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 76-99 of 99 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Gennett	15500	10-in.	8/27/1929	Cheating only blues	Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	15501	10-in.	8/27/1929	Wringing and twistin' papa	Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	15502	10-in.	8/27/1929	Got jelly on my mind	Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	15503	10-in.	8/27/1929	I'm goin' back to get some more	Two Boys from Savannah	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	15504	10-in.	8/27/1929	Messed up blues	Two Boys from Savannah	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	15505	10-in.	8/27/1929	He don't mean no harm	Charlie Davenport ; Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	15506	10-in.	8/27/1929	You got another thought coming to you	Charlie Davenport ; Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	16725	10-in.	6/6/1930	Gypsy woman blues	Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	16726	10-in.	6/6/1930	Milkman blues	Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	16728	10-in.	6/6/1930	Now she gives it away	Cow Cow Davenport ; Ivy Smith	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, baritone vocal
Gennett	16729	10-in.	6/6/1930	Kokomo blues	Walter Fennell	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	16730	10-in.	6/6/1930	Evening when the sun comes down	Walter Fennell	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	16731	10-in.	6/7/1930	Railroad blues	Cow Cow Davenport	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, baritone vocal
Gennett	16734	10-in.	6/7/1930	Casey Jones blues	Cow Cow Davenport	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	16736	10-in.	6/7/1930	She knows how to sell that stuff	Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	16738	10-in.	6/7/1930	Alabammy mistreated	Cow Cow Davenport ; Ivy Smith	Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, baritone vocal
Gennett	16740	10-in.	6/7/1930	Hard rock blues	Walter Fennell	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	16741	10-in.	6/7/1930	Avenue C blues	Cow Cow Davenport ; Walter Fennell	Guitar and piano duet	instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	16742	10-in.	6/7/1930	That's the kind of girl I'm looking for	Iva Smith and her Buddies	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	63763	10-in.	5/12/1938	Don't you loud mouth me	Cow Cow Davenport		vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	63764	10-in.	5/12/1938	I ain't no ice man	Cow Cow Davenport		vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	63765	10-in.	5/12/1938	The mess is here	Cow Cow Davenport		vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	63766	10-in.	5/12/1938	Railroad blues	Cow Cow Davenport		vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	63767	10-in.	5/12/1938	That'll get it	Cow Cow Davenport		vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, piano

(Results 76-99 of 99 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davenport, Cow Cow," accessed April 27, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105569.

Davenport, Cow Cow. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105569.

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