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Kokomo Arnold – King Of The Bottleneck Guitar (1934–37)
Label : Black & Blue Released :1991 Format : Flac  "Kokomo" was a popular brand of coffee early in the 20th century, and was the subject of Francis "Scrapper" Blackwell's first recorded blues in 1928. When slide guitar specialist James Arnold revamped this number as "Old Original Kokomo Blues" for Decca in 1934, little did he know that this would soon become his permanent handle -- Kokomo Arnold. Kokomo Arnold was born in Georgia, and began his musical career in Buffalo, New York in the early '20s. During prohibition, Kokomo Arnold worked primarily as a bootlegger, and performing music was a only sideline to him. Nonetheless he worked out a distinctive style of bottleneck slide guitar and blues singing that set him apart from his contemporaries. In the late '20s, Arnold settled for a short time in Mississippi, making his first recordings in May 1930 for Victor in Memphis under the name of "Gitfiddle Jim." Arnold moved to Chicago in order to be near to where the action was as a bootlegger, but the repeal of the Volstead Act put him out of business, so he turned instead to music as a full-time vocation. From his first Decca session of September 10, 1934 until he finally called it quits after his session of May 12, 1938, Kokomo Arnold made 88 sides under his own name for Decca, which rejected only nine of them -- two of the rejected titles have since been recovered. On some sides he was joined on piano by Peetie Wheatstraw, although most of Kokomo Arnold's records were made solo. Arnold also played guitar on two tunes cut in July 1936 by Oscar's Chicago Swingers, a dance band led by singer Sam Theard. Judging from the overall size of his recorded output, you might suspect that he was a success as a recording artist, and this was true; along with Peetie Wheatstraw and Amos Easton (Bumble Bee Slim), Kokomo Arnold was a predominant figure among blues singers in the Decca Race catalogues of the 1930s. He was also well-known as a live performer as well, appearing mainly in Chicago, but also on at least a couple of occasions in New York. Some of Kokomo Arnold's songs proved highly influential on other musicians. His first issued coupling on Decca 7026 paired "Old Original Kokomo Blues" with "Milk Cow Blues." Delta Blues legend Robert Johnson must've known this record, as he re-invented both sides of it into songs for his own use -- "Old Original Kokomo Blues" became "Sweet Home Chicago," and "Milk Cow Blues" became "Milkcow's Calf Blues." "Milk Cow Blues" ultimately proved of use, more or less, in its original form with some "real gone" modifications, to another artist a little further down the line: Elvis Presley. As for Kokomo Arnold himself, he quit the music business in disgust in 1938 and went into factory work in Chicago. He was rediscovered there by blues researchers in 1962, but didn't show much enthusiasm for reviving his musical career, and certainly did not resume recording. Kokomo Arnold died of a heart attack at the age of 67. Tracklist : 01. Milk Cow Blues 3:12 02. Old Original Kokomo Blues 2:55 03. Back to the Woods 3:05 04. Sagefield Woman Blues 3:04 05. Old Black Cat Blues (Jinx Blues) 3:25 06. Sissy Man Blues 3:09 07. Front Door Blues (32 20 Blues) 3:26 08. Back Door Blues 3:26 09. The Twelves (Dirty Dozens) 3:12 10. Biscuit Roller Blues 3:14 11. Chain Gang Blues 3:05 12. How Long How Long Blues 3:14 13. Bo-Weevil Blues 3:07 14. Busy Bootin' 2:30 15. Policy Wheel Blues 2:57 16. Milk Cow Blues no. 4 2:56 17. Model 'T' Woman Blues 2:56 18. I'll Be Up Some Day 3:06 19. Mister Charlie 2:45 20. Back Fence Picket Blues 3:12 21. Wild Water Blues 3:17 22. Red Beans and Rice 3:06 23. Buddie Brown Blues (Rolling Time) 2:52 Kokomo Arnold – vocal, guitar (All tracks) Peetie Wheatstraw – piano (Track 19) Unknown – bass (Track 19) Tracks 1 -4 Recorded 10 September 1934 Tracks 5 -8 Recorded 15 September 1934 Tracks 5 -8 Recorded 15 September 1934 Track 9 Recorded 18 January 1935 Track 10 Recorded 5 February 1935 Tracks 11,12 Recorded 12 February 1935 Tracks 13,14 Recorded 18 April 1935 Track 15 Recorded 15 July 1935 Tracks 16,17 Recorded 11 Septembr 1935 Track 18 Recorded 18 February 1936 Track 19 Recorded 24 October 1936 Track 20 Recorded 12 January 1937 Track 21 Recorded 12 March 1937 Track 22 Recorded 30 March 1937 Track 23 Recorded 23 October 1937 Related Torrents
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