Walter Vinson
Walter Vinson (February 2, 1901 – April 22, 1975) was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks, worked with Bo Chatmon and his brothers, and co-wrote the blues standard "Sitting on Top of the World". He is erroneously known as Walter Vincson or Walter Vincent. He sometimes recorded as Walter Jacobs, using his mother's maiden name. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 2, 1901 (Bolton), Died April 22, 1975 (Chicago)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, songwriter, composer, speaker, yodeling
Notes: Member of the Mississippi Sheiks. Pseudonyms include Walter Jacobs, Walter Vincson, and Walter Vincent.
See Also: Jacobs, Walter; Vincent, Walte
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 144 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | W404144 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | West Jackson blues | Bo Carter ; Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404145 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Jail bird love song | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
OKeh | W404146 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Yodeling fiddling blues | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with violin and 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling, songwriter | |
OKeh | W404147 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Baby keeps stealing lovin' on me | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404148 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | River bottom blues | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin, 2 guitars, and talk | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404149 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Bootleggers' blues | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404150 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Loose like that | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo and dialogue, with violin and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, speaker, songwriter | |
OKeh | W404435 | 10-in. | 9/9/1930 | Sitting on top of the world | Clarence Williams’ Jug Band | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
OKeh | W404606 | 10-in. | 12/1/1930 | Sitting on top of the world | Scottdale String Band | 2 guitars and banjo-mandolin | songwriter | |
OKeh | W404673 | 10-in. | 12/11/1930 | Stop and listen blues | William Hanson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
OKeh | W404674 | 10-in. | 12/11/1930 | Sitting on top of the world | William Hanson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
OKeh | W404709 | 10-in. | 12/15/1930 | Sitting on top of the world no. 2 | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404710 | 10-in. | 12/15/1930 | Your good man caught the train and gone | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
OKeh | W404711 | 10-in. | 12/15/1930 | Times done got hard | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404712 | 10-in. | 12/15/1930 | Unhappy blues | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404713 | 10-in. | 12/15/1930 | Still I'm traveling on | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404724 | 10-in. | 12/15/1930 | Same thing the cats fight about | Bo Carter ; Walter Jacobs | Male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist | |
OKeh | W404725 | 10-in. | 12/15/1930 | Times is tight like that | Bo Carter ; Walter Jacobs | Male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist | |
OKeh | W404729 | 10-in. | 12/16/1930 | You gonna need me | Charlie McCoy | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and mandolin | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404730 | 10-in. | 12/16/1930 | It is so good | Charlie McCoy | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and mandolin | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404731 | 10-in. | 12/16/1930 | It is so good | Charlie McCoy | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and mandolin | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404782 | 10-in. | 12/19/1930 | Honey babe, let the deal go down | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404783 | 10-in. | 12/19/1930 | She ain't no good | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404784 | 10-in. | 12/19/1930 | Ramrod blues | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404785 | 10-in. | 12/19/1930 | Stop and listen blues no. 2 | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vinson, Walter," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111167.
Vinson, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111167.
"Vinson, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Vinson, Walter, 1901-1975 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98108052
Wikidata: Walter Vinson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q776003
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/95145969990832250445
MusicBrainz: Walter Vinson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b458da2f-7142-463e-b232-ea3f94c33934
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