Peetie wheat straw biography definition

Though he wasn&#;t the most talented instrumentalist, nor the most able vocalist, the popular blues musician Peetie Wheatstraw—the Devil&#;s Son-in-Law, the High Sheriff from Hell—achieved great success in his time, and made a considerable impact on fellow musicians for years to come.

Contrary to the events presented in the film Petey Wheatstraw, Peetie Wheatstraw was not born as a walking, talking child.

Rather, he was born as William Bunch on December 21, , likely in Ripley, Tennessee or Cotton Plant, Arkansas. He learned to play the piano and guitar and in took up residence in East St. Louis, assuming the moniker &#;Peetie Wheatstraw, the Devil&#;s Son-in-Law&#;.

Some have suggested the &#;Peetie Wheatstraw&#; name traces its roots back to early Afro-American folklore, yet others suggest that Bunch himself was the originator. Brought to the studio by bluesman and talent scout Charley Jordan, Wheatstraw made his first record for Vocalion in —&#;Tennessee Peaches Bl