Sold Date: September 23, 2023
Start Date: September 16, 2023
Final Price: $10.00 (USD)
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YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN ORIGINAL BLUES WITH PIANO GUITAR AND BASS RECORDING.
PERFORMED BY PETTIE WHEATSTRAW (THE DEVIL'S SON-IN-LAW).

RECORDED ON THE DECCA LABEL NO. 7272.
SIDE A ...BEGGAR MAN BLUES.
SIDE 8....FAIRASEE WOMAN (MEMPHIS WOMAN).  
CONDITION IS GOOD+ WITH A FEW SCRATCHES AND AN EDGE CHIP (SEE PICTURES) .
NOTE THIS RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED AND TESTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND PLAYS GREAT.
William Bunch (December 21, 1902 – December 21, 1941), known as Peetie Wheatstraw, was an American musician, an influential figure among 1930s  singers. Wheatstraw began recording in 1930 and was so popular that he continued to record through the , when the number of blues records issued was drastically reduced. The blues musician Charlie Jordan introduced Wheatstraw to recording, setting him up with both  and . For the rest of his life, he was one of the most recorded blues singers and accompanists. His total output of 161 recorded songs was surpassed by only four prewar blues artists: , ,  and  (Amos Easton). In the clubs of St. Louis and  his popularity was outstanding, rivalled only by that of . Despite references to his touring, there is little evidence that he worked outside these cities, except to make records.