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Josh White (11 Feb 1914 - 05 Sep 1969)

Male Person - United States American folk-blues singer/songwriter

 Also known as (1)

Releases (46)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Volume 1: 6 September 1929 to 13 November 1933 1993
  2. Volume 2: 24 November 1933 to 18 March 1935 1993
  3. Volume 3: 18 March 1935 to 7 March 1940 1993
  4. Volume 4: 4 June 1940 to 1941 1995
  5. Blues Singer 1932–1936 06 Feb 1996
  6. Volume 5: 1944 1997
  7. Volume 6: 1944-1945 1997
  8. The Remaining Titles: 1941-1947 1998
  9. Hard Time Blues 2000
  10. The Blues: Blues, Spirituals & Folk Songs 1932‐1945 2000
  11. Blues & Ballads 2002
  12. Josh at Midnight / Ballads & Blues 2002
  13. From New York to London 2002
  14. Free and Equal Blues 2004
  15. Joshua White: 1933–1941
  16. The Essential

Album

  1. Harlem Blues 1940
  2. Southern Exposure 1941 (as Joshua White)
  3. Strange Fruit Dec 1944
  4. Sings Easy 1944
  5. Ballads and Blues 1952
  6. Josh at Midnight 1956
  7. The Story of John Henry...A Musical Narrative 1957
  8. Chain Gang Songs 1958
  9. Sings Ballads - Blues 1960
  10. Spirituals & Blues 1960
  11. The House I Live In 1960
  12. Empty Bed Blues 1962
  13. The Best of Josh White 1970
  14. In Memoriam 1970
  15. Josh White Sings the Blues and Sings, Volume 1 & 2 Feb 1995
  16. Blues And... 1998

Album - Live

  1. Live! 1961

Single

  1. High Brown Cheater / Double Crossin’ Woman Blues Jul 1933 (as Tippy Barton)
  2. Jesus gonna make up my dying bed 1933
  3. Evil Hearted Man / House of the Rising Sun 1942 (as Josh White and his Guitar)
  4. Riddle Song / Watcha Goin' to Do 1943 (as Josh White and his Guitar)
  5. St. James Infirmary / No. 12 Train 1944
  6. Apples, Peaches and Cherries / The Man Who Couldn’t Walk Around 1947

EP

  1. Waltzing Matilda / The Lass With the Delicate Air / Blues in Berlin Sep 1944 (as Josh White singing with guitar)

Other - Compilation

  1. The Legendary Josh White 1982
  2. The Legendary… Josh White 1996

Relationships (7)

Performs As

  1. Pinewood Tom

Member Of

  1. Josh White and His Carolinians original, principal, eponymous
  2. Union Boys
  3. The Carver Boys
  4. The Carson Boys

Children

  1. Josh White Jr.
  2. Judy White

Recordings by (405)

