Walter Vinson

Walter Vinson (February 2, 1901 – April 22, 1975) was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks, worked with Bo Chatmon and his brothers, and co-wrote the blues standard "Sitting on Top of the World". He is erroneously known as Walter Vincson or Walter Vincent. He sometimes recorded as Walter Jacobs, using his mother's maiden name.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 2, 1901 (Bolton), Died April 22, 1975 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, songwriter, composer, speaker, yodeling

Notes: Member of the Mississippi Sheiks. Pseudonyms include Walter Jacobs, Walter Vincson, and Walter Vincent.

See Also: Jacobs, Walter; Vincent, Walte

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 144 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-67841	10-in.	1/20/1931	Sittin' on top of the world	Alabama Sheiks	Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-82600	10-in.	3/26/1934	Hitting the numbers	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-82601	10-in.	3/26/1934	It's done gone wet	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-82602	10-in.	3/26/1934	Pencil won't write no more	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-82603	10-in.	3/26/1934	I am the devil	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-82604	10-in.	3/26/1934	Baby please make a change	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-82605	10-in.	3/26/1934	She's got something crazy	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-82606	10-in.	3/26/1934	You'll work down to me someday	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82607	10-in.	3/26/1934	Somebody's got to help me	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82608	10-in.	3/26/1934	Good-morning blues	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82609	10-in.	3/26/1934	Blues on my mind	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82632	10-in.	3/27/1934	Lonesome grave took my baby	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82633	10-in.	3/27/1934	Pop skull blues	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82634	10-in.	3/27/1934	Sweet Maggie	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars	songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82635	10-in.	3/27/1934	Sales tax	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal duet, with violin, 2 guitars, and talk	speaker, songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-83862	10-in.	8/8/1934	Just sitting on top of the world	Milton Brown ; Musical Brownies	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BVE-87628	10-in.	1/19/1935	It's backfiring now	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-87629	10-in.	1/19/1935	Lean to one woman	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-87630	10-in.	1/19/1935	The world round-up	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-87631	10-in.	1/19/1935	Do right blues	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-87632	10-in.	1/19/1935	I can't go wrong	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-87633	10-in.	1/19/1935	Dead wagon blues	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and talk	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, songwriter
Victor	BVE-87634	10-in.	1/19/1935	She's going to her lonesome grave	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter
Victor	BVE-87635	10-in.	1/19/1935	Fingering with your fingers	Mississippi Sheiks	Violin and 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter
Victor	BS-02625	10-in.	10/16/1936	I'm gonna try that meat	Ernest 44 ; Tommy Griffin ; Walter Jacobs	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 1-25 of 144 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vinson, Walter," accessed September 22, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111167.

Vinson, Walter. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 22, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111167.

"Vinson, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 22 September 2023.