Cotton Keays & Morris

Cotton Keays & Morris
Also known as	CKM
Genres	Pop, rock
Years active	2000–2012
Associated acts	Burns Cotton & Morris, Somebody's Image, The Masters Apprentices, Zoot
Website	mastersapprentices.com/ckmnews.htm
Past members	Darryl Cotton Jim Keays Russell Morris

Cotton Keays & Morris (shortened to CKM by fans) was an Australian rock band formed in 2000 consisting of singer-songwriters Darryl Cotton, Jim Keays and Russell Morris. Each wrote and recorded numerous hit songs since the 1960s. The band toured Australia regularly, their stage show featuring the hits of each member and their previous groups.

Cotton Keays & Morris was formed in 2000. During the previous decade, Cotton and Morris had toured with another 1960s pop star Ronnie Burns as Burns Cotton, & Morris. When Burns decided to leave the group, The Masters Apprentices frontman Jim Keays was invited to join Cotton and Morris in a similar band, bringing with him a sizeable catalogue of hits to add to the on-stage repertoire. The group toured throughout 2000s until Cotton and Keays died in 2012 and 2014. They released 2 'compilation' albums of their individual greatest hits as well as an 'acoustic' album in 2003 and a 'live' CD/DVD in 2004, which was recorded in The Basement, Sydney in 2004.

Daryl Cotton (4 September 1949 – 27 July 2012) was a founding member of rock band Zoot along with Beeb Birtles (Mississippi and Little River Band). Following the break-up of Zoot, Cotton worked overseas for several years before returning to Australia to pursue a solo career. He also enjoyed success as the lead in the Australian production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, appeared in television programs including The Young Doctors and hosted The Early Bird Show.

Cotton's contributions to the setlist include Zoot hits "1x2x3x4" and a hard rock version of "Eleanor Rigby", Mississippi single "Will I?" (co-written with Birtles), and his solo songs "Don't Let It Get to You" and the award-winning "Same Old Girl".

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