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James Henry Cotton (July 1, 1935 – March 16, 2017) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, who has performed and recorded with many of the great blues artists of his time and with his own band. He played drums early in his career but is famous for his harmonica playing. Cotton began his professional career playing the blues harp in Howlin' Wolf's band in the early 1950s. He made his first recordings in Memphis for Sun Records, under the direction of Sam Phillips. In 1955, he was recruited by Muddy Waters to come to Chicago and join...

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No Smoking was a post-punk band from Rzeszów, Poland, formed in November 1985 by Daniel Kleczyński (guitars, vocals) and Marek Kisiel (bass). The duo performed in live shows using a drum machine and keyboards previously recorded in studio by Luke Rędziniak. They broke up at the beginning of 1990 because of music differences: Daniel Kleczyński wanted to create a heavy electronic sound using sequencers and samplers, while Marek Kisiel wanted to play fast and simple guitar rock. So Kleczyński created Trumpets & Drums, and Kisiel joined the coldwave band 1984. .

NEW ALBUM "CONVERSATIONS IN D-MINOR" AVAILABLE NOW!!! About the album: "Thick psychedelia, sweet solos, and awesome guitar sounds..." - Decibel "These guys are tight like spandex." - Planet Fuzz "A strong whiff of Hendrix and Satriani" - Houston Press "Goes way farther than most so-called exploratory bands would!" - Psychatrone Rhonedakk The album contains the entire second jam session of Texas-based Smoking Spore, recorded live-in-studio. The album was produced by the band themselves and mixed/mastered with no overdubs, reamps, edits, second takes, drum replacement, quantization, or other frivolous foolery. The four-piece instrumental band blends seventies-inspired psychedelia with modern ambience, Southern...