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Robert Nighthawk
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Robert Nighthawk (Robert Lee McCollum) was one of the few Chicago based blues guitarists to make the successful stylistic jump from pre-war acoustic blues playing to post-war electric playing. As a slide player, he was probably the primary guitar influence on Muddy Waters. In addition, he had a wonderfully wry and deceptively smooth vocal style that matched his guitar playing to a tee. Nighthawk never became a major blues star, or achieved the popularity of someone like Muddy or the Wolf, but not for lack of talent.
39 episodes
Manage episode 273910996 series 2802227
Robert Nighthawk (Robert Lee McCollum) was one of the few Chicago based blues guitarists to make the successful stylistic jump from pre-war acoustic blues playing to post-war electric playing. As a slide player, he was probably the primary guitar influence on Muddy Waters. In addition, he had a wonderfully wry and deceptively smooth vocal style that matched his guitar playing to a tee. Nighthawk never became a major blues star, or achieved the popularity of someone like Muddy or the Wolf, but not for lack of talent.
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