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 76-100 of 131 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	90963	10-in.	10/26/1936	False hearted woman	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	90964	10-in.	10/26/1936	Little house	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	90965	10-in.	10/26/1936	Fairasee woman	Peetie Wheatstraw ; Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	90966	10-in.	10/26/1936	Beggar man blues	Peetie Wheatstraw ; Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	91068	10-in.	1/12/1937	Back fence picket blues	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91069	10-in.	1/12/1937	Fool man blues	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91070	10-in.	1/12/1937	Long and tall	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	91071	10-in.	1/12/1937	Salty dog	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91072	10-in.	1/12/1937	Cold Winter blues	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91073	10-in.	1/12/1937	Sister Jane cross the hall	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91134	10-in.	3/12/1937	Wild water blues	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91135	10-in.	3/12/1937	Laugh and grin blues	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91161	10-in.	3/30/1937	Mean old twister	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91162	10-in.	3/30/1937	Red beans and rice	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91163	10-in.	3/30/1937	Give me black or brown	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	91164	10-in.	3/30/1937	Working on the project	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	91166	10-in.	3/30/1937	Set down gal	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91167	10-in.	3/30/1937	Big ship blues	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91230	10-in.	5/7/1937	Crying blues	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91231	10-in.	5/7/1937	Badluck child	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91232	10-in.	5/7/1937	Grandpa got drunk	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91233	10-in.	5/7/1937	Black Mattie	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91298	10-in.	10/23/1937	Neck bone blues	Kokomo Arnold	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	91299	10-in.	10/23/1937	Buddie Brown blues (Rolling time)	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	91300	10-in.	10/23/1937	Rocky road blues	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 76-100 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.