American blues pianist, guitarist and singer (a.k.a. The Devil's Son In Law, The High Sheriff of Hellborn).
Born: December 21, 1902 in Ripley, Tennessee, USA (or Cotton Plant, Arkansas, USA)
Died: December 21, 1941 in St Louis, Missouri, USA (Car accident)
Wheatstraw was a enjoying the crest of his success at the time of his premature death. The car he was sitting in hit a standing freight train on his 39th birthday.
He was inducted into Blues Hall of Fame in 2008.
Name Vars
- P. Wheatstraw
- Peetee Wheatstraw
- Peetie Wheatshaw
- Peetie Wheatstraw (The Devil's Son-In-Law)
- Peetie Wheatstraw And His Blue Blowers
- Pete Wheatstraw
- Pettie Wheatstraw
- Wheatstraw