Biography
Born James Arnold, slide guitarist and blues singer Kokomo Arnold earned his moniker from a track recorded in 1934 entitled “Old Original Kokomo Blues.” Arnold had been performing steadily since the ‘20s as a sideline to bootlegging, but concentrated on music full time when he began to record for Decca in the ‘30s. Arnold cut 88 sides for Decca during the ‘30s, becoming one of the label’s more popular artists in their "Race Records" series. By th...Read more