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. |
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 131 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Arnold, Kokomo," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110643.
Arnold, Kokomo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110643.
"Arnold, Kokomo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Arnold, Kokomo - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98004825
Wikidata: Kokomo Arnold - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1349827
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/54334819
MusicBrainz: Kokomo Arnold - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/74a64e96-43d4-474d-8cac-e4670871bfa0
ISNI: 0000 0000 5514 5670 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055145670
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