Henry Whitter

William Henry Whitter (April 6, 1892 – November 17, 1941) was an early old-time recording artist in the United States. He first performed as a solo singer, guitarist and harmonica player, and later in partnership with the fiddler G. B. Grayson. He recorded the first version of "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad".

Birth and Death Data: Born April 6, 1892 (Virginia), Died November 17, 1941 (Morganton)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, harmonica, vocalist, composer, speaker, lyricist, leader, arranger

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 129 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-56323 10-in. 10/1/1929 The Coal Creek mines Grayson and Whitter Vocal and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BVE-56324 10-in. 10/1/1929 What you gonna do with the baby Grayson and Whitter Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BVE-56325 10-in. 10/1/1929 Fox chase no. 2 Henry Whitter Harmonica solo, with vocal effects instrumentalist, harmonica, speaker, composer  
Victor BVE-56326 10-in. 10/1/1929 Train blues Henry Whitter Harmonica solo, with vocal effects instrumentalist, harmonica, speaker, composer  
Victor BVE-64742 10-in. 11/28/1930 Mah yeller gal Fisher Hendley ; Marshall Small ; Henry Whitter Instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BVE-64743 10-in. 11/28/1930 A pretty gal's love Fisher Hendley ; Marshall Small ; Henry Whitter Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio, and talk instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BVE-64744 10-in. 11/28/1930 Another man's wife Fisher Hendley ; Marshall Small ; Henry Whitter Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BVE-64745 10-in. 11/28/1930 The possum hunt Fisher Hendley ; Marshall Small ; Henry Whitter Instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BVE-64748 10-in. 11/29/1930 Shuffle, feet, shuffle Fisher Hendley ; Marshall Small ; Henry Whitter Instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BVE-64749 10-in. 11/29/1930 Tar and feathers Fisher Hendley ; Marshall Small ; Henry Whitter Instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BVE-64750 10-in. 11/29/1930 Pretty little gal Fisher Hendley ; Henry Whitter Harmonica solo, with banjo instrumentalist, harmonica, composer  
Victor BVE-64751 10-in. 11/29/1930 Whitter's rabbit hunt Henry Whitter Monologue, with harmonica solo speaker, instrumentalist, harmonica, composer  
OKeh 9210 10-in. 7/1/1925 The story by the moonlight Henry Whitter Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
OKeh 9211 10-in. 7/1/1925 Liza Jane Henry Whitter Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
OKeh 9212 10-in. 7/1/1925 I wish I was a single girl again Henry Whitter Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
OKeh 9213 10-in. 7/1/1925 Old maid blues Roba Stanley Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
OKeh 9214 Not documented 7/1/1925 [Unknown title(s)] Roba Stanley Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
OKeh 9215 10-in. 7/1/1925 A single life Roba Stanley Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
OKeh 9216 Not documented 7/1/1925 [Unknown title(s)] Roba Stanley Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
OKeh 9270 10-in. 8/25/1925 I was born about ten thousand years ago Kelly Harrell Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
OKeh 9271 10-in. 8/25/1925 Wild Bill Jones Kelly Harrell Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh 9272 10-in. 8/25/1925 Peg and awl Kelly Harrell Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
OKeh 9273 Not documented 8/25/1925 [Unknown title(s)] Kelly Harrell Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
OKeh 9274 10-in. 8/25/1925 I was born in Pennsylvania Kelly Harrell Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
OKeh 9275 Not documented 8/25/1925 [Unknown title(s)] Kelly Harrell Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
(Results 26-50 of 129 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Whitter, Henry," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110680.

Whitter, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110680.

"Whitter, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110680

External Sources

Wikipedia: Henry Whitter

Discogs: Henry Whitter

Allmusic: Henry Whitter

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Whitter, Henry, 1892-1941 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98007934

Wikidata: Henry Whitter - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q606120

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/31607113

MusicBrainz: Henry Whitter - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9a016d7b-f159-407c-8dae-b72e77bdaf45

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1802817

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