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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

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