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Cow Cow Davenport
Birth name
Charles Edward Davenport
Born
(1894-04-23)April 23, 1894 Anniston, Alabama, U.S.
Died
December 3, 1955(1955-12-03) (aged 61) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Genres
Boogie-woogie, piano blues, vaudeville
Occupation(s)
Pianist, singer, entertainer
Years active
1910s–1955
Labels
Vocalion
Musical artist
Charles Edward "Cow Cow" Davenport (April 23, 1894 – December 3, 1955)[1] was an American boogie-woogie and piano blues player as well as a vaudeville entertainer. He also played the organ and sang.
Davenport, who also made recordings under the pseudonyms of Bat The Humming Bird, George Hamilton and The Georgia Grinder,[2] is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
Charles Edward "CowCow" Davenport (April 23, 1894 – December 3, 1955) was an American boogie-woogie and piano blues player as well as a vaudeville entertainer...
of "Mama Don't Allow It," a piano tune from the 1920s and 1930s by CowCowDavenport, with new lyrics written by band frontman Kim Nekroman. All songs...
early and mid-1920s with pianist and arranger CowCowDavenport. Carr is best remembered for the song "CowCow Blues" and playing boogie-woogie. Dora Carr...
vaudeville act and records with CowCowDavenport. They recorded on Vocalion Records. Smith performed with CowCowDavenport as the Chicago Steppers and they...
Pickens Catfish Keith Champion Jack Dupree Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson CowCowDavenport Cripple Clarence Lofton Curley Weaver Detroit Gary Wiggins Drive 'Em...
of the Black artists Clara Burston, Walter Coleman and (possibly) CowCowDavenport. For this reason he is included in the comprehensive pre-1943 Blues...
Jelly Roll Morton, Pinetop Smith, Leroy Carr, Frankie Jaxon, and CowCowDavenport, among others. Kapp also worked with artists on the Brunswick label;...
recordings, as Lovin' Sam from Down in 'Bam, accompanied by Tampa Red and CowCowDavenport, date from 1929, when he recorded one of his best-known songs, "(I'll...
as the Mississippi Mud Steppers, including two variations of CowCowDavenport's "CowCow Blues": the first, an instrumental, was released as "The Jackson...
and 1940s, with perhaps the earliest example being Charles "CowCow" Davenport's "CowCow Blues" from 1928. Dr. John also spoke about the origin of this...
Dahl, pianist and composer of boogie-woogie and American roots music CowCowDavenport (1894–1955), American pianist Blind John Davis (1913–1985), American...
and Butterbeans and Susie. In the mid-1920s, he was recommended by CowCowDavenport to J. Mayo Williams at Vocalion Records, and in 1928 he moved, with...
Synco Jazz Band (featuring Joseph Samuels) "State Street Jive" – CowCowDavenport "State Street" - Peter Gallway "State Street" – Sonny Knight "State...
Freddie Keppard and others. He performed and recorded with the pianists CowCowDavenport, Tampa Red and "Georgia Tom" Dorsey, recording with the latter pair...
OCLC 297498973 Dial 1045 (1949); OCLC 297498973 Dial LP903; OCLC 6690888 CowCowDavenport C-1 "Gotta Girl For Every Day In The Week" / "Jump, Little Jitterbug"...
other prominent boogie-woogie artists, including Meade Lux Lewis, CowCowDavenport and Jimmy Yancey. Lofton was also said to have influenced Erwin Helfer...
as well as blues in his work". Ezell's "Pitchin' Boogie" and CowCowDavenport's "CowCow Blues" were amongst the earliest boogie-woogie recordings. However...