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. |
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 126-131 of 131 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Decca | C 9865 | 10-in. | 3/23/1935 | Black money blues | Kokomo Arnold | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9866 | 10-in. | 3/23/1935 | Hobo blues | Kokomo Arnold | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9921 | 10-in. | 4/18/1935 | Southern railroad blues | Kokomo Arnold | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9922 | 10-in. | 4/18/1935 | Bo weavil blues | Kokomo Arnold | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9923 | 10-in. | 4/18/1935 | Busy bootin' | Kokomo Arnold | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9924 | 10-in. | 4/18/1935 | Let your money talk | Kokomo Arnold | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Arnold, Kokomo," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110643.
Arnold, Kokomo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110643.
"Arnold, Kokomo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Kokomo Arnold
Discogs: Kokomo Arnold
Allmusic: Kokomo Arnold
Grove: Kokomo Arnold
IMDb: Kokomo Arnold
Linked Open Data Sources
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
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.