MAJOR JAMES
COTTON FEATURE IN LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE
NEW CD
COTTON MOUTH MAN OUT ON MAY 7
Blues harmonica legend James Cotton, whose new CD Cotton Mouth
Man will be in stores on May 7, 2013, is featured on the cover of
the current issue of Living
Blues magazine. The 10-page cover story, written by blues scholar David
Whiteis, takes an in-depth look at Cotton's entire career, including the new
CD.
Cotton Mouth Man is a joyous celebration of
Cotton's 69 years as a professional musician (beginning at age nine). Recorded
in Nashville and produced by Grammy-winning producer/ songwriter/ drummer Tom
Hambridge (Buddy Guy, Joe Louis Walker, Susan Tedeschi), the album is a trip
through sounds and scenes from Cotton's long and storied career.
Cotton
co-wrote seven of the tracks with Hambridge (who co-wrote five additional
tracks). The songs were inspired by Cotton's colorful and sometimes perilous
life and his memories of the Mississippi Delta, Sonny Boy Williamson II,
Memphis, Sun Records, Chicago, and Muddy Waters. Throughout the CD, Cotton's
blast-furnace harmonica sound and larger-than-life personality are front and
center.
Helping Cotton tell his stories and showcase his music are guests
Gregg Allman, Joe Bonamassa, Ruthie Foster, Warren Haynes, Delbert McClinton,
and Keb Mo. Other vocals are handled by Darrell Nulisch, who has been singing in
Cotton's road band for many years.
The other members of Cotton's road band -- Jerry Porter, Noel Neal, and Tom
Holland -- are also on board for some songs. Forming the core of the backing
band on the CD are Hambridge (drums), Rob McNelley (guitar), Chuck Leavell
(keyboards) and Glenn Worf (bass). Tommy MacDonald and Colin Linden each add
guitar to one track. Cotton, who after a bout with throat cancer turned the
vocal duties over to others, was inspired by the sessions to return to the
microphone, singing his own Bonnie Blue (the name of the plantation
where he was born), and making Cotton Mouth Man the
most personal, celebratory and just plain fun recording of his seven-decade
career.
ALLIGATOR
ARTISTS APPEAR ON NATIONAL RADIO PROGRAMS
Alligator Records recording artists Marcia Ball, Jesse Dee and Lil'
Ed & The Blues Imperials have all appeared or will appear on syndicated
national radio broadcasts. Ball brought her raucous boogie-woogie blues to
E-Town earlier this month (the segment can be heard in
full by clicking on the link). Jesse Dee brings his original sweet soul music to
World
Cafe on April 17. And Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials return to Elwood's BluesMobile in a program featuring their roof raising
slide guitar blues airing on June 9 and 10.
ANDERS
OSBORNE RECEIVES BIG EASY AWARD FOR
ENTERTAINER
OF THE YEAR
New Orleans' Gambit
Weekly will honor guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Anders Osborne as the Entertainer Of The Year during its
annual Big Easy Awards ceremony to be held on April 22 at Harrah's New Orleans.
He is also nominated for two Big Easy Awards: Best Male Performer and Best Rock
Band.
Osborne is currently in the studio working on a follow up to his massively
successful 2012 Black Eye Galaxy CD. His most recent
release is Three Free Amigos, a six-song EP recorded
during a series of laid back, living room-like sessions.
EDDY "THE
CHIEF" CLEARWATER FEATURED IN ILLINOIS TOURISM CAMPAIGN
Blues master Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater is currently featured in a
television commercial touting Illinois tourism. The video highlights Chicago's rich blues heritage and features
Clearwater's inviting, trademark smile.
On Sunday, June 9, Clearwater will perform on The Chicago Blues Festival's
main stage, joining James Cotton, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, John
Primer, Billy Branch and others in an all-star revue -- billed as Chicago
Blues: Old School, New Millennium -- that promises to be a highlight of
this year's event.
ALLIGATOR
RECORDS, EDDY "THE CHIEF" CLEARWATER AND CORKY SIEGEL INDUCTED INTO CHICAGO
BLUES HALL OF FAME
On Sunday, April 28, Alligator Records will be inducted into The Chicago Blues Hall
Of Fame as a Legendary Blues Label. The ceremony will be held in Chicago at
Buddy Guy's Legends and hosted by The Michael Packer Blues Band. The event will
be filmed and televised by JBTV/NBC NONSTOP and broadcast on cable and satellite
television nationwide. Alligator artists Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater and Corky
Siegel will be inducted as Master Blues Artists.
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