Henry Whitter
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Henry Whitter (April 6, 1892 - November 17, 1941) was an early old-time recording artist in the United States. He first performed as a solo singer, guitarist and harmonica player, and later in partnership with the fiddler G. B. Grayson.
Biography
Whitter was born near Fries, Grayson County, Virginia. 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.
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- In the Pines: Tar Heel Folk Songs & Fiddle Tunes, Old-Time Music of North Carolina 1926 - 1936 released: 2008
- The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of released: 2006
- You Ain't Talkin' to Me: Charlie Poole and the Roots of Country Music released: 2005
- The Bristol Sessions: 1927-1928: The Big Bang of Country Music released:
In the Pines: Tar Heel Folk Songs & Fiddle Tunes, Old-Time Music of North Carolina 1926 - 1936
Released 2008- In the Pines
- Mountain Sweetheart
- Mistreated Blues
- Johnson City Hop
- Are You Sure?
- The Rose With a Broken Stem
- Jack of Diamonds
- Otto Wood
- Richmond Square
- Will, the Weaver
- Lindy
- Working on the Railroad
- Carolina’s Best
- Banjo Sam
- New River Train
- Little Bunch of Roses
- That Lonesome Valley
- Honeysuckle Rag
- A Pretty Gal’s Love
- Tom Dooley
- The Longest Train
- Sweet Freedom
- Sunny Home in Dixie
- My Home’s Across the Blue Ridge Mountains
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
Released 2006- Croquet Habits
- Mississippi Country Farm Blues
- Up Jumped the Rabbit
- I'm Going Back Home
- Fightin' in the War With Spain
- Old Timbrook Blues
- A Little Talk With Jesus
- Slidin' Delta Blues
- Alabama Blues
- Rollin' Dough Blues
- Ginseng Blues
- Police and High Sheriff Come Ridin' Down
- John Hardy Blues
- The Down Home Boys - Original Stack o' Lee Blues
- Two Step De La Prairie Soileau
- Operator Blues
- The Grey Eagle
- Jim Strainer Blues
- Ain't That Troule in Mind
- Old Rub Alcohol Blues
- Mistreatin' Mama
- It's a Rough Road to Georgia
- Live the Life
You Ain't Talkin' to Me: Charlie Poole and the Roots of Country Music
Released 2005- The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee
- Sunny Tennessee
- Bulldog Down in Sunny Tennessee
- Moving Day
- It’s Movin' Day
- Home Sweet, Home
- I’m the Man That Rode the Mule ’round the World
- Man That Rode the Mule Around the World
- Lynchburg Town
- Going Down to Lynchburg Town / Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down
- Some One
- Monkey on a String
- Monkey on a String
- Can I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight Mister
- May I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight, Mister
- Married Life Blues
- The Infanta March
- Sunset March
- I’ll Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms
- Goodbye Eliza Jane
- Good-Bye Sweet Liza Jane
- Good-Bye Booze
- Goodbye Booze
- You Ain’t Talking to Me
- You Ain’t Talkin’ to Me
The Bristol Sessions: 1927-1928: The Big Bang of Country Music
- Dying Girl’s Farewell
- Tell Mother I Will Meet Her
- Mountaineer’s Courtship
- Midnight on the Stormy Deep
- Sweeping Through the Gates
- I Know My Name Is There
- Are You Washed in the Blood?
- No More Good-Byes
- The Resurrection (Take 1)
- The Resurrection (Take 2)
- I Am Resolved (Take 1)
- I Am Resolved (Take 2)
- I Want to Go Where Jesus Is
- Do, Lord, Remember Me
- Old Ship of Zion
- Jesus Getting Us Ready for That Great Day
- Happy in Prison
- Don’t Grieve After Me
- What Will I Do, for My Money’s All Gone
- The Whip-poor-will’s Song
- Skip to Ma Lou, My Darling
- Barney McCoy
- Old Time Corn Shuckin’, Part 1
- Old Time Corn Shuckin’, Part 2
Born: 1892-04-06
Died: 1941-11-17
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Worlds Away
by: Honey RyderThere's no ocean here between us
We're both in this room
How can I lie this close and still be
Worlds away from you
My arms are always reaching out it's
All I ever do
Another night and I'm left stranded
World's away from you
Oh I tried and tried I don't know why
I just can't break through
I look into your eyes and I'm still
Worlds Away from you
Worlds Away
We're just strangers
Worlds Away
We can save this
Tell me how to get to where you are
Right now we're a million miles apart
It shouldn't be this complicated
This is me and you
I'll lose the little faith I have if
i can't find you soon
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