  1. High Brown Cheater ?:?? (Jul 1933)
  2. Double Crossin’ Woman Blues ?:?? (Jul 1933)
  3. Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed 3:04 (1933)
  4. Motherless Children 2:35 (1933)
  5. Careless Love ?:?? (1940)
  6. Prison Bound ?:?? (1940)
  7. Hard Time Blues ?:?? (1940)
  8. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday ?:?? (1940)
  9. Motherless Children Part 1 ?:?? (1940)
  10. Motherless Children Part 2 ?:?? (1940)
  11. Defense Factory Blues 2:45 (1941)
  12. Bad Housing Blues 2:36 (1941)
  13. Southern Exposure 3:11 (1941)
  14. Jim Crow Train 3:04 (1941)
  15. Uncle Sam Says 2:41 (1941)
  16. House of the Rising Sun 3:09 (1942)
  17. Evil Hearted Man 2:36 (1942)
  18. Riddle Song 2:42 (1943)
  19. Watcha Goin' to Do 2:32 (1943)
  20. Waltzing Matilda ?:?? (Sep 1944) mx. VP 760
  21. The Lass With the Delicate Air ?:?? (Sep 1944) mx. VP 761
  22. Blues in Berlin 3:08 (Sep 1944) mx. VP 761
  23. Strange Fruit ?:?? (Dec 1944)
  24. John Henry ?:?? (Dec 1944)
  25. No. 12 Train 3:02 (1944)
  26. St. James Infirmary 2:56 (1944)
  27. I Got a Head Like a Rock ?:?? (1944)
  28. Fare Thee Well ?:?? (1944)
  29. Outskirts of Town ?:?? (1944)
  30. One Meat Ball ?:?? (1944)
  31. When I Lay Down and Die Do Die ?:?? (1944)
  32. The House I Live In ?:?? (1944)
  33. Cottoneyed Joe ?:?? (Mar 1945) mx. VP 1050
  34. One Meat Ball ?:?? (Mar 1945) mx. VP 1050
  35. The Riddle Song ?:?? (Dec 1945) mx. VP 1503
  36. Apples, Peaches and Cherries 3:05 (1947)
  37. The Man Who Couldn’t Walk Around 3:10 (1947)
  38. I Gave My Love a Cherry ?:?? (1952)
  39. The Lass With the Delicate Air ?:?? (1952)
  40. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out ?:?? (1952)
  41. Frankie and Johnny ?:?? (1952)
  42. Sometime ?:?? (1952)
  43. Hard Times Blues ?:?? (Nov 1954)
  44. Raise a Rukus 1:57 (1956)
  45. Scandalize My Name 1:55 (1956)
  46. Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin' Bed 4:10 (1956)
  47. Timber (Jerry the Mule) 2:10 (1956)
  48. Jelly Jelly 5:54 (1956)
  49. Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho 2:46 (1956)
  50. Don't Lie Buddy 2:38 (1956)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. I Want Jesus to Walk With Me ?:?? Josh White and His Carolinians (27 Jun 1941)
  2. Soon in de Mornin’ ?:?? Josh White and His Carolinians (1949)
  3. Moan, Chillun, Moan ?:?? Josh White and His Carolinians (1949)
  4. I Don’t Care Where Dey Bury My Body ?:?? Josh White and His Carolinians (1949)
  5. I Wonder Will My Mother Be on Dat Train ?:?? Josh White and His Carolinians (1949)

Performer

  1. The Riddle Song ?:?? Josh White (Dec 1945)

Instruments

  1. Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed 3:04 Josh White (1933) guitar
  2. Uncle Sam Says 2:41 Josh White (1941) guitar
  3. Bad Housing Blues 2:36 Josh White (1941) guitar
  4. Soon in de Mornin’ ?:?? Josh White and His Carolinians (1949) guitar
  5. I Wonder Will My Mother Be on Dat Train ?:?? Josh White and His Carolinians (1949) guitar
  6. Saint James Infirmary 3:37 Josh White (1966) guitar
  7. Don't Lie Buddy 2:20 Lead Belly and Josh White (1966) guitar
  8. Longing for My Sugar 2:50 Leroy Carr (1983) guest, guitar
  9. Bread Baker 3:02 Leroy Carr (1983) guest, guitar
  10. Prodigal Son 2:58 Josh White (09 Apr 1991) guitar
  11. While the Blood Runs Warm in Your Veins 3:03 Josh White (09 Apr 1991) guitar
  12. Little Brother Blues 3:00 Josh White (09 Apr 1991) guitar
  13. Suicide Blues (take 1) 3:01 Leroy Carr (1992) guest, guitar
  14. Talking About My Time 2:55 Joshua White And Buddy Moss (1992) guitar
  15. Arlena (take 1) 3:06 Leroy Carr (1992) guest, guitar
  16. Church House Blues (take 2) 2:49 Leroy Carr (1992) guest, guitar
  17. Stop Hanging Around 3:18 Buddy Moss (1992) guitar
  18. Mistreated Boy 2:55 Buddy Moss (1992) guitar
  19. Broken Hearted Man 3:11 Leroy Carr (1992) guest, guitar
  20. On My Way 3:00 Joshua White And Buddy Moss (1992) guitar
  21. See What You Done Done 2:50 Buddy Moss (1992) guitar
  22. Undertaker Blues 3:10 Buddy Moss (1992) guitar
  23. Can’t Use You No More 3:08 Buddy Moss (1992) guitar
  24. Shinin’ Pistol 2:58 Leroy Carr (1992) guest, guitar
  25. My Good for Nothin' Gal 2:41 Leroy Carr (1992) guest, guitar
  26. It's Too Short (take 2) 2:57 Leroy Carr (1992) guest, guitar
  27. Oh Lordy Mama No. 2 3:05 Buddy Moss (1992) guitar
  28. It's Too Short (take 1) 2:59 Leroy Carr (1992) guest, guitar
  29. Worrysome Woman 3:04 Buddy Moss (1992) guitar

