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.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 15, 1901 (Lovejoy), Died November 8, 1968 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, songwriter

See Also: Gitfiddle Jim

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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 vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca C 9866 10-in. 3/23/1935 Hobo blues Kokomo Arnold vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca C 9921 10-in. 4/18/1935 Southern railroad blues Kokomo Arnold vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca C 9922 10-in. 4/18/1935 Bo weavil blues Kokomo Arnold vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca C 9923 10-in. 4/18/1935 Busy bootin' Kokomo Arnold vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca C 9924 10-in. 4/18/1935 Let your money talk Kokomo Arnold vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 126-131 of 131 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Arnold, Kokomo," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110643.

Arnold, Kokomo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110643.

"Arnold, Kokomo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110643

External Sources

Wikipedia: Kokomo Arnold

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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

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