James Cotton
w/ Darryl Lewis on vocals
Petrillo Music Shell
Chicago Blues Festival
31 May 2002

I always thought James had a great blues voice and I wondered why he bothered to put Darryl Lewis on vocals. Well, once you hear James speak on track 7, you'll know why. His voice is pretty much shot for this show, and maybe for good  - who knows. Regardless, James delivers the harp goods on this show - it's a lesson in how to work the crowd into a frenzy by managing the show tunes and tempo. The

  1. Instrumental - warm up > James intro
  2. Instrumental
  3. Instrumental
  4. You Don't Have To Go
  5. Take You Downtown
  6. Whoa Baby
  7. Presentation of The Howlin' Wolf Award - Wesley Smith presents to James Cotton
  8. Rockin' 88
  9. Don't You Start Me To Talkin'
10. Keep Your Hand Out Of My Pocket
11. I Saw My Baby Leaving
12. Instrumental > Band Intros > Outro

James Cotton - harmonica
Michael Coleman - guitar
Enrico McFarland - guitar
David Maxwell - piano
Noel Neal - bass
Mike Williams - guitar
Darryl Lewis - vocals
Per Hanson (?) - drums

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