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Robert Nighthawk
Robert Nighthawk
Born: Nov 30, 1909 in Helena, AR
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Died: Nov 5, 1967 in Helena, AR
Genre: Blues
Styles: Chicago Blues, St. Louis Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Slide Guitar Blues
Biography: 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. ...Read full biography
Live On Maxwell Street 1964 [Bonus Tracks]
Live On Maxwell Street 1964 [Bonus Tracks]
Released: 1988
Label: Rounder Records
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Recorded by Norman Dayron live on the street (you can actually hear cars driving by!) in 1964 with just Robert Whitehead on drums and Johnny Young on rhythm guitar in support, Nighthawk's slide playing ...Read full review
Live on Maxwell Street
Live on Maxwell Street
Released: 1964
Label: Rounder
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Recorded by Norman Dayron live on the street (you can actually hear cars driving by!) in 1964 with just Robert Whitehead on drums and Johnny Young on rhythm guitar, Robert Nighthawk's slide playing (and ...Read full review
More Robert Nighthawk albums: Main Albums (4), Compilations (5)
Pinetop Perkins' 80-year career still going
At 96, Pinetop Perkins still turning out signature Chicago blues in noisy clubs, smoky bars
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