Robert Nighthawk

Robert Nighthawk
Background information
Birth nameRobert Lee McCollum
Also known asRobert Lee McCoy
Born(1909-11-30)November 30, 1909
Helena, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedNovember 5, 1967(1967-11-05) (aged 57)
Helena, Arkansas, U.S.
GenresBlues
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • harmonica
  • vocals
Labels

Robert Lee McCollum (November 30, 1909 – November 5, 1967)[1] was an American blues musician who played and recorded under the pseudonyms Robert Lee McCoy and Robert Nighthawk. He was the father of the blues musician Sam Carr. Nighthawk was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1983.[2]

  1. ^ Doc Rock. "The 1960s". The Dead Rock Stars Club. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Black Angel Blues - Robert Nighthawk (The Nighthawks) (Aristocrat, 1949)". The Blues Foundation. November 10, 2016.