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Bukka White

Booker T. Washington "Bukka" White (November 12, 1906 – February 26, 1977) was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer. His first full-length biography, The Life and Music of Booker "Bukka" White: Recalling the Blues (2024), has been published by the University Press of Mississippi.

Birth and Death Data: Born Houston (town in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States), Died February 26, 1977 (Memphis (city in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, songwriter, arranger

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 28 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-59995 10-in. 5/26/1930 The new 'Frisco train Napoleon Hairston ; Washington White [i.e., Bukka White] Male vocal solo, with talk and 2 guitars vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Victor BVE-59996 10-in. 5/26/1930 The Panama Limited Washington White [i.e., Bukka White] Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, songwriter  
Victor BVE-59997 10-in. 5/26/1930 The doctor blues Washington White [i.e., Bukka White] Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Victor BVE-59998 10-in. 5/26/1930 Mississippi milk blues Washington White [i.e., Bukka White] Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Victor BVE-59999 10-in. 5/26/1930 Women shootin' blues Washington White [i.e., Bukka White] Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Victor BVE-60000 10-in. 5/26/1930 Mule lopin' blues Washington White [i.e., Bukka White] Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Victor BVE-62501 10-in. 5/26/1930 Stranger woman blues Napoleon Hairston ; Washington White [i.e., Bukka White] Male vocal solo, with talk and 2 guitars vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Victor BVE-62502 10-in. 5/26/1930 Jealous man blues Napoleon Hairston ; Washington White [i.e., Bukka White] Male vocal solo, with talk and 2 guitars vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Victor BVE-62503 10-in. 5/26/1930 Moma ain't going to have it here Napoleon Hairston ; Washington White [i.e., Bukka White] Male vocal solo, with talk and 2 guitars vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Victor BVE-62504 10-in. 5/26/1930 Dirty mistreatin' blues Napoleon Hairston ; Washington White [i.e., Bukka White] Male vocal solo, with talk and 2 guitars vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Victor BVE-62505 10-in. 5/26/1930 Over yonder Washington White [i.e., Bukka White] Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars instrumentalist, guitar, arranger, vocalist  
Victor BVE-62506 10-in. 5/26/1930 I am in the heavenly way Washington White [i.e., Bukka White] Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and female vocals instrumentalist, guitar, arranger, vocalist  
Victor BVE-62507 10-in. 5/26/1930 Trusting in my Saviour Washington White [i.e., Bukka White] Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars instrumentalist, guitar, arranger, vocalist  
Victor BVE-62508 10-in. 5/26/1930 The promise true and grand Washington White [i.e., Bukka White] Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and female vocal accompaniment instrumentalist, guitar, arranger, vocalist  
Columbia C1996 10-in. 9/2/1937 Pinebluff Arkansas Bukka White Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia C1997 10-in. 9/2/1937 Shake 'em on down Bukka White Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia WC2977 10-in. 3/7/1940 Black train blues Bukka White Male vocal solo, with guitar and washboard vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia WC2978 10-in. 3/7/1940 Strange place blues Bukka White Male vocal solo, with guitar and washboard vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia WC2979 10-in. 3/7/1940 When can I change my clothes Bukka White Male vocal solo, with guitar and washboard vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia WC2980 10-in. 3/1/1940 Sleepy man blues Bukka White Male vocal solo, with guitar and washboard vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia WC2981 10-in. 3/7/1940 Parchman farm blues Bukka White Male vocal solo, with guitar and washboard vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia WC2982 10-in. 3/7/1940 Good gin blues Bukka White Male vocal solo, with guitar and washboard vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia WC2987 10-in. 3/8/1940 High fever blues Bukka White Male vocal solo, with guitar and washboard vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia WC2988 10-in. 3/8/1940 District attorney blues Bukka White Male vocal solo, with guitar and washboard vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia WC2989 10-in. 3/1/1940 Fixin' to die blues Bukka White Male vocal solo, with guitar and washboard vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 1-25 of 28 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "White, Bukka," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103197.

White, Bukka. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103197.

"White, Bukka." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103197

External Sources

Wikipedia: Bukka White

Discogs: Bukka White

Allmusic: Bukka White

IMDb: Bukka White

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: White, Bukka - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81072535

Wikidata: Bukka White - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q918497

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/37104423

MusicBrainz: Bukka White - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/882af819-887e-4691-a4af-b14613058942

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/75127 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/75127

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