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 1-25 of 69 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh 8582 10-in. 3/19/1924 Everybody's got the blues Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver Female vocal solo, with banjo-guitar instrumentalist, banjo-guitar, songwriter  
OKeh 8583 10-in. 3/19/1924 My man blues Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver Female vocal solo, with banjo-guitar instrumentalist, banjo-guitar, songwriter  
OKeh 8584 10-in. 3/19/1924 Pleading blues Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver Female vocal solo, with banjo-guitar instrumentalist, banjo-guitar, songwriter  
OKeh 8585 10-in. 3/19/1924 Every woman needs a man Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver Female vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
OKeh 8593 Not documented Mar. 1924 [Unknown title(s)] Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh 8594 Not documented Mar. 1924 [Unknown title(s)] Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh 8595 10-in. Mar. 1924 Got to leave my home blues Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver Female vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
OKeh 8596 10-in. Mar. 1924 Poor me blues Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver Female vocal solo, with banjo-guitar instrumentalist, banjo-guitar, songwriter  
OKeh 9023 10-in. Mar. 1925 Can't find nobody to do like my old daddy do Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with banjo and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh 9024 10-in. Mar. 1925 I'm sorry blues Sara Martin ; Charles Washington ; Sylvester Weaver Female vocal solo, with banjo and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh 9026 Not documented Mar. 1925 [Unknown title(s)] Instrumental Trio Instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh 9027 10-in. Mar. 1925 Steel string blues Instrumental Trio Instrumental trio composer, instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh 9029 10-in. Mar. 1925 Strange lovin' blues Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh 9030 10-in. Mar. 1925 I can always tell when a man is treatin' me cool Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh S-71980 10-in. October 1923 Longing for daddy blues Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver Female vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh S-71981 10-in. October 1923 I've got to go and leave my daddy behind Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver Female vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh S-71986 10-in. 11/2/1923 Guitar blues Sylvester Weaver Guitar solo instrumentalist, guitar, composer  
OKeh S-71997 10-in. 11/2/1923 Guitar rag Sylvester Weaver Guitar solo instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
OKeh S-71998 10-in. 11/2/1923 Roamin' blues Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver Female vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh S-71999 10-in. 11/2/1923 Good-bye blues Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver Female vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh S-72265 10-in. Jan. 1924 Jail house blues Virginia Liston Female vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh S-72582 10-in. May 1924 Weaver's blues Sylvester Weaver Guitar solo instrumentalist, guitar, composer  
OKeh S-72585 10-in. 5/29/1924 Smoketown strut Sylvester Weaver Guitar solo instrumentalist, guitar, composer  
OKeh S-72586 10-in. 5/29/1924 If I don't find my brown I won't be back at all Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with guitar (take A); with piano (take B) instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
OKeh S-72590 10-in. June 1924 Mixing them up in "C" Sylvester Weaver Guitar solo instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 1-25 of 69 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weaver, Sylvester," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110648.

Weaver, Sylvester. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110648.

"Weaver, Sylvester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110648

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