King Cotton (performer)

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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