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 51-75 of 131 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	90313	10-in.	9/11/1935	The mule laid down and died	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90314	10-in.	9/11/1935	Big leg Mama	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90315	10-in.	9/11/1935	Milk cow blues No.3	Kokomo Arnold	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	90316	10-in.	9/11/1935	Milk cow blues No.4	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90317	10-in.	9/11/1935	Down and out blues	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90318	10-in.	9/11/1935	Model T woman blues	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90744	10-in.	5/22/1936	Grass cutter blues	Alice Moore	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	90745	10-in.	5/22/1936	Telephone blues	Alice Moore	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	90746	10-in.	5/22/1936	Dark angel	Alice Moore	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	90747	10-in.	5/22/1936	Money tree man	Alice Moore	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	90748			Yalla man	Mary Johnson	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	90749	10-in.	4/22/1936	Delmar Avenue	Mary Johnson	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	90750	10-in.	5/22/1936	Feather bed blues	Mary Johnson	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	90751	10-in.	5/22/1936	Stop my barrel house ways	Mary Johnson	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	90752	10-in.	5/22/1936	I'm going fishing too	Alice Moore	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	90754	10-in.	5/22/1936	Three men	Alice Moore	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	90794	10-in.	7/9/1936	Runnin' drunk again (Here I come)	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90795	10-in.	7/9/1936	Shake that thing	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90796	10-in.	7/9/1936	Try some of that	Oscar's Chicago Swingers	vocalist
Decca	90797	10-in.	7/9/1936	My gal's been foolin' me	Kokomo Arnold	vocalist
Decca	90954	10-in.	10/24/1936	Running drunk again	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90955	10-in.	10/24/1936	Coffin blues	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90956	10-in.	10/24/1936	Lonesome road blues	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90957	10-in.	10/24/1936	Sorry hearted blues	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	90958	10-in.	10/24/1936	Mister Charlie	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 51-75 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.