Cow Cow Davenport
Charles Edward "Cow Cow" Davenport (April 23, 1894 – December 3, 1955) was an American boogie-woogie and piano blues player as well as a vaudeville entertainer. He also played the organ and sang. Davenport, who also made recordings under the pseudonyms of Bat The Humming Bird, George Hamilton and The Georgia Grinder, is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 23, 1894 (Anniston), Died December 2, 1955 (Cleveland)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, baritone vocal, lyricist, songwriter, speaker, author, vocalist
Notes: Listed in Victor ledgers as Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport. Listed on some disc labels as Chas. Davenport.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 76-99 of 99 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gennett | 15500 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | Cheating only blues | Ivy Smith | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 15501 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | Wringing and twistin' papa | Ivy Smith | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 15502 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | Got jelly on my mind | Ivy Smith | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 15503 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | I'm goin' back to get some more | Two Boys from Savannah | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 15504 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | Messed up blues | Two Boys from Savannah | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 15505 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | He don't mean no harm | Charlie Davenport ; Ivy Smith | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 15506 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | You got another thought coming to you | Charlie Davenport ; Ivy Smith | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 16725 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | Gypsy woman blues | Ivy Smith | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 16726 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | Milkman blues | Ivy Smith | Female vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 16728 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | Now she gives it away | Cow Cow Davenport ; Ivy Smith | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 16729 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | Kokomo blues | Walter Fennell | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 16730 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | Evening when the sun comes down | Walter Fennell | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 16731 | 10-in. | 6/7/1930 | Railroad blues | Cow Cow Davenport | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Gennett | 16734 | 10-in. | 6/7/1930 | Casey Jones blues | Cow Cow Davenport | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Gennett | 16736 | 10-in. | 6/7/1930 | She knows how to sell that stuff | Ivy Smith | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 16738 | 10-in. | 6/7/1930 | Alabammy mistreated | Cow Cow Davenport ; Ivy Smith | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 16740 | 10-in. | 6/7/1930 | Hard rock blues | Walter Fennell | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 16741 | 10-in. | 6/7/1930 | Avenue C blues | Cow Cow Davenport ; Walter Fennell | Guitar and piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Gennett | 16742 | 10-in. | 6/7/1930 | That's the kind of girl I'm looking for | Iva Smith and her Buddies | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Decca | 63763 | 10-in. | 5/12/1938 | Don't you loud mouth me | Cow Cow Davenport | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 63764 | 10-in. | 5/12/1938 | I ain't no ice man | Cow Cow Davenport | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 63765 | 10-in. | 5/12/1938 | The mess is here | Cow Cow Davenport | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 63766 | 10-in. | 5/12/1938 | Railroad blues | Cow Cow Davenport | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 63767 | 10-in. | 5/12/1938 | That'll get it | Cow Cow Davenport | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davenport, Cow Cow," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105569.
Davenport, Cow Cow. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105569.
"Davenport, Cow Cow." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Davenport, Cow Cow, 1894-1955 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87134726
Wikidata: Cow Cow Davenport - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q358619
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/5122116
MusicBrainz: Cow Cow Davenport - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/37279cee-02fb-43e0-8cb6-1200541f5296
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