Howard [Cedric Rainwater] Watts
Birth and Death Data: Born February 18, 1915, Died January 21, 1970
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, harmony vocal, vocalist, songwriter, composer, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 48 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | E0VB-5814 | 10-in. | 10/20/1950 | 'Neath a cold gray tomb of stone | Kentucky Pardners (Charlie Monroe) ; Charlie Monroe | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | E0VB-5815 | 10-in. | 10/20/1950 | Good morning to you | Kentucky Pardners (Charlie Monroe) ; Charlie Monroe | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | E0VB-5816 | 10-in. | 10/20/1950 | I'm gonna sing, sing, sing | Kentucky Pardners (Charlie Monroe) ; Charlie Monroe | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | E0VB-5817 | 10-in. | 10/20/1950 | Gold star mother | Kentucky Pardners (Charlie Monroe) ; Charlie Monroe | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | RHCO4356 | 10-in. | 11/20/1950 | I'll be going to heaven sometime | The Masters Family | Mixed vocal trio, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | CCO4605 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Heavy traffic ahead | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4607 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Blue moon of Kentucky | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4608 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Toy heart | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4609 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Summertime is past and gone | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, harmony vocal, instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4610 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Mansions for me | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4611 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Mother's only sleeping | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4612 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Blue yodel #4 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4613 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Will you be loving another man | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4614 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | How will I explain about you | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4616 | 10-in. | 9/17/1946 | Wicked path of sin | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | Male vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, harmony vocal, instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4874 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | I'm going back to old Kentucky | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4875 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | It's mighty dark to travel | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4876 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | I hear a sweet voice calling | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist, harmony vocal | |
Columbia | CCO4877 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | Little cabin home on the hill | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4878 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | My rose of old Kentucky | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4879 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | Blue grass breakdown | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4880 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | Sweetheart you done me wrong | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Columbia | CCO4881 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | The old cross road (is waiting) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist, harmony vocal | |
Columbia | CCO4882 | 10-in. | 10/28/1947 | That home above | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with guitar and mandolin | vocalist, harmony vocal | |
Columbia | CCO4883 | 10-in. | 10/28/1947 | Remember the cross | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass, songwriter, vocalist, harmony vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Watts, Howard [Cedric Rainwater]," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/210814.
Watts, Howard [Cedric Rainwater]. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/210814.
"Watts, Howard [Cedric Rainwater]." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Watts, Howard, 1915-1970 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019024334
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