Casey Bill Weldon & Kokomo Arnold: Bottleneck Trendsetters of the 1930s / Yazoo CD-1049

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Yazoo CD 1049 / You could scarcely find two more contrasting bottleneck stylists among the most popular artists of the 30s than Casey Bill Weldon and Kokomo arnold. Weldon, billed as the ‘Hawaiian Guitar Wizard,’ played upbeat, almost hokum, tunes often in the ensemble, and seemed concerned with smooth tone. Arnold usually played solo, with strident tones, generally at a frenetic pace. CASEY BILL WELDON 1. You Just As Well Let Her go (1936) 2. Go Ahead, Buddy (1937) 3. Lady Doctor Blues (1937) 4. The Big Boat 5. Hitch Me To Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule (1927) 6. You Shouldn’t Do That (1937) 7. Back Door Blues (1936) KOKOMO ARNOLD 8. The Twelves (The Dirty Dozens) (1935) 9. I’ll Be Up Someday (1936) 10. Busy Bootin’ (1935) 11. Sagefield Woman Blues (1934) 12. Back To The Woods (1934) 13. Salty Dog (1937) 14. Feels So Good