Kokomo Arnold

James "Kokomo" Arnold (February 15, 1896 or 1901 – November 8, 1968) was an American blues musician. A left-handed slide guitarist, his intense style of playing and rapid-fire vocal delivery set him apart from his contemporaries. He got his nickname in 1934 after releasing "Old Original Kokomo Blues" for Decca Records, a cover version of Scrapper Blackwell's blues song about the city of Kokomo, Indiana.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 15, 1901 (Lovejoy), Died November 8, 1968 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, songwriter

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 131 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	60540	10-in.	2/20/1936	Drinking man blues	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	60544	10-in.	2/21/1936	Country fool blues	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	60546	10-in.	2/21/1936	The honeydripper-1	Roosevelt Sykes	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	63742	10-in.	5/11/1938	Goin' down to the bottom	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	63743	10-in.	5/11/1938	Poor mother	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	63744	10-in.	5/11/1938	Your ways and actions-1	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	63745	10-in.	5/11/1938	Sundown blues	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	63746	10-in.	5/11/1938	Tired of runnin' from door to door-1	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	63747	10-in.	5/11/1938	Bill and Bo	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	63748	10-in.	5/11/1938	My well is dry-1	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	63749	10-in.	5/11/1938	Little pony blues	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	63750	10-in.	5/12/1938	Midnight blues-1	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	63751	10-in.	5/12/1938	Goin' down in Galilee	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	63752	10-in.	5/12/1938	By myself	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	63753	10-in.	5/12/1938	Bad luck blues	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	63754	10-in.	5/12/1938	Kid man blues	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	63755	10-in.	5/12/1938	Something's hot	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90029	10-in.	6/14/1935	'Cause you're dirty	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90030	10-in.	6/14/1935	Tonic head blues	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90044	10-in.	6/20/1935	Policy wheel blues	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90045	10-in.	6/20/1935	Traveling rambler blues	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90158	10-in.	7/15/1935	Policy wheel blues	Kokomo Arnold	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	90159	10-in.	7/15/1935	Traveling rambler blues	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90201	10-in.	7/23/1935	Stop, look and listen	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90202	10-in.	7/23/1935	Doin' the doopiddidy	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 26-50 of 131 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Arnold, Kokomo," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110643.

Arnold, Kokomo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110643.

"Arnold, Kokomo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.