Sylvester Weaver
Sylvester Weaver (July 25, 1897 – April 4, 1960) was an American blues guitar player and a pioneer of country blues. He was the son of Walter and Mattie (nee Embers or Embry) Weaver. Walter Weaver's 1952 Kentucky death certificate indicates that he was born in Port Gibson, Mississippi. That area's economy was heavily agricultural, relying on African American labor to produce a profitable cotton crop. After Walter Weaver migrated to Louisville, Kentucky, Port Gibson would play a role in the preservation and dissemination of a blues tradition indigenous to the Mississippi Delta. This tradition, in the form in which Walter Weaver experienced it, likely was a foundation upon which Sylvester Weaver built his unique performance style. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 25, 1897 (Louisville), Died April 4, 1960 (Louisville)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, composer, songwriter, banjo-guitar, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 51-69 of 69 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | W81404 | 10-in. | 8/31/1927 | Soft steel piston | Walter Beasley ; Sylvester Weaver | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81868 | 10-in. | 11/26/1927 | Chittlin' rag blues | Sylvester Weaver | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
OKeh | W81872 | 10-in. | 11/26/1927 | Cross-eyed blues | Helen Humes | Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81873 | 10-in. | 11/26/1927 | Garlic blues | Helen Humes | Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81875 | 10-in. | 11/27/1927 | Railroad porter blues | Sylvester Weaver | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
OKeh | W81876 | 10-in. | 11/27/1927 | Me and my tapeworm | Sylvester Weaver | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81877 | 10-in. | 11/27/1927 | Rock pile blues | Sylvester Weaver | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81878 | 10-in. | 11/27/1927 | Devil blues | Sylvester Weaver | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81879 | 10-in. | 11/27/1927 | Polecat blues | Sylvester Weaver | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81880 | 10-in. | 11/27/1927 | Alligator blues | Helen Humes | Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81881 | 10-in. | 11/27/1927 | Nappy headed blues | Helen Humes | Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81882 | 10-in. | 11/27/1927 | Race horse blues | Helen Humes | Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81883 | 10-in. | 11/27/1927 | Bottle neck blues | Walter Beasley ; Sylvester Weaver | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | W81884 | 10-in. | 11/27/1927 | St. Louis blues | Walter Beasley ; Sylvester Weaver | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81897 | 10-in. | 11/30/1927 | Georgia skin | Walter Beasley | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81898 | 10-in. | 11/30/1927 | Southern man blues | Walter Beasley | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81899 | 10-in. | 11/30/1927 | Toad frog blues | Walter Beasley | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81900 | 10-in. | 11/30/1927 | Sore feet blues | Walter Beasley | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81901 | 10-in. | 11/30/1927 | Black spider blues | Sylvester Weaver | Male vocal solo, with guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weaver, Sylvester," accessed October 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110648.
Weaver, Sylvester. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110648.
"Weaver, Sylvester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Weaver, Sylvester - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98004854
Wikidata: Sylvester Weaver - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2374143
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2660969
MusicBrainz: Sylvester Weaver - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1e1fa4a5-3bd6-4a1c-9b1d-5c613a741500
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