Michael Coleman

Born: June 24, 1956 Died: November 2, 2014 Contemporary blues vocalist and guitarist from Chicago's West Side. His father (Cleo Williams) played drums behind Junior Parker. Michael joined James Cotton’s band for seven years, beginning in 1979, and played on both of Cotton’s Alligator albums as well as on the Grammy-nominated 513023 with Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell and Billy Branch. He also backed Syl Johnson on Syl’s 1982 hit, “Ms. Fine Brown Frame,” and produced the original version of “Woman Loves A Woman” for vocalist Jerry Tyrone.