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 126-129 of 129 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E25624-E25625 10-in. 12/15/1927 The broken engagement Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin composer, lyricist  
Brunswick 1030W-1031W 10-in. 8/5/1925 The broken engagement Charlie Oaks Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica composer, lyricist  
Edison 9514 10-in. 5/14/1924 The wreck on the Southern Old 97 Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica lyricist, composer  
Vocalion 13058 10-in. Apr. 1924 Lonesome road blues George Reneau Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica lyricist, composer  
(Results 126-129 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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