Whilst i havent listened to all of blues legend kokomo arnolds songs, im fairly convinced that this compilation of tunes from 1934 to 37 covers the majority of his good work. Born as james arnold in lovejoys station, georgia, he got his nickname in 1934. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in g major. Slide guitar specialist james kokomo arnold was born in georgia, but didnt start performing until he moved to buffalo in the early 1920s. In 1935 and 1936, he recorded four sequels designated milk cow blues no. Background of recorded blues by max haymes early blues. By the time james arnold released his single old original kokomo blues a song about coffee where he gained the name kokomo arnold, hed already been playing guitar. Meaning no disrespect to robert johnson, but its a bit of a mystery why arnold is obscure and johnson is famous, given that arnold sold more records than did johnson at. Kokomo arnold, a slide guitarist whose sagefield woman blues echoed the i believe. Taught by eric madis in blues slide guitar series length. Then, follow the lps kokomo arnold saydiscmatchbox in 1969 and the famous bottleneck guitar trendsetters yazoo in 1975, the latter shared with another great innovator of the slideguitar, casey bill weldon.
This was also blind willie mctell territory and both these cities appear in blues by this titan of the 12string guitar. The ultimate collection from the delta to the big cities, may just indeed live up to its name. This cd contains seven tracks each by two currently obscure blues performers casey bill weldon and kokomo arnold of the 1930s. Milk cow blues recorded by george strait original release. I believe ill dust my broom line from the rafferty record. Kokomo was a dramatic slideguitarist, who could also launch his strong. Kokomo arnold bottleneck guitar trend setters of the. Old original kokomo blues by kokomo arnold 1934, blues guitar. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Old kokomo blues was a cover of scrapper blackwells. As indeed did the southern railway feature in kokomo arnolds repertoire. Kokomo arnold this version of the song was the one most covered before the kinks recording of the sleepy john estes version in the early 1960s.
Kokomo arnold released dozens of records in 30s chicago, but withdrew in disgust when he found how little he got paid. Milk cow blues decca 7026, a solo performance by slide guitarist james kokomo arnold, was one of the biggest blues hits to come out of chicago in the 1930s. He got his nickname in 1934 after releasing old original kokomo blues for decca records, a cover version of scrapper blackwells blues song about the city of. Kokomo arnold milk cow blues guitar tab in a major. Now theres trouble trouble, i been having all my days now it seems like troubles, going to put me in my lonesome grave now my woman she got ways, just like a wildcat in the. Old original kokomo blues kokomo arnold top kokomo arnold lyrics the twelves salty dog big ship blues tired of running from door to door stop look and listen black annie laugh and grin blues rocky road blues big leg mama ill be up someday. 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. Born as james arnold in lovejoys station, georgia, he got his nickname in 1934 after releasing old original kokomo blues for the decca label. Well, i woke up this mornin looked outdoors i can tell my milk cow i can tell by the way she lows if you see my milk cow please drive her. The jailhouse blues kokomo arnold rainy night blues tampa red boogie woogie. Weldon, casey bill kokomo arnold bottleneck guitar. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. Arnolds cover was the source of his recording and stage name. Says i want everybody, fall in line shake your shimmy, like im shaking mine you shake your shimmy, shake it fast if you cant shake your shimmy, shake your yas yas yas cause yous a dirty mistreater, robber and cheater, strip you in the desert, papa aint your cousin let your mama doin the lordylord.
Kokomo arnold james arnold, lovejoys station, georgia, february 15, 1901. Click here for downloadableprintable digital blues music. A lefthanded slide guitarist, his intense slide style of playing and rapidfire vocal style set him apart from his contemporaries. He got his nickname from old original kokomo blues a song about the kokomo brand of coffee recorded in 1934.
There are 98 artists represented, performing 1,040 tracks. By age twelve, inspired by the recordings of kokomo arnold and the local performances of robert johnson, he was playing the onestring, wallmounted guitar common to the region. Milk cow blues no 2 writtenby james kokomo arnold 3. Print and download milk cow blues sheet music composed by kokomo arnold. This 52disc no, that is not a typo comp, abc of the blues. George strait milk cow blues chords ultimateguitar. Kokomo arnold milk cow blues sheet music in g major. Southern railroad blues and lonesome southern blues both in 1935 for example. In 1964, the blues classics imprint provides a full lp shared by kokomo arnold and his companion peetie wheatstraw. A detailed tabmusic booklet is included as a pdf file on each dvd.
