Brakeman Blues
Originally by Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
Released on Brakeman Blues (1938)
- Aliases
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Whitey McPherson accompanied by The Rhythm Wreckers
Whitey McPherson with "The Rhythm Wreckers"
- Real name
- Edmund Henry McPherson
- Born
- November 10, 1923
- Died
- December 16, 1989
- Country
- United States
- Comments
- Western swing and country singer from Oklahoma. While still in his early teens he recorded with a group called the Rhythm Wreckers which also included Ben Pollack, Harry James and later Muggsy Spanier. By 1938 Whitey's name appeared on his recordings: "Whitey McPherson accompanied by The Rhythm Wreckers." However, the musical accompaniment was by an unknown group of musicians.
- Member of
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The Rhythm Wreckers
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