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Himself a Chicago bootlegger during the Prohibition, this Georgia native made a name for himself as a Windy City bluesman after the Prohibition ended, making Decca recordings of his own songs that proved hugely influential. Many artists recorded "Milk Cow Blues"; Kokomo’s original is here. His "Old Original Kokomo Blues" (also here) was adapted by Robert Johnson into "Sweet Home Chicago." His "Sagefield Woman Blues" (here, too) introduced the phrase "dust my broom" to the blues world. You also get "Black Money Blues," "Sissy Man Blues," "Down and Out Blues," "Shake That Thing," "Salty Dog," "Something’s Hot"…40 prime cuts, with slide-guitar wizardry everywhere! Acrobat.