Marvin Rainwater
Marvin Karlton Rainwater (July 2, 1925 – September 17, 2013) was an American country and rockabilly singer and songwriter who had several hits during the late 1950s, including the self-penned "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" and "Whole Lotta Woman," which hit No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. He was known for wearing Native American fashion-themed outfits on stage and claimed to have quarter-blood Cherokee ancestry. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Wichita (city in and county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States), Died September 17, 2013 (Minneapolis (city in and seat of Hennepin County, and largest city in State of Minnesota, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954 - 1955
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer, lyricist, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | CO50720 | 10-in. | 1/7/1954 | Walking shoes | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO53134 | 10-in. | 2/7/1955 | I gotta go get my baby | Maddox Brothers & Rose | Female vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Decca | 87216 | 1954 | I gotta go get my baby | Marvin Rainwater | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 87217 | 1954 | Daddy's glad you came home | Marvin Rainwater | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rainwater, Marvin," accessed January 17, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108044.
Rainwater, Marvin. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 17, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108044.
"Rainwater, Marvin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 17 January 2026.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Marvin Rainwater
Discogs: Marvin Rainwater
Allmusic: Marvin Rainwater
IMDb: Marvin Rainwater
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Rainwater, Marvin - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88617365
Wikidata: Marvin Rainwater - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q330093
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/197400
MusicBrainz: Marvin Rainwater - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7089f88e-6d18-48df-bfe1-62d23e88f404
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1483704 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1483704
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