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Cotton, John (1585–1652)| English-born American religious leader. In England, his extreme Puritan views led to charges of heterodoxy being filed against him 1633. In the same year, he immigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where he was named teacher of Boston's First Congregational Church. A powerful force in the colony, he published widely circulated sermons and theological works. |
| Cotton was born in Derby and educated at Cambridge University. He was named vicar in Boston, Lincolnshire, 1612 before the persecution of Puritans under Charles I forced him to leave the country. |
Cotton, John (lived 12th century)| English or Flemish music scholar. He was the author of a Latin treatise on music which seems to have been widely distributed in manuscript form; six copies are preserved in various European libraries. |
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| Learning the blues from legendary "Chessmates" James Cotton, John Lee Hooker and Junior Wells, Montgomery is a The huge differences between Thomas's community rugby power base and the elite club element of the Rowell camp - led by the powerbroker gang of four Fran Cotton, John Spencer, Bill Beaumont and Simon Halliday - were highlighted before the vote by Phil Amphlett, president of junior club Bromsgrove. Over the years, the festival built credibility and was able to attract the likes of Clarence ``Gatemouth'' Brown, Little Milton, Johnny Otis Show, Taj Mahal, Willie Dixon, Albert King, Koko Taylor, James Cotton, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Etta James, B. |