that shaped James Cotton.
Artists similar to James Cotton
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with James Cotton.
- Little Walterartist
- Big Walter Hortonartist
- Charlie Musselwhiteartist
- Johnny Copelandartist
- Son Sealsartist
- Koko Taylorartist
- The Paul Butterfield Blues Bandartist
- Elmore Jamesartist
- John Lee Hookerartist
- J.B. Lenoirartist
- Slim Harpoartist
- Albert Kingartist
- Earl Hookerartist
- Pinetop Perkinsartist
- Mississippi Fred McDowellartist
- Magic Samartist
Bands James Cotton shaped
Where the influence of James Cotton travelled next.
- Son of Daveartist
- The J. Geils Bandartist
- Kim Wilsonartist
- The Blues Brothersartist
- Junior Parkerartist
- Charlie Musselwhiteartist
- Gregg Allmanartist
- Joe Bonamassaartist
- Ruthie Fosterartist
- Delbert McClintonartist
- Keb' Mo'artist
- Luther Allisonartist
- Joanna Connorartist
- Otis Rushartist
- Junior Wellsartist
- Carey Bellartist
- Billy Branchartist
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