Gene Cotton

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Gene Cotton (Born June 30, 1944 in Columbus, Ohio) is a pop and folk Singer/Songwriter. He is best known for his four Billboard Top 40 entries 1976-1978. Cotton has been a resident of Leiper's Fork, Tennessee since the late 70s.[1] In recent years, Cotton has scaled back his career as a singer and songwriter and spent much of his savings on a legal fight against the construction of a state highway (state road 840) that would surround Nashville.[2] Cotton, the father of two adopted children and one biological child, has devoted himself to helping the underprivileged of his area by motivating them in their studies and activities through a program called Kids On Stage (KOS). KOS brings in Nashville artists to run summer classes that open the doors to the arts to kids who might otherwise never see greatness or think about greatness in ther arts. Most notably, Grammy Winner Michael McDonald has performed numerous times to bring awareness and raise donations for this program under Cotton's leadership. Besides producing independent films about the plight of the poor around the world.[3]


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[edit] Discography

  • "Sunshine Roses" ( US Pop # 79 - December 1974 - AC # 30, 1974 )
  • "Damn It All" ( US Pop # 73 - May 1975 )
  • "You've Got Me Runnin'" ( US Pop # 33 - January 1977 - AC # 7, 1976 )
  • "Before My Heart Finds Out" ( US Pop # 23 - April 1978 - AC # 3, 1978 )
  • "You're A Part Of Me" (w/Kim Carnes) ( US Pop # 36 - August 1978 )
  • "Like A Sunday In Salem (The Amos & Andy Song)" ( US Pop # 40 - November 1978 - AC # 35, 1978 )
  • "If I Could Get You Into My Life" ( US Pop # 76, 1982 - AC # 22, 1982 )

[edit] Trivia

  • Cotton's wife is a schoolteacher.[4]
  • For more than a generation, Cotton has attended an inner-city church in Nashville.[5]
  • In 2001, Cotton lost a race for a seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives to Republican Glen Casada. Casada won 3,185 votes to Cotton's 1,554 in a special election in which only 13 percent of registered voters cast ballots. Both Casada and Cotton campaigned on strong opposition to proposals for a state income tax.[6]
  • Cotton was instrumental in 80's pop singer Michael Johnson's career.[7]
  • Cotton is one of nine children.
  • He was arrested when he was thirteen and spent time in Juvenile Hall in Columbus, Ohio.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Karen Emerson-McPeakstaff. "Leiper's Fork residents say artists attract artists", Tennessean, The (Nashville, TN), November 3, 2004. Retrieved on August 4, 2006.
  2. ^ "On Outskirts Of Nashville, Foes Of Sprawl Attune Region", Boston Globe, May 3, 2003. Retrieved on August 4, 2006.
  3. ^ personal witness via friendship with Cotton through music ministry and KOS, January 31, 2007.
  4. ^ Tim Chavez. "Even Those Who Favor Income Tax Can't Overlook State's Poor Spending Habits", Tennessean, The (Nashville, TN), November 23, 1999. Retrieved on August 4, 2006.
  5. ^ Tim Chavez. "Even Those Who Favor Income Tax Can't Overlook State's Poor Spending Habits", Tennessean, The (Nashville, TN), November 23, 1999. Retrieved on August 4, 2006.
  6. ^ Richard Locker. "Gop Gains Tenn. House Seat In Special Election", Commercial Appeal,, December 12, 2001. Retrieved on August 4, 2006.
  7. ^ Jack Hurst. "Hitmaker Starts Over and Makes New Fan publisher =Chicago Tribune,", June 20, 1986. Retrieved on August 4, 2006.


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