Kokomo may refer to:

Animals

Kokomo (gorilla) Kokomo is a female western lowland gorilla that lives in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. She was moved from the Oklahoma City Zoo The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is a zoo and botanical garden located in Oklahoma City's Adventure Distri ...

, a western lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo *

Kokomo Jr. Kokomo Jr. was the name given to at least two male common chimpanzees used as animal actors, one born c. 1955 and one born c. 1967. Kokomo Jr. replaced J. Fred Muggs as the animal mascot of the ''Today Show'' in 1957, and was known for his ability t ...

, a name given to two performing chimpanzees in the 1950s and 1960s

Music

Songs

* "Kokomo Blues", by Scrapper Blackwell (1928) * "Kokomo" (song), by the Beach Boys (1988) * "

Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So) "Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)" is a popular rock novelty song written in late 1954 by the rhythm and blues partnership of Forest Gene Wilson and Eunice Levy,Malcolm Mcfarlane and Ken Crossland, ''Perry Como: A Biography and Complete Career Record'' ( ...

", a rock/novelty song written in 1954 by Forest Gene Wilson and Eunice Levy and recorded by

the Crew Cuts The Crew Cuts were a Canadian vocal quartet, that made a number of popular records that charted in the United States and worldwide. They named themselves after the then popular crew cut haircut, one of the first connections made between pop musi ...

Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian-American singer, actor and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signing ...

, and many others * "Kokomo", by Greg Brown from '' The Evening Call'' * "Kokomo", by Little Feat from '' Down on the Farm'' * "Kokomo, IN", by Japanese Breakfast from '' Jubilee''

Other

* Kokomo (band), a British group from the 1970s *

Kokomo Records Kokomo Records was an American independent record label, founded in the 1960s by Ted Griffiths and Trevor Huyton. It reissued pre-war blues recordings by musicians such as Texas Alexander, Kokomo Arnold, Barbecue Bob, Doctor Clayton, Robert Johns ...

, a record company from the 1960/70s

People

* Kokomo Arnold (1896/1901–1968), born James Arnold, American blues musician *

Kokomo (musician) James Joseph Wisner (December 8, 1931 – March 13, 2018) was an American pianist, arranger, songwriter, and producer. He is best known for his 1961 hit single "Asia Minor", released under the name Kokomo. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Wisne ...

, 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

Places

United States

Kokomo, Indiana Kokomo ( ) is a city in Indiana and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard County, the Kokomo-Peru CSA, which includ ...

, a city in Howard County, that is also its county seat ** Indiana University Kokomo *

Kokomo, Arkansas Kokomo is an unincorporated area In Lee County, Arkansas Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. With its eastern border formed by the Mississippi River, it is considered to be part of the Arkansas Delta. As of the 2010 ...

, an unincorporated area in Lee County *

Kokomo, Colorado Kokomo is a silver- and gold-mining ghost town in Summit County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. Before being depopulated in the 1960s, Kokomo was at its height home to over 10,000 people. History The community took its name from nearby Kokomo ...

, a ghost town in Summit County *

Kokomo, Hawaii Kokomo is a community on the island of Maui, Maui County, Hawaii. It is located just north of Makawao, Hawaii at . Elevation is about . It is uphill of the area known as Haikū. Contrary to popular belief, the Beach Boys' 1988 single of the same ...

, a community on the island of Maui *

Kokomo, Mississippi Kokomo is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marion County, Mississippi. It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 150. History Kokomo was named after the city of Kokomo, Indiana. Koko ...

, an unincorporated community in Marion County * Kokomo, Texas

Kokomo Creek

* Kokomo Creek, a tributary of the

Chatanika River The Chatanika River (Lower Tanana: ''Ch'edenano'') is a tributary of the Tolovana River in the U.S. state of Alaska. The Chatanika River is a clear or lightly tannic stained rapid-runoff stream that has its headwaters in the White Mountains and ...

, Alaska * Kokomo Creek, a creek in

Hot Spring County Hot Spring County is located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,923. The county seat is Malvern. Hot Spring County was formed on November 2, 1829, from a portion of Clark County. It was named for the ...

, Arkansas * Kokomo Creek, a tributary of Wildcat Creek (Indiana)

Elsewhere

* Sandals Cay (formerly Kokomo Island), a privately owned island in Jamaica * Kokomo Beach, a beach on the island of

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...

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