| LC control no. | n 86146212 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wheatstraw, Peetie |
| Variant(s) | Bunch, William, 1902-1941 Wheatstraw, Pete Devil's Son-In-Law (Blues musician) High Sheriff from Hell (Blues musician) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | East Saint Louis (Ill.) |
| Birth date | 1902-12-21 |
| Death date | 1941-12-21 |
| Place of birth | Ripley (Tenn.) Cotton Plant (Ark.) |
| Place of death | East Saint Louis (Ill.) |
| Field of activity | Blues (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Pianists Singers Composers Guitarists |
| Found in | 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) LC data base, 7-30-86 (hdg.: Wheatstraw, Peetie) Twenty first St. stomp [SR] p2002: container (Peetie Wheatstraw) insert (b. William Bunch, 1902, Ripley, Tenn., d. Dec. 21, 1941; pianist) 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) 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) 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) 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) |
| Not found in | NLC 7-31-86. |
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