Robert Nighthawk – Prowling with the Nighthawk (1937 – 1952)
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Title: Robert Nighthawk – Prowling with the Nighthawk
Description:
- 1937-1952 recordings of Robert Nighthawk, premier blues slide guitarist.
- Includes iconic performances with Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Joe Williams, Roosevelt Sykes, and more.
- Detailed 12-page booklet with notes by Jeff Harris.
- Complete discography of Nighthawk’s career.
- Contributions from Chicago blues legends: Sonny Boy Williamson (harmonica), Willie Dixon (bass), Pinetop Perkins (piano), and others.
- Explores classic Chicago blues, slide guitar, and blues piano styles.
- Born in Helena, Arkansas, 1909, raised in a musical family.
- Known for his “rambling” lifestyle, playing across the South and North.
- Played with blues greats like Sleepy John Estes, Memphis Slim, and John Lee Hooker.
- Continued recording until his death in 1967.
16. Black Spider Blues - Robert Lockwood
21. I'll Dig You Sooner Or Later - Tampa Red
21. Sam Jones Blues (You Ain't Talkin' To Mrs Jones) - Lucille Hegamin? acc. Dixie Daises
19. Dinah - Lucille Hegamin
15. Someday - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
11. No, Papa, No! - Victoria Spivey And Lonie Johnson
23. Camp Meeting In The Air - John D. Twitty & Little Bill
4. Gangster's Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw
28. Silent Night - The Ravens
25. Nobody Knows My Baby - Bo Carter
1. Louisiana Bo-Bo - Birmingham Jubilee Singers
68. Speckled Red Interview: They was real bad words..."" - Speckled Red
10. Nobody's Blues But Mine - Margaret Johnson
9. Preachin' Trumpet Blues - Wingy Carpenter And His Wingies with Mae Hopkins
1. Boogie Woogie Woman - Tampa Red
21. She Got No Hair - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
16. Daddy You Got Ev'rything - Mary Dixon
15. How Down Dog - Meade "Lux" Lewis