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Johnny Hamp
Johnny Hamp was a singer and guitarist from Alabama who recorded in the 1950s and 1960s. His best-known song is "Cabin in the Cotton," which appeared on his...
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Johnny Hamp was a singer and guitarist from Alabama who recorded in the 1950s and 1960s. His best-known song is "Cabin in the Cotton," which appeared on his 1958 album of the same name.
He worked with a band called the Cotton Pickers, which included musicians like Jimmy Carter on bass and Mary Lou Williams on piano. Hamp's 1956 debut was called "Southern Soul."
He died in 1981. The song "Cabin in the Cotton" is what most people remember.
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