Deep in the Blues
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| Deep in the Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Studio | Conway | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | John Snyder | |||
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Deep in the Blues is an album by the American musician James Cotton, released in 1996.[1][2] It peaked at No. 13 on Billboard's Blues Albums chart.[3] Deep in the Blues won a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Blues Album".[4] It also won a W. C. Handy Award for best "Acoustic Blues Album".[5] Cotton supported the album with a North American tour.[6]
The album was produced by John Snyder.[7] Cotton was backed by Joe Louis Walker on guitar and Charlie Haden on bass.[7] "Strange Things Happen" is a cover of the Percy Mayfield song.[8] "Dealin' with the Devil" is a version of the Sonny Boy Williamson I song.[9] "You Got My Nose Open" was written by Matt "Guitar" Murphy.[10] "Worried Life Blues" is a take on the Big Maceo Merriweather song.[11]
