Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: James Cotton ( born July 1 , 1935 , Tunica , Mississippi ) , is an American blues harmonica player , singer , and songwriter who is the bandleader for the James Cotton Blues Band .
Simplified: James `` Jimmy '' Cotton ( born July 1 , 1935 in Tunica , Mississippi ) , is an American blues harmonica player , singer , and songwriter .