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"Kokomo" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from the 1988 film Cocktail and album Still Cruisin'. Written by John Phillips , Scott McKenzie , Mike Love , and Terry Melcher , the song was released as a single in July 1988 by Elektra Records and became a number one hit in the US and Australia.
In 1986, he started singing with a new version of The Mamas and the Papas. With Terry Melcher, Mike Love, and John Phillips, he co-wrote "Kokomo" (1988), a number 1 single for The Beach Boys. By 1998, he had retired from the road version of The Mamas and the Papas, and resided in Los Angeles until his death.
Wisner released further singles as Kokomo on his prior label, Felsted, but did not have another hit. Following the success of "Asia Minor", Wisner launched a successful career as a songwriter, producer, and composer for film and television.
"Asia Minor" is a 1961 instrumental recording by Jimmy Wisner (operating under the name Kokomo so as to not alienate his jazz fans). [2] It is a rock and roll adaptation of Edvard Grieg 's " Piano Concerto in A Minor ", using shellac on the hammers of a cheap piano so as to induce a honky-tonk sound. [ 3 ]
Riding on the coattails of "Kokomo", Still Cruisin ' went gold in the US and Austria [10] and gave the Beach Boys their best chart showing since 1976. During Capitol 's Beach Boys re-issue campaign in 2000 and 2001 however, Still Cruisin ' was left behind and allowed to go out of print, and it has remained out of print ever since.
Kokomo Arnold (1896/1901–1968), born James Arnold, American blues musician Kokomo (musician) , one-time name used by American pianist, arranger and songwriter Jimmy Wisner (1931–2018) Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo (1775–1838), a chief of the Miami tribe for whom Kokomo, Indiana, was named
Performing under the name Gene and Eunice, in the Fall of 1954 Forrest and Levy made the first recording of the song, [11] backed by Jonesy's Combo (which included saxophonist Brother William Woodman's band), [14] [15] in the studio in the basement of veteran musician Jake Porter's home, and released in November 1954 on his Combo label (Combo 64) as their first single.
"Milk Cow Blues" is a blues song written and originally recorded by Kokomo Arnold in September 1934. In 1935 and 1936, he recorded four sequels designated "Milk Cow Blues No. 2" through No. 5. The song made Arnold a star, and was widely adapted by artists in the blues, Western swing and rock idioms. [1] [2] [3]