Career
After spending a year working in the Jamaican police force, Walton turned to recording, initially working with Joe Gibbs in 1976, under the name Jah Walton. In the mid-1980s he began recording under the name Joseph Cotton, immediately having success in the United Kingdom with "Number Touch The Style", leading to a television appearance on Channel 4"s Club Mix programme in 1987. Several more reggae chart hits followed in the form of "Things Running Slow", "Pat Ha Fe Cook", "Tutoring", "Judge Cotton", and "What Is This".
Cotton continued to perform and record into the 1990s, 2000s and the present day.
He now lives in France where he performs at venues throughout the country and elsewhere in Europe both solo and in collaboration with other reggae artists. 100% Pure Cotton (2005) Worldpeace (2005).
