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Artist

Henry Whitter

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Aliases
Whitter's Virginia Breakdowners
Born
April 6, 1892
Died
November 17, 1941
Country
United States
IPI
Comments
Whitter was an early country recording artist. Principally a guitarist, he also played banjo, fiddle, piano and harmonica.
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
May 1929 (2 artists)
February 1928 (6 artists)
1924 (50 artists)
i September 1931 (32 artists)
February 1928 (3 artists)
November 21, 1930 (14 artists)
 REL July 1925 (9 artists)
Originally by Riley Puckett REC
March 22, 1929 (2 artists)
January 1924 (415 artists)
i 1925 (76 artists)
i January 1924 (11 artists)
September 1931 The New Lost City Ramblers
May 2, 1930 (5 artists)
 REL June 1926 (37 artists)
Originally by Riley Puckett REC
i November 1924 (3 artists)
i December 1924 (3 artists)
August 1924 (49 artists)
i January 1924 (12 artists)
May 2, 1930 (165 artists)
March 1925 (18 artists)
i November 1924 (100 artists)

Covers by Henry Whitter

Title Performer Release date Originally by
April 1925 Gid Tanner and George Riley Puckett
i December 1924 (unknown)
1927 (unknown)
June 1926 Henry Whitter
October 1926 (unknown)
1927 (unknown)
i May 1924 (unknown), (unknown)
1928 Piedmont Log Rollers - Vocal by Mr. Patterson
November 21, 1930 Ted Chesnut
March 1925 Uncle Dave Macon
May 1924 Steve Porter
December 6, 1929 (unknown)
i December 1924 William Tuson
1927 Kelly Harrell with Virginia String Band
1925 Will Oakland
May 1928 Edward M. Favor
October 19, 1928 (unknown)
Covered by (60 artists)
April 1925 (unknown), Lehman Engel and Chorus, (unknown)
1929 A.C. (Eck) Robertson
May 1924 (unknown)
Covered by (90 artists)
August 16, 1929 Burnett and Rutherford
(Henry Whitter, G.B. Grayson) 1928 Samantha Bumgarner
May 1928 (unknown)
1927 (unknown)
December 1926 Riley Puckett
July 1925 Kelly Harrell
August 1925 Vernon Dalhart
August 16, 1929 Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US])
May 1929 Edward M. Favor
January 1924 Charles Lewis Stine
Covered by (129 artists)
March 16, 1928 Fiddlin' John Carson
Covered by (52 artists)

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
Barnyard Serenade G. B. Grayson - Henry Whitter March 22, 1929 Victor
Black-Eyed Susan Whitter's Virginia Breakdowners April 1925 OKeh
Handsome Molly Grayson and Whitter March 16, 1928 Victor
He Is Coming to Us Dead G. B. Grayson - Henry Whitter February 1928 Victor
I'll Never Be Yours G.B. Grayson and Henry Whitter 1928 Gennett
I Saw a Man at the Close of Day Grayson and Whitter November 21, 1930 Victor
I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again Henry Whitter July 1925 OKeh
Jennie Lind Polka Whitter's Virginia Breakdowners December 1924 OKeh
Little Brown Jug Henry Whitter May 1924 OKeh
Little Maggie with a Dram Glass in Her Hand Grayson and Whitter December 6, 1929 Victor
Lonesome Road Blues Henry Whitter January 1924 OKeh
Lost John Henry Whitter 1925 OKeh
My Darling's Black Mustache Henry Whitter August 1925 OKeh
Never Be as Fast as I Have Been Grayson and Whitter September 1931 Victor
Nobody's Darling G.B. Grayson and Henry Whitter 1927 Gennett
On the Banks of the Old Tennessee Grayson and Whitter May 2, 1930 Victor
Put My Little Shoes Away Henry Whitter with Fiddler Joe June 1926 OKeh
Rain Crow Bill Blues Henry Whitter November 1924 OKeh
Red or Green Henry Whitter May 1928 Gennett
Rose Conley Grayson and Whitter October 19, 1928 Victor
Say, Darling, Say - Sally Gooden Justin Winfield - G.B. Grayson - Henry Whitter 1929 Gennett
Shout Lula Norman Gayle (Henry Whitter, G.B. Grayson) 1928 Champion [US1]
Show Me the Way to Go Home Henry Whitter and Fiddler Joe October 1926 OKeh
The Broken Engagement Henry Whitter 1927 OKeh
The Burglar Man Henry Whitter December 1926 OKeh
The Kaiser and Uncle Sam Henry Whitter December 1924 OKeh
The New River Train Henry Whitter August 1924 OKeh
The Nine-Pound Hammer G. B. Grayson - Henry Whitter August 16, 1929 Victor
The Old Time Fox Chase Henry Whitter January 1924 OKeh
The Red and Green Signal Lights G. B. Grayson - Henry Whitter May 1929 Victor
Tippy Two Step Blues Henry Whitter May 1924 OKeh
Travelling Man Henry Whitter 1924 OKeh
Watermelon Hanging on the Vine Henry Whitter March 1925 OKeh

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Reported errors

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