
Peetie Wheatstraw
William Bunch (December 21, 1902 – December 21, 1941), known as Peetie Wheatstraw, was an American musician, an influential figure among 1930s blues singers. The only known photograph of him shows him holding a National brand tricone resonator guitar, but he played the piano on most of his recordings. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born December 21st, 1902 (Ripley), Died December 21st, 1941 (St. Louis)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, piano, guitar, composer
Notes: Credited as Pete Wheatstraw on his two Bluebird releases. Sometimes credited as "The Devil's Son-in-Law."
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 179 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-67560 | 10-in. | 9/28/1931 | Devil's son-in-law | Peetie Wheatstraw | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-67561 | 10-in. | 9/28/1931 | Pete Wheatstraw | Peetie Wheatstraw | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67566 | 10-in. | 9/28/1931 | Creeping blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67567 | 10-in. | 9/28/1931 | Ice and snow blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67568 | 10-in. | 9/28/1931 | Greyhound blues | Charley Jordan | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-67569 | 10-in. | 9/28/1931 | Workingman's blues | Charley Jordan | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-67570 | 10-in. | 9/28/1931 | Santa Claus blues | Charley Jordan | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-67571 | 10-in. | 9/28/1931 | Bad breaks blues | Charley Jordan | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-074000 | 10-in. | 1/30/1942 | Got to go blues | Big Joe and his Rhythm | Washboard band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-074001 | 10-in. | 1/30/1942 | Come over and see me | Big Joe and his Rhythm | Washboard band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-074002 | 10-in. | 1/30/1942 | Sleeping by myself | Big Joe and his Rhythm | Washboard band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-074003 | 10-in. | 1/30/1942 | Bessie Lee blues | Big Joe and his Rhythm | Washboard band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Decca | 60506 | 10-in. | 2/18/1936 | Working man (Doing the best I can) | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | 60507 | 10-in. | 2/18/1936 | Low down rascal | Peetie Wheatstraw | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 60511 | 10-in. | 2/18/1936 | When I get my bonus | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | 60512 | 10-in. | 2/18/1936 | Coon can Shorty | Peetie Wheatstraw | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 60522 | 10-in. | 2/19/1936 | Meat cutter blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | 60523 | 10-in. | 2/19/1936 | The first shall be last and the last shall be first | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | 60527 | 10-in. | 2/19/1936 | Kidnappers blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 60532 | 10-in. | 2/20/1936 | Old good whiskey blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | 60538 | 10-in. | 2/20/1936 | Poor millionaire blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 60539 | 10-in. | 2/20/1936 | Deep sea love | Peetie Wheatstraw | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 60540 | 10-in. | 2/20/1936 | Drinking man blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 60544 | 10-in. | 2/21/1936 | Country fool blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | 63535 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | 304 blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wheatstraw, Peetie," accessed April 14, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105434.
Wheatstraw, Peetie. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 14, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105434.
"Wheatstraw, Peetie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 14 April 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Peetie Wheatstraw
Discogs: Wheatstraw, Peetie
Allmusic: Wheatstraw, Peetie
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Wheatstraw, Peetie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86146212
Wikidata: Peetie Wheatstraw - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q322850
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/51880671/
MusicBrainz: Wheatstraw, Peetie - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4b522d01-7efd-478b-9910-1f9d7de40f72
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