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Musician

Billy Cotton (born William Edward Cotton on May 6, 1899) was an English bandleader and entertainer, best known for his popular BBC radio and television show the Billy Cotton Band Show, which ran from 1949 to 1968. Beginning his career as a drummer, Cotton formed his first orchestra in 1924. With his trademark catchphrase "Wakey! Wakey!" and a lively mix of jazz music and comedy, Cotton became a household name in British entertainment.

Album

1950s

By Norman Granz

Label: Verve Records
Released: 1974
Track listing: Jam Session Blues; Ballad Medley (I Didn't Know What Time It Was - All Of Me - Tenderly - I Can't Get Started - My Old Flame); The Blues; The Trumpet Battle; The Oscar Peterson Trio; Sweet Georgia Brown; Cheek To Cheek; C Jam Blues; Nuages; Should I; The Gene Krupa Trio; Idaho; Sophisticated Lady; Somebody Loves Me; Laura; The Gene Krupa Quartet; Sleepy Lagoon; The Lester Young Quintet; Lester's Blues; I Cover The Waterfront; Lester Gambols; The JATP Quintet (Buddy DeFranco Quintet); It's Only A Paper Moon; Easy Living; I'll Remember April; Autumn Leaves; Now's The Time; The JATP Sextet (Lionel Hampton Sextet); How High The Moon; Body And Soul; Flying Home;