Together again, for a good cause Oct 29, 2009
From left: James Montgomery, James Cotton, Huey Lewis, and Kim Wilson pose outside the Hotel Commonwealth ... Seated beside James Cotton at the Hotel Commonwealth yesterday, Lewis was in awe as he talked about meeting the bluesman for the first time. (Boston Globe)
Daily guide to television and radio Oct 29, 2009
ON GREATER BOSTON James Cotton 7 p.m. WGBH-TV (Channel 2) From WGBH s Fraser Performance Center, Jared Bowen talks with Grammy award-winning musician James Cotton, James Montgomery, and Huey Lewis in advance of a tribute to Cotton at the House of Blues. Cotton also performs. (Boston Globe)
The Reel Blues Fest to honor James Cotton Oct 28, 2009
Retirement doesn t seem to be on the set list for blues legend James Cotton (below). The Grammy-winning harmonica player, guitarist, drummer, and vocalist still tours with his band, but takes tomorrow night off to be guest of honor at The Reel Blues Fest. (Boston Globe)
The S.F. Jazz Festival lineup Oct 5, 2009
James Cotton and Superharp Band with Hubert Sumlin, 8 p.m. Oct. 31, Herbst Theatre: One of the greats of the blues harmonica and his band, joined by the immeasurably influential guitarist Sumlin. Marco Benevento, 9 p.m. Oct. 31, YBCA Forum: An experimental jazz keyboardist who has gained notoriety for his left-field interpretations of songs by the likes of Neil Young, Led Zeppelin and Beck. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Boz Scaggs assembles band for benefit Oct 1, 2009
Chicago blues tribal elder James Cotton, seated in the chair of honor center stage because, at age 74, his knees are giving out, tootled the trademark Jimmy Reed harmonica lick flawlessly over and over ... Richard deLone Special Housing Project Benefit: Boz Scaggs and the Blue Velvet Band (Jimmie Vaughan, James Cotton, Buddy Miller, Nick Lowe, Derek O'Brien, Austin deLone, Wes Starr and Jack "Applejack" Walroth) appear at 8 p.m. Thursday and 9 p.m. Friday. (San Francisco Chronicle)
S.F. festival is hardly bluegrass anymore Sep 30, 2009
With guitarists Buddy Miller and Jimmie Vaughan and Chicago blues great James Cotton, Scaggs and the Blue Velvet Band will present a tribute to bluesman Jimmy Reed. There will be acts that rarely, if ever, make it to San Francisco, such as Texas songwriter Billy Joe Shaver and brainy rocker Marshall Crenshaw. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Texas Pop Festival drew thousands in Lewisville, 40 years ago Sep 1, 2009
Among them were Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, B.B. King, Chicago, Spirit, Canned Heat, Rotary Connection, Sweetwater, Incredible String Band, James Cotton, Johnny Winter, Herbie Mann and many others. According to various sources, the idea for the festival came from Angus G. Wynne III, son of Angus G. Wynne, founder of Six Flags Over Texas. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 28-July 4 Jun 25, 2009
Bluesman James Cotton is 74. Actress Karen Black is 70. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
James Montgomery carries on with heart -- and his harp Mar 6, 2009
" Montgomery haunted the clubs and learned from watching and listening to blues masters such as Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Junior Wells, and, most significantly, the legendary harmonica whiz James Cotton, who would become Montgomery's mentor and lifelong friend."I grew up at the right time," he says, "when you could walk into Junior's dressing room, or Muddy's dressing room, say hello, and pick up a pointer or two. "After a few years of joining and juggling different bands (he called one of... (Boston Globe)
