Peetie Wheatstraw
William Bunch (December 21, 1902 – December 21, 1941), known as Peetie Wheatstraw, was an American musician, an influential figure among 1930s blues singers. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 21, 1902 (Ripley), Died December 21, 1941 (St. Louis)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist, composer, guitar
Notes: Credited as Pete Wheatstraw on his two Bluebird releases. Sometimes credited as "The Devil's Son-in-Law." Given name: William Bunch.
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 199 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 68026 | 10-in. | 8/28/1940 | What's that? | Peetie Wheatstraw | vocalist | ||
Decca | 74935 | 5/20/1949 | Working man (Doing the best I can) | Herman Ray | vocalist | |||
Decca | 74936 | 5/20/1949 | Trouble blues | Herman Ray | vocalist | |||
Decca | 74937 | 5/20/1949 | President's blues | Herman Ray | vocalist | |||
Decca | 74938 | 5/20/1949 | I'm a little piece of leather | Herman Ray | vocalist | |||
Decca | 90167 | 10-in. | 7/17/1935 | Whiskey head blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | 90168 | 10-in. | 7/17/1935 | Slave man blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | 90169 | 10-in. | 7/17/1935 | C and A train | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | 90170 | 10-in. | 7/17/1935 | Good hustler blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | 90173 | 10-in. | 7/17/1935 | Cocktail man blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | 90174 | 10-in. | 7/17/1935 | King spider blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | 90177 | 10-in. | 7/17/1935 | S.O.S. blues (Distress blues) | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 90178 | 10-in. | 7/17/1935 | Daddy calling Mama | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 90179 | 10-in. | 7/17/1935 | Just sitting here wondering | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 90180 | 10-in. | 7/17/1935 | Death Valley blues | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 90183 | 10-in. | 7/19/1935 | Blue, black and evil blues | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 90184 | 10-in. | 7/19/1935 | Tomorrow blues | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 90410 | 10-in. | 10/31/1935 | Christmas Christmas blues | Charlie Jordan | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 90411 | 10-in. | 10/31/1935 | Christmas tree blues | Verdi Lee | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 90412 | 10-in. | 10/31/1935 | Get it if you can | Verdi Lee | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 90413 | 10-in. | 10/31/1935 | Signifying at you | Verdi Lee | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 90414 | 10-in. | 10/31/1935 | No Christmas blues | Mary Harris | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 90415 | 10-in. | 10/31/1935 | Happy New Year blues | Mary Harris | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 90416 | 10-in. | 10/31/1935 | Santa Claus blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | 90417 | 10-in. | 10/31/1935 | Lonesome lonesome blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wheatstraw, Peetie," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105434.
Wheatstraw, Peetie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105434.
"Wheatstraw, Peetie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Wheatstraw, Peetie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86146212
Wikidata: Peetie Wheatstraw - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q322850
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51880671
MusicBrainz: Peetie Wheatstraw - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4b522d01-7efd-478b-9910-1f9d7de40f72
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