Philip McCutchen (February 14, 1910 – October 7, 1964),[1] credited on his records as The Cedar Creek Sheik, was an American hokum and blues singer and guitarist who recorded in the 1930s.
Cedar Creek Sheik | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Philip McCutchen |
| Born | February 14, 1910 Suttons, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 1964 (aged 54) outside Andrews, South Carolina, U.S.[1] |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | |
McCutchen was born in Suttons, Williamsburg County, South Carolina, near to Cedar Creek. Little is known of his life. His only recordings, of which ten tracks were issued, were made in Charlotte, North Carolina for Bluebird Records, on June 15, 1936. Several of his recordings, including "Buy It From the Poultry Man (Cock For Sale)" and "I Believe Somebody's Ridin' My Mule", were bawdy examples of hokum music, while others mention local situations and personalities. He sang in a "high, almost expressionless" voice, sometimes employing a yodel. Though some critics have thought him to be a white rather than black performer,[2] he is recorded as of "negro" race in census records.[3][4]
McCutchen died at 7:55am on October 7, 1964.[1]
Discography
edit- Carolina Blues Guitar 1936-1951 (Old Tramp, 1988)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Cedar Creek Sheik discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ Benjamin Franklin V, An Encyclopedia of South Carolina Jazz and Blues Musicians, Univ of South Carolina Press, 2016
- ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 336. ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ "Cedar Creek Sheik Lyrics", WeenieCampbell.com. Retrieved 13 November 2016
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