Peetie Wheatstraw Block And Tackle (VOCALION 03348) (1936)
I do not own the copyright to this recording. This video is for historical and educational purposes only. Composed by M. Harrison Peetie Wheatstraw (William Bunch):Vocals & Piano Unknown:Guitar Recorded in Chicago, IL. Thursday, April 9, 1936 Originally issued on and this recording taken from the 1936 single (Vocalion 03348) (78 RPM) 78 RPM label scan from the collection of Michael Gann
About Peetie Wheatstraw
American blues pianist, guitarist and singer (a.k.a. The Devil's Son In Law, The High Sheriff of Hellborn). Born: December 21, 1902 in Ripley, Tennessee, USA (or Cotton Plant, Arkansas, USA) Died: December 21, 1941 in East St. Louis, Illinois, USA (Car accident) Wheatstraw was a enjoying the crest of his success at the time of his premature death. The car he was sitting in hit a standing freight train on his 39th birthday. He was inducted into Blues Hall of Fame in 2008.
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