The Nighthawks All You Gotta Do (CD)
- catalog number: CDER1707029
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The Nighthawks: All You Gotta Do (CD)
And that s what makes the difference. Founding member Mark Wenner has always had a sound he was after. From the deep blues of Muddy Waters, early rock & roll of Elvis and Buddy with some great four part harmonies was the formula. He has the band now that can do just that and more. - The new disc opens with Mark Wenner's rocking version of Brenda Lee's title track, the kind of pop rockabilly that was in full swing at the end of the '50s. Mark Stutso proceeds to give a moving interpretation of Levon Helm's personal farewell, "When I Go Away." Wenner follows with the always mandatory Muddy Waters song, with no attempt to be anything other than the Chicago Blues.
Article properties: The Nighthawks: All You Gotta Do (CD)
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Interpret: The Nighthawks
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Album titlle: All You Gotta Do (CD)
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Genre Blues
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Artikelart CD
- Price code Y06
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Label EllerSoul Records
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EAN: 0700261455549
- weight in Kg 0.12
| Nighthawks, The - All You Gotta Do (CD) CD 1 | ||||
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| 01 | That's All You Gotta Do | The Nighthawks | ||
| 02 | When I Go Away | The Nighthawks | ||
| 03 | Baby, I Want To Be Loved | The Nighthawks | ||
| 04 | Let's Burn Down The Cornfield | The Nighthawks | ||
| 05 | Another Day | The Nighthawks | ||
| 06 | VooDoo Doll | The Nighthawks | ||
| 07 | Ninety Nine | The Nighthawks | ||
| 08 | Three Times Your Fool | The Nighthawks | ||
| 09 | Isn't That So | The Nighthawks | ||
| 10 | Snake Drive | The Nighthawks | ||
| 11 | Blues For Brother John | The Nighthawks | ||
| 12 | Dirty Water | The Nighthawks | ||
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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