King Cotton is the stage name of Dicky Sony, an American Texas blues singer born in 1945 in Navasota, Texas, United States.[1] He was the lead vocalist and founding member of the blues/rock band Navasota in 1969. [Expand on band members & history with Steely Dan and ABC Records. See Talkpage.][2]

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.[3] 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.[4] He also appeared in the 1989 film Blaze starring Paul Newman as Louisiana Governor Earl Long.

References

  1. ↑ "King Cotton Interview". LBPost.com. September 20, 2010. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Galveston Music Scene: Navasota". GalvestonMusicScene.com. February 28, 2007. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Tapeheads (1988)". IMDb. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Tapeheads – End Credits w/ Roscoe's Wings & Waffles". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via YouTube.


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