Jimmy Cottons On to a Winner

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Should there be a referendum for the most stirring and soulful sound on this Earth, I'd be hard-pushed to choose between the mournful might of a brass band from the industrial North in full flow and a choir singing spirituals loud enough to be heard in Heaven.

Which easily explains the seductive power of King Cotton, a big, bold piece of musical theatre that binds both sounds in a story drawing parallels between the exploitation of slaves in the cotton fields of Alabama and that of workers in the cotton mills of Lancashire. Very occasionally, the two different strains seem in competition for supremacy, but for the most part there's a rich and vibrant harmony of purpose.

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Jimmy Cottons On to a Winner

The legendary Liverpudlian champion of the working classes and defender of the underdog, Jimmy McGovern has been so busy writing for Brookside, Cracker, Hillsborough, ...

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