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Wheatstraw, Peetie


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    • Bunch, William, 1902-1941
    • Wheatstraw, Pete
    • Devil's Son-In-Law (Blues musician)
    • High Sheriff from Hell (Blues musician)
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    • found: Peel, D. Oooh, well, well, it's the Peetie Wheatstraw stomps, c1972:t.p., etc. (blues-singing pianist of the 1930s; vocalist and composer; real name: William Bunch; Pete Wheatstraw)
    • found: LC data base, 7-30-86(hdg.: Wheatstraw, Peetie)
    • found: Twenty first St. stomp [SR] p2002:container (Peetie Wheatstraw) insert (b. William Bunch, 1902, Ripley, Tenn., d. Dec. 21, 1941; pianist)
    • found: Santelli, R. Big book of blues, 2001(Wheatstraw, Peetie; b. William Bunch, Dec. 21, 1902, Ripley, Tenn., d. Dec. 21, 1941, East St. Louis, Ill.; pianist and singer)
    • found: Oxford Reference online, March 19, 2018:Encyclopedia of popular music (Wheatstraw, Peetie; born William Bunch, December 21, 1902, Ripley, Tennessee; died December 21, 1941, East St. Louis, Illinois; also known as the Devil's Son-In-Law and the High Sherrif [sic] Of Hell; an influential and popular blues artist of the 20s and 30s, he was an accomplished pianist, guitarist and singer)
    • found: Grove music online, March 19, 2018(Wheatstraw, Peetie (William Bunch; Devil's Son-in-Law; High Sheriff from Hell); born December 21, 1902, Ripley, Tennessee; died December 21, 1941, East St. Louis, Illinois; American blues singer, pianist, and guitarist; brought up in Tennessee, but for most of his life lived in East St Louis, where he was a popular singer in the notorious Valley district; used the nicknames the “Devil's-Son-in-Law” and, once, the “High Sheriff from Hell” on his records)
    • found: Wikipedia, March 19, 2018(Peetie Wheatstraw; born William Bunch, December 21, 1902, either Ripley, Tennessee, or Cotton Plant, Arkansas, where he was buried; American musician, an influential figure among 1930s blues singers; all but two of his records were issued under the names "Peetie Wheatstraw, the Devil's Son-in-Law" and "Peetie Wheatstraw, the High Sheriff from Hell"; on his records Wheatstraw occasionally played the guitar, but he usually played the piano, accompanied by a guitarist)
    • notfound: NLC 7-31-86.
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    • 1986-08-01: new
    • 2018-03-22: revised
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