b. 8 February 1929; Colquitt, GA
Bass player. Grew up in Cleveland, Ohio; settled in
Sacramento, California. Worked with bands in
France, Vietnam, and Japan while in the armed services. Sat in with Tiny Grimes as a youngster and
played with the Sensations in Japan. Arnett was a
member of Soul of the Blues, a popular Sacramentobased blues band.
RYAN OLSEN
Bibliography
Jung, Maureen. ‘‘Sacramento Blues: Part One.’’ Living
Blues no. 114 (March/April 1994): 58–65.