Peetie Wheatstraw

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 101-125 of 199 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	90613	10-in.	2/7/1936	Meet me in the bottom-2	Bumble Bee Slim	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90614	10-in.	2/7/1936	No good woman-1	Bumble Bee Slim	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	90744	10-in.	5/22/1936	Grass cutter blues	Alice Moore	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90745	10-in.	5/22/1936	Telephone blues	Alice Moore	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90746	10-in.	5/22/1936	Dark angel	Alice Moore	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90747	10-in.	5/22/1936	Money tree man	Alice Moore	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90748			Yalla man	Mary Johnson	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90749	10-in.	4/22/1936	Delmar Avenue	Mary Johnson	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90750	10-in.	5/22/1936	Feather bed blues	Mary Johnson	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90751	10-in.	5/22/1936	Stop my barrel house ways	Mary Johnson	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90752	10-in.	5/22/1936	I'm going fishing too	Alice Moore	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90754	10-in.	5/22/1936	Three men	Alice Moore	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90755	10-in.	5/23/1936	I just can't take it	Mary Johnson	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90794	10-in.	7/9/1936	Runnin' drunk again (Here I come)	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90795	10-in.	7/9/1936	Shake that thing	Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90954	10-in.	10/24/1936	Running drunk again	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90955	10-in.	10/24/1936	Coffin blues	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90956	10-in.	10/24/1936	Lonesome road blues	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90957	10-in.	10/24/1936	Sorry hearted blues	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90958	10-in.	10/24/1936	Mister Charlie	Kokomo Arnold ; Kokomo Arnold	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90961	10-in.	10/26/1936	When a man gets down	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	90962	10-in.	10/26/1936	I don't want no pretty faced woman	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	90963	10-in.	10/26/1936	False hearted woman	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	90964	10-in.	10/26/1936	Little house	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	90965	10-in.	10/26/1936	Fairasee woman	Peetie Wheatstraw ; Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist

(Results 101-125 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.

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