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Robert Nighthawk
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American blues musician (1909-1967)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1909
- Active to
- 1967
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Discography
- Return Mail Blues / My Sweet Lovin' Woman1951
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order 1937-19401990
- Live on Maxwell Street - 19641992
- The Blues Collection: Robert Nighthawk & Forrest City Joe1996
- The Bluebird Recordings 1937-19381997
- Bricks in My Pillow1998
- Prowling Night Hawk: The Complete Robert Lee McCoy2000
- Sweet Black Angel2000
- Prowling With the Nighthawk2004
- Ramblin' Bob2004
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- 30,305
- Total plays
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Robert Lee McCollum (30 November 1909–5 November 1967) was an American bluesman who played and recorded under the names Robert Lee McCoy and Robert Nighthawk. Born in Helena, Arkansas, he left home at an early age to become a busking musician, and after a period wandering through southern Mississippi settled for a time in Memphis, Tennessee. There he played with local orchestras and musicians, such as the Memphis Jug Band. A particular influence was Houston Stackhouse <a href="https://www.last.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Helena-West Helena
- Place of death
- Helena
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Victor Talking Machine Company
- Voice type
- tenor
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- date of birth
- 1909-11-30
- date of death
- 1967-11-05
- start of work period
- 1921-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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