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3 unusual facts about Kokomo


Bernard Corrigan House

The actual maker of the art glass used in numerous windows and doors is unknown, but the glass itself was most likely supplied by the Kokomo Opalescent Glass Works of Kokomo, Indiana.

Garnett S. Stokes

Upon graduation, she was the first in her family to attend college and enrolled at Indiana University at Kokomo before transferring to Carson Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee, majoring in psychology.

The Greatest Hits – Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations

Featuring most of their classic—and biggest—hits during The Beach Boys' 1962-1966 golden streak, the album only breaks the period production by including the 1988 number 1 hit, "Kokomo".


Alan Spenner

Alan Henry Spenner (7 May 1948 – 11 August 1991) was a British bass player who performed with Wynder K. Frog, The Grease Band, ABC, David Coverdale, David Soul, Joe Cocker, Lynda Carter, Peter Frampton, Ted Nugent, Mick Taylor, Murray Head, Kokomo, Roxy Music, and played on the original 1970 concept album Jesus Christ Superstar.

Center Township, Clinton County, Indiana

As the geographic and business center of the county, numerous railroad where laid through the township and included the Monon, the Vandalia, the Toledo, St. Louis and Western, the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern, and the Kokomo.

Gene DeWeese

He worked for General Motors' Delco Electronics Division as an electronics technician in Kokomo, Indiana from 1954–1959, and as a technical writer (including for the Apollo Program) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1959 to 1974 (when he became a full-time freelance writer).

Indiana University Kokomo

Indiana University Kokomo ranks highest out of all IU regional campuses and receives a "B" by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA).

Joseph Baldwin

From 1857 to 1863, Baldwin led normal schools, including the Farmington Male and Female Seminary (Burnettsville, Indiana) and a new institution at Kokomo, Indiana.

Margaret Hillis

Margaret Hillis was an older sister to Elwood "Bud" Hillis, who served as Representative to the United States Congress from Kokomo, Indiana for eight terms (1971–1987).

Neil Hubbard

Neil Terrence Hubbard is a British guitarist who performed with Juicy Lucy (band), The Grease Band, Bluesology, Joe Cocker, Roxy Music, Kokomo, B.B. King, Kevin Rowland, and Tony O'Malley; and played on the original 1970 concept album, Jesus Christ Superstar.

Priscilla McLean

She has taught at Indiana University, Kokomo (1971-3), St. Mary's College, Notre Dame (1973-6), and the University of Hawaii (1985) and the University of Malaysia (1996).

Purdue University College of Technology at Kokomo

Purdue University College of Technology at Kokomo is part of the Purdue College of Technology (CoT) statewide system.

The Grease Band

Bassist Alan Spenner and rhythm guitarist Neil Hubbard would go on to play in the UK white soul band Kokomo; following this, Spenner would extensively work in support of the late 1970s/early 1980s incarnation of Roxy Music.


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