The story
William Bunch, known as Peetie Wheatstraw, was an American musician, an influential figure among 1930s blues singers.
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Artist · from Ripley · 1902 to 1941
Peetie Wheatstraw
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Records
Singles 18
- Gangster's Blues / Look Out for Yourself
Gangster's Blues / Look Out for YourselfNov 1940 · SingleVinyl
- What More Can a Man Do? / Shack Bully Stomp
What More Can a Man Do? / Shack Bully StompAug 1938 · SingleVinyl
- Sweet Lucille / Cake Alley
Sweet Lucille / Cake AlleyApr 1938 · SingleVinyl
- New Working on the Project / Third Street's Going Down
New Working on the Project / Third Street's Going DownNov 1937 · SingleVinyl
- Crazy With the Blues / Ramblin' Man
Crazy With the Blues / Ramblin' ManSep 1937 · SingleVinyl
- Would You Would You Mama / Working on the Project
Would You Would You Mama / Working on the ProjectJun 1937 · SingleVinyl
- Crapshooter's Blues / Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp
Crapshooter's Blues / Peetie Wheatstraw StompApr 1937 · SingleVinyl
- Drinking Man Blues / Country Fool Blues
Drinking Man Blues / Country Fool BluesOct 1936 · SingleVinyl
- All Night Long Blues / Numbers Blues
All Night Long Blues / Numbers BluesMay 1935 · SingleVinyl
- Devil’s Son-In-Law / Pete Wheatstraw
Devil’s Son-In-Law / Pete Wheatstraw2 May 1934 · SingleVinyl
- Police Station Blues / All Alone Blues
Police Station Blues / All Alone BluesNov 1932 · SingleVinyl
- C and A Blues / Six Weeks Old Blues
C and A Blues / Six Weeks Old BluesJan 1932 · SingleVinyl
All 18 singles
- Can’t See Blues / Sleepless Nights’ Blues
Can’t See Blues / Sleepless Nights’ Blues1932 · SingleVinyl
- Don’t Feel Welcome Blues / Strange Man Blues
Don’t Feel Welcome Blues / Strange Man Blues1931 · SingleVinyl
- Don’t Hang My Clothes on No Barb Wire Line / Ain’t It a...
Don’t Hang My Clothes on No Barb Wire Line / Ain’t It a Pity and a Shame1931 · SingleVinyl
- So Long Blues / Mama’s Advice
So Long Blues / Mama’s Advice1931 · SingleVinyl
- So Soon / School Days
So Soon / School Days1930 · SingleVinyl
- Tennessee Peaches Blues / Four O'Clock in the Morning
Tennessee Peaches Blues / Four O'Clock in the Morning1930 · SingleVinyl
- Blues Masters, Volume 17 · 2012 · compilation
- The Last Straw · 1999 · compilation
- The Blues Collection: Peetie Wheatstraw, The Devil's Son-In-Law · 1996 · compilation
- Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 2: 25 March 1934 to 17 July 1935 · 1994 · compilation
- Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 5: 26 March 1937 to 18 October 1938 · 1994 · compilation
- Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 7: 4 April 1940 to 25 November 1941 · 1994 · compilation
- Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Vol. 1: 1930-1932 · 1994 · compilation
- Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 6: 18 October 1938 to 4 April 1940 · 1994 · compilation
- Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Vol. 3: 17 July 1935 to 19 February 1936 · 1994 · compilation
- Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 4: 20 February 1936 to 26 March 1937 · 1994 · compilation
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Bands and projects
The bands Peetie Wheatstraw played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.
Also plays on
Records by other artists with Peetie Wheatstraw in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.
In playlists
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If you like Peetie Wheatstraw
- Lester Williams2 sources agree
- Jack McVea2 sources agree
- Kokomo Arnold2 sources agree
- Gatemouth Moore2 sources agree
- Varetta Dillard2 sources agree
- Louis Jordan and His Tympany FiveListenBrainz listeners
- Louis PrimaListenBrainz listeners
- Muddy WatersListenBrainz listeners
- Robert JohnsonListenBrainz listeners
- Bo DiddleyListenBrainz listeners
- Lonnie JohnsonListenBrainz listeners
- The Andrews SistersListenBrainz listeners
Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Peetie Wheatstraw’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.
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