King Cotton (performer)

King Cotton is the stage name of Dicky Sony, an American Texas blues singer born in 1945 in

Navasota, Texas Navasota is a city in Grimes County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,643 at the 2020 census. In 2005, the Texas Legislature designated Navasota as the "Blues Capital of Texas" in honor of the late Mance Lipscomb, a Navasota native an ...

, United States. He was the lead vocalist and founding member of the blues/rock band

Navasota Navasota is a city in Grimes County, Texas, Grimes County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,643 at the 2020 census. In 2005, the Texas Legislature designated Navasota as the "Blues Capital of Texas" in honor of the late Mance Lipscomb, ...

in 1969. ^{xpand on band members & history with Steely Dan and ABC Records. See Talkpage./sup>

King Cotton achieved particular notoriety in the past two decades due to his appearance with John Cusack and Tim Robbins in the 1988 film '' Tapeheads''. Most notable about his role as Roscoe (the " Chicken and waffles" king) is his end-titles song "Roscoe's Rap", which has become a cult favorite on YouTube.com. He also appeared in the 1989 film ''Blaze'' starring Paul Newman

Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...
as Louisiana Governor Earl Long.

References

External links

King Cotton MySpace page

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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)

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