Asia Minor
Kokomo
1961
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Kokomo
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Kokomo, on Asia Minor, is the recording name used by pianist, arranger, songwriter and producer Jimmy Wisner. A classically trained musician who led a Philadelphia jazz trio, Wisner adopted that name for the 1961 pop instrumental. His other work included songwriting for the Searchers and the Tymes, arranging, production and an A&R role at Columbia Records.
Artist background sources
ABKCO - Jimmy Wisner official label biography
Read artist, label, licensed biography or contemporary trade text supporting the specific identity and career facts summarized here; not an automatic track-date or genre update. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Asia Minor by Kokomo appears at number 44 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1961. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1961 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1961 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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