(1909-11-30)November 30, 1909 Helena, Arkansas, U.S.
Died
November 5, 1967(1967-11-05) (aged 57) Helena, Arkansas, U.S.
Genres
Blues
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Guitar
harmonica
vocals
Labels
Victor
Bluebird
Decca
Aristocrat
Chess
Delmark
United
States
Musical artist
Robert Lee McCollum (November 30, 1909 – November 5, 1967)[1] was an American blues musician who played and recorded under the pseudonyms Robert Lee McCoy and Robert Nighthawk. He was the father of the blues musician Sam Carr. Nighthawk was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1983.[2]
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^"Black Angel Blues - Robert Nighthawk (The Nighthawks) (Aristocrat, 1949)". The Blues Foundation. November 10, 2016.
the pseudonyms Robert Lee McCoy and RobertNighthawk. He was the father of the blues musician Sam Carr. Nighthawk was inducted into the Blues Hall of...
advantage in rhythm accompaniment. RobertNighthawk (born Robert Lee McCollum) recorded extensively in the 1930s as "Robert Lee McCoy" with bluesmen such as...
Hooker was influenced by the modern urban styles of T-Bone Walker and RobertNighthawk. He recorded several singles and albums as a bandleader and with other...
versions showed Tampa Red's influence. RobertNighthawk recorded "Black Angel Blues" in 1949. Accompanying Nighthawk on vocal and electric slide guitar were...
The Nighthawks are an American blues and roots music band, based in Washington, D.C. As of 2018, The Nighthawks are Mark Wenner (vocals and harmonica)...
blues and slide guitar style, whose influences include Elmore James, RobertNighthawk, B.B. King, Alvino Rey, Les Paul, George Harrison, and Keith Richards...
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Nighthawks at the Diner is the third studio album by singer and songwriter Tom Waits, released on October 21, 1975 on Asylum Records. It was recorded over...
instead". Other major influences include: Robert Johnson, R.L. Burnside, Clarence White, RobertNighthawk, T-Model Ford, Hound Dog Taylor, Mississippi...
influenced other Chicago blues guitarists such as Big Bill Broonzy, RobertNighthawk, Muddy Waters, and Elmore James. In a career spanning over 30 years...
to the work of many Delta blues artists, including Elmore James and RobertNighthawk. In 1953, he moved north to Gary, Indiana where he briefly played drums...
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Chicago blues. Having learning the rudiments of slide guitar from RobertNighthawk, he joined Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in 1949 and toured the South...
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and 1954. In the down-home category, Allen also released singles by RobertNighthawk and Big Walter Horton, as well as pianist Eddie Ware, guitarist L....
future guitarists in bluegrass, early rock and roll, and country music. RobertNighthawk became the first blues musician to record with an electric guitar and...
also moved from RobertNighthawk's radio program on KFFA to Sonny Boy Williamson's King Biscuit Time. He continued working with Nighthawk, however, accompanying...
recordings for other labels, backing Otis Rush, Johnny "Man" Young, and RobertNighthawk. Jacobs suffered from alcoholism and had a notoriously short temper...
Memphis—Elmore James, Houston Stackhouse, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, RobertNighthawk, and others—to perform on KWEM radio. Williamson married Howlin' Wolf's...
Drippers U–102 – "Kansas City Blues"/"Crying Won't Help You" – RobertNighthawk and his Nighthawks Band U–103 – "Windy City Boogie"/"Blackjack Blues" – "Nature...
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