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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
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  
(Results 76-100 of 199 records)

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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105434

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