Vocals

  1. Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed 3:04 Josh White (1933)
  2. Bad Housing Blues 2:36 Josh White (1941)
  3. Uncle Sam Says 2:41 Josh White (1941)
  4. I Wonder Will My Mother Be on Dat Train ?:?? Josh White and His Carolinians (1949) baritone vocals
  5. Soon in de Mornin’ ?:?? Josh White and His Carolinians (1949) baritone vocals
  6. U.A.W. - C.I.O. 2:04 Union Boys (1963)
  7. Don't Lie Buddy 2:20 Lead Belly and Josh White (1966) lead vocals
  8. Saint James Infirmary 3:37 Josh White (1966)
  9. Bread Baker 3:02 Leroy Carr (1983) guest, spoken vocals
  10. While the Blood Runs Warm in Your Veins 3:03 Josh White (09 Apr 1991)
  11. Little Brother Blues 3:00 Josh White (09 Apr 1991)
  12. Prodigal Son 2:58 Josh White (09 Apr 1991)
  13. On My Way 3:00 Joshua White And Buddy Moss (1992) lead vocals
  14. How About You? 2:58 Joshua White And Buddy Moss (1992) lead vocals
  15. She's Alright With Me 2:42 Pinewood Tom and His Blue Hounds (1992)

Credited as (47)

  1. Josh White
  2. The Golden Gate Quartet & Josh White
  3. Josh White & Big Bill Broonzy
  4. Lead Belly and Josh White
  5. Lead Belly with Josh White
  6. Lead Belly & Josh White
  7. Joshua White
  8. Lead Belly feat. Josh White
  9. Tom Glazer & Josh White
  10. The Almanac Singers feat. Josh White
  11. Union Boys feat. Tom Glazer & Josh White
  12. Bessie Smith / Josh White
  13. Buddy Moss & Josh White
  14. Josh White with Libby Holman
  15. Pinewood Tom
  16. Josh White, Millard Lampell with The Almanac Singers
  17. Swing Republic feat. Josh White
  18. Pete Seeger & Woody Guthrie with Josh White & The Almanac Singers
  19. Singing Christian
  20. Sidney Bechet, Josh White & Wilson Myers
  21. Blind Joe Taggart & Josh White
  22. Josh White & The Ronnie Sisters
  23. Leadbelly with Josh White
  24. Libby Holman with Josh White
  25. T‐Bone Walker, Josh White, Blind Willie McTell, Big Bill Broonzy
  26. Joshua White And Buddy Moss
  27. Leadbelly, Josh White, Big Bill Broonzy
  28. Leadbelly, Josh White
  29. Josh White & Sonny Boy Williamson
  30. Leroy Carr accompanied by Scrapper Blackwell and Josh White
  31. Josh White with Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
  32. Josh White and his Guitar
  33. Josh White feat. Lucille Bogan
  34. Josh White feat. Walter Roland
  35. Josh White feat. Leroy Carr
  36. Josh White feat. Buddy Moss
  37. Josh White feat. Carverboys
  38. Josh White feat. The Carver Boys
  39. Rod McKuen / Josh White
  40. The Union Boys, Woody Guthrie, Josh White
  41. The Union Boys & Josh White
  42. Leadbelly with Josh White and Sonny Terry
  43. Big Bill Broonzy / Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee / Josh White
  44. Josh White singing with guitar
  45. Josh White singing with guitar / Hoagy Carmichael
  46. Hoagy Carmichael / Josh White
  47. Tippy Barton

Works (6)

Arranged

  1. Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed additional
  2. In My Time of Dyin' additional

Wrote

  1. Double Crossing Woman
  2. Timber (Jerry)
  3. Lord, Have Mercy
  4. Evil Hearted Man

Links (12)

Other Databases

  1. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=64751
  2. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/210959
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/josh_white

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Josh%20White

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_White

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/128576

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000828153

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0925024/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/17410229

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956275

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/13724

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.wirz.de/music/whitefrm.htm