Specifically, phrases from three early blues songs kokomo arnolds sagefield woman blues and sissy man blues and carl raffertys mr. Milk cow blues kokomo arnold original kokomo arnold. The blues musicians of the time were also adept at many different pop and mainstream styles, and johnson. Arnolds first two decca tracks were among his most popular. It uses the three notes that form the triad of a d major chord.
Kokomo arnold february 15, 1901 november 8, 1968 was an american blues musician. He got his nickname in 1934 after releasing old original kokomo blues for. Kokomo arnold milk cow blues guitar tab in a major download. Old original kokomo blues by kokomo arnold 1934, blues. Biscuit roller blues writtenby james kokomo arnold 3. Kokomo arnold is high up on the list of bottleneck slide guitarists. Kokomo arnold is not well known today, but in chicago in the mid30s, he was a big player. His first 78 for victor in 1930 was released as by gitfiddle jim, but his numerous recordings for decca 19341938 were all released as by kokomo arnold.
Tommy johnson was a pioneer in mississippi blues whose songs and. However, despite being one of the blues giants of immense talent, not much has been written about him. Bottleneck guitar trendsetters of the 1930s by casey bill. Kokomo arnold is high up on the list of bottleneckslide guitarists. However, despite being one of the blues giants of immense talent, not much has been written. Listen to your favorite songs from kokomo arnold vol. A lefthanded slide guitarist, his intense style of playing and rapidfire vocal delivery set him apart from his contemporaries. S c ra ppe r bl a c kw e l l blues s ong about th e k okom o brand of c of f e e. Click the song titles to access the lesson purchase page and the. Born james arnold in lovejoys station, georgia, arnold received his nickname in 1934 after releasing old original kokomo blues for the decca label.
Print and download kokomo arnold milk cow blues guitar tab. He worked mostly outside music in the chicago area from 1941. James eventually settled in jackson, mississippi and ran a radio repair shop while continuing to. Kokomo arnold was an a m e ri c a n bl ue s m us i c i a n. Kokomo arnold james arnold, lovejoys station, georgia, february 15, 1901 chicago, illinois, november 8, 1968 was an american blues musician. Blues sheet music books and downloadable printable music. The song made arnold a star, and was widely adapted by artists in the blues, western swing and rock idioms. James kokomo arnold february 15, 1896 or 1901 november 8, 1968 was an american blues musician. Milk cow blues is a blues song written and originally recorded by kokomo arnold in september 1934. Milk cow blues sleepy john estes version sleepy john estes the kinks aerosmith. In 1959 jacques demetre and the late marcel chauvard succeeded in interviewing kokomo which later appeared in jazz hot no. Robert johnson and the invention of the blues 2004, elijah. Old kokomo blues was a cover of scrapper blackwells kokomo blues, named for a popular brand of coffee.
After that, groups like aerosmith preferred the more rocking estes version to the original. Eric madis talks more about the kokomo arnold lick and explains some variations developed by elmore james and tampa red. Kokomo arnold old original kokomo blues catfish 1999. The song that gave him his name, kokomo blues was adapted by robert johnson as sweet home chicago. Open d tuning, also called brady clark tuning is an open tuning for the acoustic or electric guitar. Kokomo was a popular brand of coffee early in the 20th century, and was the subject of francis scrapper blackwells first recorded blues in 1928. Your highresolution pdf file will be ready to download in the original published key. G well, i woke up this morning and i looked out the. He got his nickname in 1934 after releasing old original kokomo blues for the decca label. A as in arnold, kokomo volume 1 kokomo arnold play a as in arnold, kokomo volume 2 kokomo arnold play cold winter blues the best of kokomo arnold play kokomo arnold blues masters, vol. Ask students what they think about this kind of borrowing.