Artist description Indie new-wave blues, heavy on hypnotic riffs, combine the Delta with the Band of Gypsies. Dave Rubin - Guitar One (September 2001) ------------------------------ The Blues of King Cotton is the white-boy blues of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton's Cream and Jimmy Page's Led Zeppelin, blues/rock with a heavy edge. And that's not a bad thing. This is a very good record. The standout artist on this 10-song set is guitarist Eddie Gooden, who manages a few Hendrix, Stevie Ray and Clapton-like chops. Carlton Fletcher - Albany Herald ------------------------------ King Cotton exemplifies the marriage of rock and blues similar to Kenny Wayne Sheperd and Jonny Lang. Their CD Ultra Blues is an innovative brand of blues etched with Eddie Gooden's gritty guitar riffs and mellowed with Tony Young's soulful tenor. It is a wall of sound which is reminiscent of 60's psychedelic music in one tune and unabashedly bluesy in another. It personifies a bad boy attitude in songs like the beer brawling "If Ya Got It" and the "Blown Up Blues". The CD also features the hard-rocking jam of "Gulf of Mexico", and "Voodoo Woman" and "Queen of Goodbye", two slower tempo songs, which display King Cotton's expanded range into rock ballads with thoughtful lyrics about love gone awry. A.R. Smith - Break Magazine (June 6, 2001) ------------------------------ King Cotton's new CD Ultra Blues takes blues music to the far side, beyond tradition and into a place where the mojo's working on interstellar overdrive. The music builds on their first CD's blues roots to create a more perfect beast, one that roars with King Cotton's high-octane live energy. The CD captures the blistering power of guitarist Eddie Gooden's fretwork, which ranges from a full-on raging howl to a sexy, slinky whisper. Kati Schardl - Tallahassee Democrat ------------------------------ The members of King Cotton are young , energetic, and incredibly talented and most of all they seem to have a vision as to where they want to take their own unique brand of blues inspired music. "Blues for the new Millennium" is how they coin new CD Ultra Blues, and appropriately so. Todd Bevis' hard driving bass lines and Tom Corbett's stick work make for a killer rhythm section. Eddie Gooden will mesmerize you with his Vaughn Bros. style of guitar work and Tony Young has a voice as true as the emotion this band stirs. Doug Shuler - Apalachee Blues Society ------------------------------

Music Style Neo-Blues, Blues Rock, Traditional Blues

Musical Influences Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsies, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin

Similar Artists Kenny Wayne Shepperd

Artist History In May of 1997, King Cotton was formed in Tallahassee, Florida, by the union of vocalist Tony Young, guitarist Eddie Gooden, upright bass player Todd Bevis, and drummer Tom Corbett. The band's goal was to take the blues and give it a textured, millennium twist. In December of 1997, King Cotton recorded and released their debut CD 10' Tall at Possum Tracks Sound Studio in Sopchoppy, FL, the "second home" of Tom T. Hall. Over the next three years, the band sold more than 3,000 copies of 10' Tall while playing the festival and club circuit within the tri-state area (Florida, Georgia & Alabama). The album was a "Top 10" seller for several weeks on the local charts and received air play from more than 30 radio stations within their touring region. King Cotton was also voted "Tallahassee's Best Blues Band" for 2000 by Break Magazine. The band has shared the stage with many national acts including B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Styx, Survivor, Molly Hatchet, Marshall Tucker Band, John Michael Montgomery, Edgar Winter, Elvin Bishop, Clarence Carter, Percy Sledge, George Clinton, Atlanta Rhythm Section, the Outfield, Collin Raye, Rick Derringer, Bobby Rush, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Little Milton, and Lucky Peterson just to name a few. King Cotton's style is based on the blues but they take the music to another level mixing old school feeling with a contemporary flavor, often pushing the boundaries of what is considered blues. This gives King Cotton a fresh, unique sound that is appreciated by all ages. Their psychedelic, funky, high-energy stage show leaves the audience not only hearing the music, but feeling it as well. King Cotton's second effort, Ultra Blues, was released in February of 2001. It too was recorded at Possum Tracks Studio, this time by legendary Nashville singer/song writer, Linda Hargrove who engineered, mixed and oversaw the entire project. The CD was then mastered, care of EMI/Capitol Records, at Oceanway/JVC Mastering on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, CA. This powerful ten-song compilation can be described as progressive blues, full of lush guitar layered over power-groove riffs. These homegrown boys from Florida's Capital always "keep it real" on and off the stage and profess to be nothing more than four guys trying to make a living together doing what they lo

Group Members Tony Young - Vocals, Eddie Gooden - Guitar, Todd Bevis - Upright Bass, Tom Corbett - Drums

Instruments guitar, upright bass, drums

Albums 10' Tall, Ultra Blues

Press Reviews Guitar One Magazine, Blues Review, Blues Access, Florida JAM Magazine, 12 Bar Rag, GAJOOB, Ink19

Location Tallahassee, Florida - USA

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