Robert Nighthawk Bricks In My Pillow (LP)

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Robert Nighthawk: Bricks In My Pillow (LP)

(2016/Delmark) 12 tracks.

Born in 1909 he was one of the most influential guitarists in blues history. Musicians as diverse as Muddy Waters or Ronnie Earl call him a major influence. He is regarded as an originator of modern electric slide guitar playing, and he is a strong singer. This album contains all his recordings for 'United' in excellent sound quality. This is an essential piece of blues history you should not miss!

A pieice of blues history

Songs

Robert Nighthawk - Bricks In My Pillow (LP) Medium 1
1:	Crying Won't Help You
2:	Take It Easy, Baby
3:	Seventy-Four
4:	Maggie Campbell (Alternate)
5:	The Moon Is Rising
6:	Nighthawk Boogie
7:	Kansas City
8:	You Missed A Good Man
9:	Bricks In My Pillow
10:	S Boogie	U
11:	Feel So Bad
12:	Maggie Campbell

Artikeleigenschaften von Robert Nighthawk: Bricks In My Pillow (LP)

Interpret: Robert Nighthawk
Albumtitel: Bricks In My Pillow (LP)
Amazon Marke DELMARK
Format LP
Genre Blues
Title Bricks In My Pillow (LP)
Vinyl size LP (12 Inch)
Speed / RPM 33 U/min
Record Grading Mint (M)
Sleeve Grading Mint (M)
Label DELMARK
Price code VLP4
SubGenre Blues - General
EAN: 0038153001117
weight in Kg 0.220

Artist description "Nighthawk, Robert"

The Nighthawks (Robert Nighthawk)

Until his disciple Earl Hooker came to prominence, it's unlikely any blues slide guitarist developed a cleaner, lighter, more melodic touch than Robert Nighthawk. He started out recording in the pre-war era as Robert Lee McCoy, but that wasn't his real name either. He was born Robert Lee McCollum (or McCullum) in Helena, Arkansas on November 30, 1909.

Robert got started playing guitar late, at approximately 21. His first instrument was harmonica before his cousin, Houston Stackhouse, tutored him on guitar. But he was a fast learner. Bluebird signed him in 1937; he made his recording debut in Aurora, Illinois, on the same May day as Sonny Boy Williamson. By then, he'd changed his handle to McCoy after fleeing the south following a murky shooting incident that compelled him to take up residence in St. Louis.

One of McCoy's songs that day was called Prowling Night-Hawk, the inspiration for his most enduring alias. There were a couple more Bluebird dates and a 1940 Decca session as Peetie's Boy before the war upended recording activities. Nomadic Robert ended up back in Helena for a time, broadcasting his pungent blues over KFFA for Bright Star Flour in direct competition with the second Sonny Boy Williamson's 'King Biscuit Time' program.

Muddy Waters recommended his old friend Robert, who had by this time gone electric, to Leonard Chess. Nighthawk cut for him in late 1948 and again on July 12, 1949, when the day's itinerary included the chilling Black Angel Blues, pianist Ernest Lane and bassist Willie Dixon providing splendidly sparse accompaniment. The song harked back to 1930 and rough-edged classic blues singer Lucille Bogan (though Nighthawk was probably more familiar with fellow slide master Tampa Red’s 1934 version), and in 1956 B.B. King would score a solid R&B hit with it as Sweet Little Angel. Aristocrat—the label Leonard Chess was associated with prior to his own self-named firm—issued it as by The Nighthawks. The other side, Annie Lee Blues, made a chart dent—Robert's only fleeting moment in the national spotlight.

Bill Dahl
Chicago, Illinois

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