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Arnold, Kokomo

LC control no.no 98004825
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Personal name headingArnold, Kokomo
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Variant(s)Gitfiddle Jim
Arnold, James, 1901-1968
Birth date1901-02-15
Death date1968-11-08
Place of birthLovejoy (Ga.)
Place of deathChicago (Ill.)
Field of activityBlues (Music)
Profession or occupationBlues musicians Guitarists
Special noteMachine-derived authority record.
Found inLCCN 90-740679: Bottleneck guitar trendsetters of the 1930's, 198-
Santelli, R. Big book of blues, 2001 (Arnold, Kokomo; aka Gitfiddle Jim; b. James Arnold, Feb. 15, 1901, Lovejoy, Ga., d. Nov. 8, 1968, Chicago, Ill.; slide guitarist)
Encyclopedia of popular music, accessed via Oxford Reference online, April 2, 2018 (Arnold, James "Kokomo"; born February 15, 1901, Lovejoy's Station, Georgia; died November 8, 1968, Chicago, Illinois; a left-handed slide blues guitarist; his biggest hit was the double a-side Old Original Kokomo Blues (named after a brand of coffee) and Milk Cow Blues, the latter of which he recorded in no less than five numbered versions)