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 "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" and "Whole Lotta Woman," which hit #1 on the UK Singles Chart. He was known for wearing Native American-themed outfits on stage and claimed to have quarter-blood Cherokee ancestry.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 2, 1925 (Wichita), Died September 17, 2013 (Minneapolis)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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 April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108044.

Rainwater, Marvin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108044.

"Rainwater, Marvin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108044

External Sources

Wikipedia: Marvin Rainwater

Discogs: Marvin Rainwater

Allmusic: Marvin Rainwater

IMDb: Marvin Rainwater

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Rainwater, Marvin - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88617365

Wikidata: Marvin Rainwater - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q330093

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/197400

MusicBrainz: Marvin Rainwater - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7089f88e-6d18-48df-bfe1-62d23e88f404

ISNI: 0000 0000 7838 9176 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000078389176

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1483704

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