Peetie Wheatstraw

American country blues musician (1902-1941)
Person human Q322850
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Peetie Wheatstraw

Summary

Peetie Wheatstraw is a human[1]. Born in Ripley[2], he… he was born on December 21, 1902[3]. He died in St. Louis[4]. He died on December 21, 1941[5]. He worked as a musician[6], singer[7], pianist[8], and composer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Peetie Wheatstraw was born in Ripley[2].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw died in St. Louis[4].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw was born on December 21, 1902[3].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw died on December 21, 1941[5].
  • Burial took place at Morning Star Cemetery[11].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw worked as a musician[6].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw's professions included singer[7].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw worked as a pianist[8].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw worked as a composer[9].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw is recorded as male[13].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw's genre is blues[15].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw's record label is recorded as Bluebird Records[16].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw's instrument is recorded as piano[17].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw's instrument is recorded as guitar[18].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw's instrument is recorded as voice[19].
  • Peetie Wheatstraw's start of work period is recorded as 1930[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1902-12-21[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1941-12-21[24]

  • Genre(s): blues[25]

  • Community tags: blues[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4b522d01-7efd-478b-9910-1f9d7de40f72[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Peetie Wheatstraw was born in Ripley[2]. He was born on December 21, 1902[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6], singer[7], pianist[8], and composer[9].

Death and Burial

Peetie Wheatstraw died on December 21, 1941[5]. He passed away in St. Louis[4]. Burial took place at Morning Star Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Peetie Wheatstraw ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Peetie Wheatstraw born?

Born in Ripley[2], Peetie Wheatstraw…

Where did Peetie Wheatstraw die?

Peetie Wheatstraw passed away in St. Louis[4].

What did Peetie Wheatstraw do for work?

Peetie Wheatstraw worked as musician[6], singer[7], pianist[8], and composer[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Ripley
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    Start of work period +1930-00-00T00:00:00Z
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