James Cotton Blues Band, Taking Care Of Busness (1971)



James Cotton Blues Band, Taking Care Of Busness (1971)

 Wednesday's lunch record is a great blues album from one of the finest blues man out of Chicago. James Cotton a blues singer and blues harp musician. He cut his blues teeth playing with Howling Wolf, Otis Spann and Muddy Waters, This album features his own blues band. Matt Murphy, Todd Rundgren or Micheal Bloomfield on guitar, Stu Woods on Bass, Rithie Heyward on drums, Mark Klingman on piano. Songs include "The Sky Is Falling", Bob Dyans "Long Distance Operator", "Can't Live Without Love:"' " Kidy Boy", Muddy Waters "She Moves Me", "Nose Open" (Matt Maurphy), "Georgia Swing" (Mike Bloomfield). The YouTube sample song is "Long Distance Operator" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRSHFpo2mO4 . . . . bucko