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 26-50 of 99 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	C2451	10-in.	10/17/1928	Low down hound blues	Hound Head Henry	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	C2455	10-in.	10/18/1928	Rooster crowing blues	Hound Head Henry	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C2477	10-in.	10/25/1928	Alabama mistreater	Cow Cow Davenport	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, baritone vocal, composer
Brunswick	C2478	10-in.	10/25/1928	Dirty ground hog blues	Cow Cow Davenport	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist, composer
Brunswick	C2494	10-in.	10/26/1928	Buckwheat cakes	Jim Towel	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C2546	10-in.	11/9/1928	Plenty gals blues	Memphis Joe	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	C3276	10-in.	4/10/1929	That’ll get it	Cow Cow Davenport ; Sam Theard	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano, songwriter
Brunswick	C3277	10-in.	4/10/1929	I’m gonna tell you in front so you won’t feel hurt behind	Cow Cow Davenport ; Sam Theard	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano, songwriter
Brunswick	C3288	10-in.	4/13/1929	She’s givin’ it away	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer
Brunswick	C3293	10-in.	4/13/1929	State Street blues	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	C3360	10-in.	4/24/1929	Low down man blues	Frances Wallace	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	C3361	10-in.	4/24/1929	Too late, too late blues	Frances Wallace	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	C3418	10-in.	5/1/1929	Back in the alley	Cow Cow Davenport	Piano solo	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Brunswick	C3419	10-in.	5/1/1929	Mootch piddle	Cow Cow Davenport	Piano solo, with talk	instrumentalist, piano, speaker, composer
Brunswick	C3420	10-in.	5/1/1929	She’s givin’ it away	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer
Brunswick	C3422	10-in.	5/2/1929	Givin’ it away	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer
Brunswick	TC3486	10-in.	5/13/1929	Get your mind on it	Lovin’ Sam	Male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	C3510	10-in.	5/18/1929	Get your mind on it	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	songwriter
Brunswick	C3511	10-in.	5/18/1929	Doodle it back	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer
Brunswick	C3530	10-in.	5/22/1929	We gonna rub it	Cow Cow Davenport	Piano solo, with talk	instrumentalist, piano, speaker, composer
Brunswick	C3531	10-in.	5/22/1929	Texas shout	Cow Cow Davenport	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Brunswick	C3695	10-in.	6/22/1929	Mama don’t allow no easy riders here	Cow Cow Davenport	Piano solo	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Brunswick	C3696	10-in.	6/22/1929	Slum gullion stomp	Cow Cow Davenport	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Brunswick	C3732	10-in.	6/26/1929	Mama don’t allow no easy riders here	John Oscar	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	C3754	10-in.	6/29/1929	I ain’t no ice man	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer

(Results 26-50 of 99 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davenport, Cow Cow," accessed April 20, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105569.

Davenport, Cow Cow. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105569.

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