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Henry Whitter
12+ albums
old bitches in the mountainsfolkWhat Shall We Do Without Usvirginiaold-time music
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Henry Whitter (born April 6, 1892 near Fries, Grayson County, Virginia - died November 17, 1941 Morganton, North Carolina) was an early old-time recording artist, firstly as a solo singer, guitarist and harmonica player, and later in partnership with the fiddler G. B. Grayson (Grayson & Whitter). Whitter learned to play the guitar from an early age, and later on, the fiddle, banjo, harmonica and piano. His love of music made him dream of a career as an artist and he spent much time listening to cylinder recordings of Uncle Josh. He found work in a cotton mill called "Fries Washington Mill", but through the years 1923-1926 he frequently took time off to record. He claimed that his first session was in March 1923 in New York City for Okeh Records, which would have made him the first truly country singer to record, a few months before Fiddlin' John Carson. However, this claim is not supported by the Okeh files. What is certain is that Whitter did record for Okeh from December 1923 to 1926. In his first session, he recorded nine songs, including "Wreck On the Southern Old 97" coupled with "Lonesome Road Blues". The recording was released in January 1924 and was quite successful. The light opera singer and country musician Vernon Dalhart heard "Wreck On the Southern Old 97" and decided to record it. (That particular recording coupled with "The Prisoner's Song", went on to become the first million-selling record in country music in 1924.) Other songs in Whitter's repertoire would
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albums
Henry Whitter (Doxy Collection)
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The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (Disc 1)
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
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The Stuff That Dreams Are Made of: Super Rarities
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The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Super Rarities & Unissued Gems Of The 1920s & 30s
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The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of Disc 1
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Bristol Sessions (Vol.1)
The Bristol Sessions
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1920's Country
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Vintage Disaster Songs
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The Bristol Sessions: Historic Recordings from Bristol, Tennessee
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The Bristol Sessions [Disc 1]