Howard [Cedric Rainwater] Watts
Birth and Death Data: Born February 18, 1915, Died January 21, 1970
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, harmony vocal, vocalist, songwriter, composer, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 26-48 of 48 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | CCO4884 | 10-in. | 10/28/1947 | Little community church | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist, harmony vocal | |
| Columbia | CCO4885 | 10-in. | 10/28/1947 | Along about daybreak | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Columbia | CCO4886 | 10-in. | 10/28/1947 | When you are lonely | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Columbia | CCO4887 | 10-in. | 10/28/1947 | Molly and Tenbrooks (the race horse song) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Columbia | CCO4888 | 10-in. | 10/28/1947 | Shine hallelujah, shine | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Quartet | String band, with male vocal quartet | vocalist, harmony vocal | |
| Columbia | CO47673 | 10-in. | 2/8/1952 | Talk to your heart | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Columbia | CO47674 | 10-in. | 2/8/1952 | I know I'll never win your love again | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Columbia | CO47675 | 10-in. | 2/8/1952 | I lost the only love I knew | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Columbia | CO47676 | 10-in. | 2/14/1952 | The road of no return | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Columbia | CO47677 | 10-in. | 2/14/1952 | I've got to hurry, hurry, hurry | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Columbia | CO48218 | 10-in. | 7/8/1952 | I can't escape from you | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Columbia | CO48219 | 10-in. | 7/8/1952 | Won't you please be mine (just for today) | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Columbia | CO48382 | 10-in. | 9/16/1952 | Don't let the stars get in your eyes | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Decca | NA 3113 | 8/11/1953 | Ramblin' gal | Audrey Williams | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | NA 3114 | 8/11/1953 | I forgot more than you'll ever know | Audrey Williams | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | NA 3115 | 8/11/1953 | To my pal Bosephus | Audrey Williams | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | NA 9375 | 5/9/1956 | Before the sun goes down | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | NA 9376 | 5/9/1956 | Hop, skip and wobble | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | NA 9377 | 5/9/1956 | You'll be a lost ball | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | NA 9378 | 5/9/1956 | Hit parade of love | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | NA 10436 | 10/28/1958 | (I've got my) One way ticket to the sky-1 | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | NA 10452 | 10/30/1958 | He will set your fields on fire-1 | Kitty Wells | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10453 | 10/30/1958 | Lonesome valley-1 | Kitty Wells | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Watts, Howard [Cedric Rainwater]," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/210814.
Watts, Howard [Cedric Rainwater]. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/210814.
"Watts, Howard [Cedric Rainwater]." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Watts, Howard, 1915-1970 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019024334
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