Sylvester Weaver
Sylvester Weaver (July 25, 1896 or 1897 – April 4, 1960) was an American blues guitar player and a pioneer of country blues. |
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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 |
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OKeh | 8582 | 10-in. | 3/19/1924 | Everybody's got the blues | Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver | Female vocal solo, with banjo-guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, banjo-guitar | |
OKeh | 8583 | 10-in. | 3/19/1924 | My man blues | Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver | Female vocal solo, with banjo-guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, banjo-guitar | |
OKeh | 8584 | 10-in. | 3/19/1924 | Pleading blues | Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver | Female vocal solo, with banjo-guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, banjo-guitar | |
OKeh | 8585 | 10-in. | 3/19/1924 | Every woman needs a man | Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver | Female vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
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 | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | 8596 | 10-in. | Mar. 1924 | Poor me blues | Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver | Female vocal solo, with banjo-guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, banjo-guitar | |
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 | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
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. | Oct. 1923 | Longing for daddy blues | Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver | Female vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | S-71981 | 10-in. | Oct. 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 | composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | S-71997 | 10-in. | 11/2/1923 | Guitar rag | Sylvester Weaver | Guitar solo | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
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 | composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
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) | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | S-72590 | 10-in. | June 1924 | Mixing them up in "C" | Sylvester Weaver | Guitar solo | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weaver, Sylvester," accessed June 6, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110648.
Weaver, Sylvester. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110648.
"Weaver, Sylvester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 6 June 2023.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Sylvester Weaver (musician)
Discogs: Sylvester Weaver
Allmusic: Sylvester Weaver
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Weaver, Sylvester - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98004854
Wikidata: Sylvester Weaver (musician) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2374143
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2660969
MusicBrainz: Sylvester Weaver - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1e1fa4a5-3bd6-4a1c-9b1d-5c613a741500
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