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
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  
(Results 1-25 of 48 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Watts, Howard [Cedric Rainwater]," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/210814.

Watts, Howard [Cedric Rainwater]. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/210814.

"Watts, Howard [Cedric Rainwater]." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/210814

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Watts, Howard, 1915-1970 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019024334

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/169155104009076201933

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