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.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
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

(Results 1-25 of 99 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davenport, Cow Cow," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105569.

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