Walter Vinson
Walter Vinson (February 2, 1901 – April 22, 1975) was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks, worked with Bo Chatmon and his brothers, and co-wrote the blues standard "Sitting on Top of the World". He is erroneously known as Walter Vincson or Walter Vincent. He sometimes recorded as Walter Jacobs, using his mother's maiden name. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 2, 1901 (Bolton), Died April 22, 1975 (Chicago)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, songwriter, composer, speaker, yodeling
Notes: Member of the Mississippi Sheiks. Pseudonyms include Walter Jacobs, Walter Vincson, and Walter Vincent.
See Also: Jacobs, Walter; Vincent, Walte
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 144 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-67841 | 10-in. | 1/20/1931 | Sittin' on top of the world | Alabama Sheiks | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-82600 | 10-in. | 3/26/1934 | Hitting the numbers | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-82601 | 10-in. | 3/26/1934 | It's done gone wet | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-82602 | 10-in. | 3/26/1934 | Pencil won't write no more | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-82603 | 10-in. | 3/26/1934 | I am the devil | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-82604 | 10-in. | 3/26/1934 | Baby please make a change | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-82605 | 10-in. | 3/26/1934 | She's got something crazy | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-82606 | 10-in. | 3/26/1934 | You'll work down to me someday | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82607 | 10-in. | 3/26/1934 | Somebody's got to help me | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82608 | 10-in. | 3/26/1934 | Good-morning blues | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82609 | 10-in. | 3/26/1934 | Blues on my mind | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82632 | 10-in. | 3/27/1934 | Lonesome grave took my baby | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82633 | 10-in. | 3/27/1934 | Pop skull blues | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82634 | 10-in. | 3/27/1934 | Sweet Maggie | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82635 | 10-in. | 3/27/1934 | Sales tax | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal duet, with violin, 2 guitars, and talk | songwriter, speaker, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-83862 | 10-in. | 8/8/1934 | Just sitting on top of the world | Milton Brown ; Musical Brownies | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-87628 | 10-in. | 1/19/1935 | It's backfiring now | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-87629 | 10-in. | 1/19/1935 | Lean to one woman | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-87630 | 10-in. | 1/19/1935 | The world round-up | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-87631 | 10-in. | 1/19/1935 | Do right blues | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-87632 | 10-in. | 1/19/1935 | I can't go wrong | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-87633 | 10-in. | 1/19/1935 | Dead wagon blues | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and talk | songwriter, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-87634 | 10-in. | 1/19/1935 | She's going to her lonesome grave | Mississippi Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-87635 | 10-in. | 1/19/1935 | Fingering with your fingers | Mississippi Sheiks | Violin and 2 guitars | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-02625 | 10-in. | 10/16/1936 | I'm gonna try that meat | Ernest 44 ; Tommy Griffin ; Walter Jacobs | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vinson, Walter," accessed October 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111167.
Vinson, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111167.
"Vinson, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Vinson, Walter, 1901-1975 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98108052
Wikidata: Walter Vinson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q776003
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/95145969990832250445
MusicBrainz: Walter Vinson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b458da2f-7142-463e-b232-ea3f94c33934
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