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.
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