Henry Whitter

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 6th, 1892 (Virginia), Died November 10th, 1941 (Morganton)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1930

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

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 lyricist, composer  
Edison 9514 10-in. 5/14/1924 The wreck on the Southern Old 97 Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica composer, lyricist  
Vocalion 13058 10-in. Apr. 1924 Lonesome road blues George Reneau Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica lyricist, composer  
Vocalion 1030W-1031W 10-in. 8/5/1925 The broken engagement Charlie Oaks Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica composer, lyricist  
(Results 126-129 of 129 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Whitter, Henry," accessed March 7, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110680.

Whitter, Henry. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 7, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110680.

"Whitter, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 7 March 2021.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

Wikipedia: Henry Whitter

Discogs: Whitter, Henry

Allmusic: Whitter, Henry

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: https://viaf.org/viaf/31607113/

MusicBrainz: Whitter, Henry, 1892-1941 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9a016d7b-f159-407c-8dae-b72e77bdaf45

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