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Robert Nighthawk
Robert Nighthawk
Artist Information
Genres: Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, St. Louis Blues, Slide Guitar Blues
Active: 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's
Born: November 30, 1909 in Helena, AR
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Of all the pivotal figures in blues history, certainly one of the most important was Robert Nighthawk. He bridged the gap between Delta and Chicago blues effortlessly, taking his slide cues from Tampa Red and stamping them with a Mississippi edge learned first hand from his cousin, Houston Stackhouse. Though he recorded from the '30s into the early '40s under a variety of names -- Robert Lee McCoy, Rambling Bob, Peetie's Boy -- he finally took his lasting sobriquet of Robert Nighthawk from the title of his first record, "Prowling Night Hawk." It should be noted that the huge lapses in the man's discography are direct results of his rambling nature, taciturnity, and seeming disinterest in making records.
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Release: March 8, 2005
Label: Document
Release: 2004
Label: Saga France, Saga Jazz, Universal/Saga