Washington White

About the artist

Washington White, Bukka White (Booker T. Washington White, November 12, 1909 - February 26, 1977) was an American delta blues guitarist and singer. Performing in Memphis, White met Ralph Lembo, a white Mississippi furniture dealer who served as an agent for the Victor label, and he enthusiastically stepped into Victor's Memphis studio to record 14 sides in 1930. Several of them were gospel pieces; one, "I Am in the Heavenly Way," was billed as a "Sermon Sung for You by Washington White, 'The Singing Preacher,' with Guitars and Women Singers.

Top songs

1. I Am In The Heavenly Way
2. The New 'Frisco Train
3. The Panama Limited
4. The Promise True And Grand
5. I Am the Heavenly Way
6. Promise True And Grand
7. Po' Boy
8. Sic 'Em Dogs On
9. I Am in the Heavenly Way - 30
10. The New Frisco Train

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