Jimmy Dotson
James Dent Dotson (October 19, 1933 – March 26, 2017), sometimes known as Jimmy "Louisiana" Dotson, was an American blues singer, guitarist and drummer. His best known track was "I Need Your Love", a song he co-wrote with Jerry West. Over a sixty-year career, Dotson played alongside Silas Hogan, Lightnin' Slim, Slim Harpo, Lazy Lester, Albert King, O. V. Wright, Rufus Thomas, Ivory Joe Hunter, Buddy Guy, Son Seals, and Isaac Hayes. He released three singles on different record labels between 1959 and 1963. Life and career Dotson was born in Ethel, Louisiana, on October 19, 1933. He began his music career singing in local juke joints. As a teenager he relocated to New York, where he performed in comedy shows singing pop music standards, but his fledgling solo singing career failed to take off. By the mid-1950s he had returned to Louisiana, briefly playing in an ensemble with Lazy Lester. Silas Hogan had relocated to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by the early 1950s and, equipped with ...
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Ethel, Louisiana
Ethel is an unincorporated community in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located along Louisiana Highway 19, north of Slaughter. Ethel has a post office with ZIP code 70730, which opened on September 15, 1884. Notable person Jimmy Dotson James Dent Dotson (October 19, 1933 – March 26, 2017), sometimes known as Jimmy "Louisiana" Dotson, was an American blues singer, guitarist and drummer. His best known track was "I Need Your Love", a song he co-wrote with Jerry West. Over a s ..., a blues singer, guitarist and drummer, was born in Ethel. References Unincorporated communities in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Unincorporated communities in Louisiana {{Louisiana-geo-stub ...
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