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 1-25 of 99 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-98654 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | Mama don't allow it | Swing Kings ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-050535 | 10-in. | 5/8/1940 | Cow Cow blues | Delta Rhythm Band ; Bob Zurke | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | 9586 | 10-in. | 3/11/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Davenport and Carr ; Eddie Heywood Sr. | Female-male vocal duet, with trumpet and piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
OKeh | 9587 | 10-in. | 3/11/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Davenport and Carr ; Cow Cow Davenport ; Shelton T. Reamey | Female-male vocal duet, with trumpet and piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
OKeh | 9588 | 10-in. | 3/11/1926 | If you think you're gonna get what I got, you got another thought coming to you | Davenport and Carr ; Eddie Heywood Sr. ; Shelton T. Reamey | Female-male vocal duet, with trumpet and piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
OKeh | 9589 | 10-in. | 3/11/1926 | Alabama mistreater | Davenport and Carr ; Eddie Heywood Sr. ; Shelton T. Reamey | Female-male vocal duet, with trumpet and piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | S-72299 | 10-in. | Jan. 1924 | Bring it on home blues | Dora Carr ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | S-72300 | 10-in. | Jan. 1924 | You might pizen me | Dora Carr ; Cow Cow Davenport ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, songwriter | |
OKeh | 73660 | 10-in. | 10/1/1925 | Good woman's blues | Dora Carr ; Cow Cow Davenport ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | 73661 | 10-in. | 10/1/1925 | He don't mean no harm | Dora Carr ; Cow Cow Davenport ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | 73662 | 10-in. | 10/1/1925 | Black girl gets there just the same | Davenport and Carr ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer | |
OKeh | 73665 | 10-in. | 10/1/1925 | Gonna steal somebody's man | Dora Carr ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
OKeh | 73666 | 10-in. | 10/1/1925 | Fifth Street blues | Davenport and Carr ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer | |
OKeh | 73667 | 10-in. | 10/1/1925 | Cow Cow blues | Dora Carr ; Cow Cow Davenport | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C2048 | 10-in. | 7/12/1928 | Shadow blues | Cow Cow Davenport ; Iva Smith | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Brunswick | C2049 | 10-in. | 7/12/1928 | He don’t mean me no harm | Cow Cow Davenport ; Iva Smith | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C2063 | 10-in. | 7/16/1928 | Cow Cow blues | Cow Cow Davenport | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | C2064 | 10-in. | 7/16/1928 | State Street jive | Cow Cow Davenport | Piano solo, with talk | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | C2190 | 10-in. | 8/9/1928 | Rooster crowing blues | Hound Head Henry | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Brunswick | C2274 | 10-in. | 8/29/1928 | Cryin’ blues | Hound Head Henry | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | C2275 | 10-in. | 8/29/1928 | Laughin’ blues | Hound Head Henry | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | C2327 | 10-in. | 9/19/1928 | Rooster crowin’ blues | Hound Head Henry | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | songwriter | |
Brunswick | C2378 | 10-in. | 10/2/1928 | Chimin’ the blues | Cow Cow Davenport | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Brunswick | C2379 | 10-in. | 10/2/1928 | Alabama strut | Cow Cow Davenport | Piano, with dance calls | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Brunswick | C2433 | 10-in. | 10/10/1928 | Some cold rainy day | Bertha Chippie Hill ; Tampa Red | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davenport, Cow Cow," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105569.
Davenport, Cow Cow. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105569.
"Davenport, Cow Cow." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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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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