Kokomo Arnold (15 February 1901–8 November 1968) was an American blues musician. Born James Arnold in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, Arnold received his nickname in 1934 after releasing "Old Original Kokomo Blues" for the Decca label; it was a cover of the Scrapper Blackwell blues song about the Kokomo brand of coffee.Entry at the [LINK: http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1514/Kokomo_Arnold_Georgia_bluesman] African American Registry, retrieved November 15, 2007. A left-handed slide-guitarist, his intense slide style of playing and rapid-fire vocal style set him apart from his contemporaries. Having learned the basics of the guitar from his cousin John WiggsBriggs, Keith, Kokomo Arnold, Complete Recorded Works Vol.1 (17 May 1930 to 15 March 1935, Document Records, 1991., Arnold began playing in the early 1920s as a sideline while he worked as a farmhand

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